The herald., 1896-02-13
WITH THE BLUE AND THE GRAY

was southern man, born III Kentucky.
and he was one Of the finest types of an
American. lie loved the people. 1t was
lie who said this was "A governinent ot the
people, Tor the people and hysiho people,
and il shall not perish from the earth for
eyer
He was not only the savior, but the great
emancipator of four million slaves. rhs
alone would rebound TO his impe.ishable
fame and eternal glory. 1t twas one Of the
graudest ac,s Oh the face nf the earth.
HE WAS a MARrYE
"Apother point in his history. He was
he martyr. lie was assassinated in the
foulest and mosrcruel manner SO he will
be remembered not only as the savior,
emaucpator, but the martyr.
II wish to say tonight that hope to see
the day when tho birthday of Lincoln viii
he celebrated the same as the birthday OF
Washingtou-to stop ono day III twelve
months the plow, leave the factory and the
store and study the life and character of
this great man. Let MS pause in the north
and south and think OF him who loved all
classes and conditions OF men,
abraham Lincoln never had n superior
rs a leader of the psople. The day he wns
aasas ina ed he TOOK d ride with his vile
and talked about taking trip to Europe
when his term of Office should expire; also
come 10 Callfornia. He thought The latter
state would be q bcttar field than the older
5ia es of the east for his family"
General Jones closed his speech amid
applause.
MAJOR DONNELL'S REMARKS
Major j. A. Donnell was the next
speaker. He said:
This meeting, in my judgment, is one
of the most remarkable, and as unique in
Ill lRG
American Tag.
IF anyone had told me q quarter of q
century ago, that the titno would come in
the history of this great Nation land spell
that word Nation with capital NJ when
the boys in blue and the boys in gray
would meet together i'll one OF the most
progressive Of American cities, in the same
hall and under the same flag, to pay hom-
| age to the memory of Abraham Lincoln on
the recurrence of his birthday. would
have secuted the idea, ana regarded the
man who made the declar stion as a fit sub
iect for the nadhouse or an asylum for the
feeble minded.
THE SPIRIT OF THE EVENING
"But such is our situation tonight. I see
before me scores of men from the north,
and scores of men from the south, vino
once on the tented field struggled and con-
tended with each other for the victory, who
tDnlBnt are Sayl lS ono 10 InS Otnef: mo
man shall excel me in admiration of the
man who has proved himself not only a
good friend of the nation in its greatest
peril, but also proved himself to be the
best friend the south ever had
FAILED TO HEED
"Had the advice of Mr.. Lincoln been
needed the war, and the costly sacrifice Of
blood and treasure which followed, might
have been avoided. In making this state
ment, have no fear of successful contra
| diction. | believe that Mr.. Lincoln meant
all that he said in his inaugural address,
especially the declaration: I have no pur-
pose, directly or indirectly, to interfere
with the institution Of slavery in the states
where it exists. / believe have no lawful
right to do so, and [ have no inclination to
! do So
"in your hands, my dissatisfied fellow
countrymen, and not in mine, is the mo.
mentous issue Of civil war. Tho govern
ment viii not assail you. You can have no
conflict without being yourselves the ag-
gressors. You have no oath registered in
heaven to destroy the government, while