The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-08
GRAFTON BY cHAUNCEY DEPEW
AN ELOQUENT TRIBUTE PAID TO
THE RUGGED WORTH OF
LINCOLN.
PALMER ONE OF THE SPEAKERS.
As the Friend of Both Men He Com.
mended Lincoln for His Ability
and His Fairness.


bration of the thirty-eighth annivers-
Knox college today eclipsed the ex-
pectations Of its promoters. The eXer-
cises were heard by thousands of peo-
pie. The chief event of the day was
the Grafton by Chauncey M. Depew,
who was introduced by President John
H. Finley as the greatest orator Of the
day. Hon. Robert T. Lincoln, who I'M
yelled the soldiers monument, empha-
sized the fact that in the long run the
people are always right. He expressed
profound gratitude for the tribute paid
to the memory Of his father. 8. S.
Mcclure, of New York, spoke of the
college raising a Lincoln science hall
as an enduring monument to COM
memorate the debate and the memory
of Lincoln. Frank Hamlin, Of Chicago,
son Of Vice President Hamlin, Lin
coins associate, made a brief address.
The address of Senator John M.
Palmer, the friend of both Lincoln and
Douglas, followed, and was an hour
in length. In comparison of the men,
he commended Lincoln-s ability and
logical frankness Senator Palmer
d
of Mr. Douglas, saying that his &C
quaintance with him ripened into a
most profound respect for his great
abilities The reception at the SEM
mary after the exercises was attend
ed by hundreds.
The exercises of the day opened with
dedication of the soldiers monument in
Hope cemetery this morning. From
until 10 o'clock, the gold standard
democrats rendered Senator Palmer a
reception at Browns hotel. Then
procession was formed, led by the
Knox college cadets The procession was
reviewed by DR.. Chauncey M. Oepew,
of New York, Robert T. Lincoln, chi
| cago, S. s. Mcclure, editor of Mcclure 8
magazine; w. G. Cochran, department.
commander Of the Illinois 6. A. r., and
other distinguished visitors and all the
pupils of the city schools. The cxer-
cises at the monument took place i'm
mediately afterwards. Venerable DR..
Richard Haney offered prayer. Then
Hon. Robert r. Lincoln, Chicago, I'M
yelled the monument.
The Hon. Robert T. Lincoln, in the
course of his address, said:
One great lesson to be learned from the
lives of these men buried here, and their
comrades, is that there is no danger to the
republic so great that it may not be over
come by the union OF patriotism. Notnlng
can be so appalling as was the assault OF
those who wished to destroy it thirty-hve
years ago. In It's defense blood was shed In
torrents and treasure expended in incon-
ceivable sums. but it was saved and 1t was
worth the cost. The republic may have
banded enemies who are not armed hosts.
In the mind of lover of his country there is
no difference between an attack upon It's
territory and an attack upon its honor. When
either is lost all is lost that gives the pride
of citizenship to a great country. In the
defense of the one or the defense of the other
there must be a sacrifice of all private in
terests, a sinking of all mere party feeling;
each citizen must listen, not to the sophis-
tries addressed to his suspected case of sell
science. This is what was done by the pa
triots of 1861, and this Is what will be done
by the patriots in every national crisis. Their
Union, then was invincible and their Union
Will always be invincible.
And now let US dedicate this monument to
the memory OF these patriots OF Galesburg
and to patriotism. 1t is not monument of
pride, put up by the victors in the flush Of
their conquest since the close of the great
trouble which It commentaries, for victors
and vanquished have by thousands and tens
OF thousands followed into the sleep of death
under the peaceful shadow of their homes.
With few exceptions, the names of those who
were in high places of state on either side,
or who led armies or corps or divisions in
battle or commanded souadrons on the sea,
are in the great catalogue OF the dead. To
those who survive, the memories brought up
Dy an occasion ike THIS nave long ceased 10
recall the exultation of victory side
or the grief of defeat on the other. The re-
Elections of more than thirty years have
turned the once bitterly warning streams Of
sentiment into one broad river. on whose
current is borne in safety and in glory the
ship of state, and lives under the
protection OF its flag who does not at heart
rejoice that the rock Of disunion was exploded
from its path and the canker of human slav-
cry torn from It's framework.
After Mr.. Lincoln spoke, depart
ment Commander Cochran delivered
an Grafton and was followed by Mrs
Mary E. McCauley, department pres
ident of 1.-THE Illinois Woman's Relief
corps.
The monument is Of granite, cur
mounted by the figure of a soldier.
The GRAFTON Of DR.. Depew was an
eloquent review of the causes which
resulted in the great debate between
Douglas and Lincoln, an analysis of
the characters of the two men and a
tribute to the worth of the president
In part Dr. Depew said:
DEPEW'S ADDRESS.
Abraham Lincoln was not an accident but
| development. He did not leap into lead
ership at a bound, but earned the position
by laborious preparation and frequent dem
onStrations of supreme ability. 1t Is only