The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-13
NIGHT GARFIELD HALL
Lecture of Henry Watterson Listened TO
with the Closest Attention.

with the Closest Attention.
The lecture last evening at Garfield
| hall on the life and character OF Aora-
ham Lincoln. by Colonel Watterson,
was well attended, the house being
quite comfortably filled.
The Garfield post, G. A. r., under
whose auspices the lecture was given,
were represented upon the platform by
| Colonel J. H. Hallowell, who in brief
and eloquent manner, presented the
| speaker amid applause.
In appearance he is a stronger built
man than his pictures portray him, and
he has that air and appearance about
him which Depicts the possession of
more knowledge than he can tell
He began his lecture by a brief re-
view Of the earlier men of prominence
in the nation; then gradually told of
the different statesmen who came and
went until the first thTeatenings Of the
great civil war began to be heard, not
forgetting to mention the fact that
actual warfare had already broken out
in Kansas at that time
He introduced Mr.. Lincoln in a very
tstly manner, reading notes upon his
character written by Mr.. McCulloch.
and also LincOln's own personal auti-
biography written upon the request of
prominent paper.
He then gave his own personal obser-
walton of Mr. Lincoln as he knew him,
among which he mentioned that at that
time as al present. 'the Democratic
party was hopelessly divided" which
remark was greeted by loud applause
by the audience
He next dwelt upon the first senator
ial campaign, reading Lincoln's opinion
Of Douglass, which praised rather than
deprecated Mr.. Douglass. The speak
er then compared Mr.. Douglass with
other prominent men OF the time from
his own personal observation Of the
men paying tribute to him as the cham
pion Of a losing cause.
He followed the campaign through,
telling OF Interesting points all along.
He mentioned the inaugural address Of
of Mr.. Lincoln, telling especially of the
cool nerve OF the man; appearing before
the vast assemblage and talking with
that salm, cool reserve as he said, "as
If he had been accustomed TO making
inaugural address all his life"
He dwelt at length upon Secretary Of
State Stewards suggestion to Lincoln a
month later, as TO what he should do,
and Lincoln's quick perception Of the
outcome, had he followed Stewards sug-
= u
letter of instructions to the United
States minister Of England. which was
cunningly calculated to plunge the
United States into a war with England;
and that this document Mr.. Lincoln so
promptly altered before he suffered
his signature TO become attached. He
dwelt at length upon Mr.. Encoln's re
lation to the south, and his treatment
of them during the four years of try
ing warfare. ending by saying that Lin
coin was the only friend the south had
al court, when friends were most in
need.
He concluded his lecture by telling
several anecdotes Of Lincoln and his
jovial manner and witty remarks: his
cool nerve a all times: his unrelenting
f1rmness applying the rule To him that
1.-THE bravest are tenderest and the low
ing are the most daring
He followed through the final end OF
each Of the OCCUPANTS of the box at
Ford's theatre. where Lincoln was as
sessinated. in very touching manner
ending with a brief history OF life
from boyhood UP to his ascendency to
the presidents chair. paying a beauti-
ful tribute 20 him step by step, and
concluding with his death
The speaker held his audience per-
fectly from beginning to end. applaud
ed at frequent intervals
Upon the platform as a background
besides Colonel HalloweIl as president
Of the evening. were Mnssrs. Tom Fitch
and John Moore Sam Hewey and Har-
~ Tillford. old Kentuckians who now
live in this city.
At the close Of the address a large
number crowded forward to shake
hands with the distinguished editor all
OF whom he met very cordially He
laft last nieht for Kansas City on the
Rack Island road