New-York tribune., 1895-02-13

hear this idlotic nonsense For what are we sum
pulled out a paper and said. Gentlemen. ! sum-
moned you to submit; this paper NOT TO @ ASH hscsus
intend to Issue no matter what your a9vise nd may h
be- but to ask suggestioni as to s form Of Eman
cipation; the document which was 10 SCI ivo"p
.of human beings free: the document which was 10
relieve the Constitution from the curse 9l SAVER
the document which was to make the ,h p
vital force in the principles and in the policies 81
the United States; the document which was to
ieproach among all cviiizci people the document
which carried out IN le1er ana M sp.It @ man saw
rir sold in the shambIes at New oreans few
protests against msfe the fierce determnaion Of
the President for publication, an earnest re-
most memorable OF Cabinet meetings in the history
OF the United States adjourned and as they MED out
tion OF Emancipation back in the drawer and re-
sumed the reading OF Artemus Ward
AN AFTERNOON WITH LINCOLN.
remember II 1t was yesterday afternoon
with Mr.. Lincoln. but boy. though Secre-
tary of New-York State. Horato Seymour the
Democratic Governor and the Legislature
Republican. The soldiers vote was to be obtained.
The Republican Legislature would not trust the
Governor. and 1t devolved upon the duty OF
collecting the soldiers Mr.. Lincoln looked
up | pressed my way through the crowd in his
reception room and said: We'll. Depew. what can
! do for YOU? said; Mr; President, | 90 not
want anything; | am in Washington on misson
York soldiers vote and simply called to pay
my respects" He said: 1T is so rare that any one
Will get rid OF these people In few minutes.
The room was soon empted the faithful "Jerry
President was rocking to and fro. holding his long
knees In his arms ana telling story after story g 10
tell a great many stories think | do They say
broad anecdoes Possibly that is true. But have
plain people Of the country take them az they are:
reached
argued with through the medium OF Il humorous
While / was ;'d there % Nj Mr John Ganson Of Buffalo;
was member Of Congress. His face and his head s,
was n Democrat. but supported the President. The
and in the west Gianson came In one day and said:
"Mr. President. am rskng my reelection In sup
very unsatisfactory or course ! VIII not give out
anything you tell me. What is the situation at the
yeaI t The ',' secret Of IN" whole army and then
tumbed Ganson out OF the reception room by say
Ing "Ganson, how clean you shave.
PRoTECTIoNIsT.
1t IL significant OF our time and OF the questions
interesting us as celebrate the birthday OF this
savior OF the Republic. this foremost Of statesmen.
this planest and most honest Of mortas this most
dlgnified. most humorous. most serious. most SAD
men, this gentle of human beings. thks leader
I'm his time. and OF all time OF the Republican party.
that his first speech for "A protective tariff lie
was first. last and all the time American; an
American when Napoleon. invading Mexico would
have broken up the Union: an American when Great
Britain would have interfered for the purpose OF
destroying the Republic-lccause. a. Lord Saiis-
bury said, We Kept shop and were her rivals IN BUS
ness. an American In his earnest devotion to the
Union and the Constitution; an American IN his loye
or liberty an American IN MS bchri that "itlh lhe
borders OF the United States should De manu-
might require for themselves lie loved the mon
above all things. He was the rcpres niatve Of the
world little knows what II to that great brain.
THE Union. one tnd inseparable. now ani forever
mighty wave OF unrcasonng worship ~ The n!on.
Lincoln at'orbcd 1t. Lincoln understood it In ne
inaugural address-thc first one-lt the Union.
in his inaugural address the second one u was
the Union. II the Union With slavery - the
Union without slavery, but always the Union of
wescannot pass by this celebration we canno;
reegate again to the books and tho lbraries mis-
heroic and majestic figure without enforcing by
his example ami teachings the sentiment OF the
hour. There are always great cris,s coming period
icaly In the history OF nations l,t "f' the H'N"-
luiionary War which gave us our Republic. II Was
the debates with iiAync and with Douglas which @
which ended slavery, and now u is The mighty con.
the proper relations Of the currency and the credit
OF the United States 20 it' trade ai crs IN otner @
fears We have had = f'il war IN which ~ hooi
h@mss more closed iniustrlcs more sacrifices OF
property. more ruin and misery than "hH occhslonrl
| bv The war from 1851 10 1876 ThR has been caused
hy the same forces sprlngng largely from the same
territory. coming largely from the same pa.e %
Intelligence and motives In different sections as
generation which followed the Civil War know what
ine IN the minority Tor !" qsrser Of century The
world is fond of experiments ana exper ments tun run
| In cycles. What has been VIII be. -. Ait.r thlry
years have tried the Democratic party In power
once more We gave them the Piesliency nnh ma, ,on
gress. and We have had repeated lhdustlhIS am am
financially. the experiences OF the Democratic party
in power was evinced In their rule prior to 1860
| The Democratic party stands for nothing National
It's principles in the East are aniagonsuc TO lts
principles I'm the West Its Ideas In the West are
hostile TO IFS IDEAS In the South. and It's views on
the Pacific coast have relations 10 Its principles
| or IDEAS views anywhere else In the country.
| Air Lincoln might have lived and added to his
greatness by sPeeder seiilcnent oi me issurs
| was President for four years without power and
had he been reelected. with democratic par
| ~ on his hands ne might. with the halo which was
| thrown around him. have gone down TO pcsieTi,y
Of The great Presideni' 81 81 ne coIh,fy not
cratic party on hi hands "a ana %, "nat S6n1 as one
| Of the great Presidents OF the country
| RETURNING CoMMoN-sENsE.
| We have won our victory. II is the victory OF
returning on-sensc. the victory Of experience
| over hope We are not yet out OF the woods. the
| Republican party can only hold the country where
| II is and prevent further damage until II assumes
| tho responsibilities Of power. The difficulty with
the Democracy II not only Of inexperiencc. but OF
Incompetence. The evolution OF the student Is first
| his devotion TO phrases. and the more vague they
| may be the wise they seem. and from the
! phrase nc comes TO theSry. The theory makes nun
Then he either settles down 10 the stern realities
Of life and successful solutions OF his Problems or
he becomes bankrupt In business ana In fath. The
| Democratic party captured the country by the
phrases free raw materla"." "the tarin Is tax,
| 'thc markets OF the world" We have lost the
markets Of the world. have little left 10 tax ana
| oar raw materials and Manufactured articles ana
| labor all free, because there Few pur-
| chascrs or employers. We governed by IN"
| Iarty which gave rs the German tdrn. which has
left solvent only the business upon which K"pubii-
| can protection Is continued, the party which re-
Vcrsci The good old policy that you should pay your
| debts with money which you earned, and adopted
he new one Of payns them with borrowed money MOI,
Ttgs yIgF q
| suspendng credit by the cycids and business ny
| the hair In the effort 10 solve the currency prop
lem which needs little better solution than To leave
| II alone. After thousands Of years OF hopeless cN-
periments the Democratic leaders stil striving
| to square the circle and llft ones self oyer the