The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-07
ABE'S NAME
Is Celebrated Today At Gales
burg, Illinois.
LincOln-DOuglas Debate Memoir
ialized With a Monument.
BOBT.LINCOLN SPEAKS.
BeiOices Over the Fast Waning
of Bitterness
Between the North and the
South.
Chauncey N. DepeW EulOgizes
Abraham Lincoln.
ROBT.LINCOLN SPEAKS


tion of the 3Sth anniversary OF the Lin
coln-Douglas debate here, opened with
the dedication of q soldiers monument
in Hope cemetery this forenoon. The
principal business streets are appro-
priately decorated and there are pres
ent a. large number of visitors. From
until 10 o'clock, the gold standard Dem
ocrats rendered Senator Palmer a re-
ception at Browns hotel. Then a pro
cession was formed, led by the Knox
College cadets. The procession was
reviewed by DR.. Chauncey NJ Depew
of New York; Robert II. Lincoln. Chi
cago; S. S. Mcclure. editor of NIcClure's
Magazine. w c. Cochran, department
commander of the Illinois Grand Army
Of the Republic and other distinguish
ed visitors and all the pupils of the city
schools The exercises at the monument
took place Immediately afterward.
Venerable DR.. Richard Haney Clay
offered prayer. Then Robert T. Lin
coin, Chicago, unveiled the monument.
In the course of his address he said:
"One great lesson to be learned from
the lives of these men buried here. and
their comrades is that there is no dan
ger to the republic so great that it may
not be overcome by the union of patri-
otism Nothing can be so appalling as
was the assault of those who wished to
destroy it 55 years ago Tn its defense.
blood was shed jim torrents ana treasure
expended i'm inconceiva BILE sums but it
was saved and it was worth the cost.
II Ae3lA'lle may nave bstlieu enemies
who are NOT armed posts I'm the mind
Of a lover Of his country there is no diff
LeAt7l-e0 D9t "eSA etA aAta-h upon us ter
Lltoty ailH an ATTACK upon IT'S h0nOr-
v neh ei1aef IS lost aI is lost that gives
the PRIDE OF citizenship of a great coun-
u IN tIie deteIlse OF one as IN the de
IF5lse OF tne otner. there must be a sac
fl-ice OF an private interest, a sinking
OF all mere party feeling each citizen
d.
dressed to ms suspected base selfish
ness pae 70 the voice OF MS own con-
science ms IS What was done by the
pt!iloeS III every Hatlohai Crisis Iheir
union theh was lnNlnclpie ana 1t VIII
always 9e inNlnclole- Now let us ded-
lea1e TINS monument to the memory of
lae pasiIotS oI ,Taiespurs ana TO patrl-
otlsn IT IS not 2 monument Of pride
put UP Dy tne Vlclors in the flush OF
tAEh e3itluess-
since lAs close ri the great trouble
Mnleh II coiilllleIlo crates NlcIoEs ana
Nssll54 lllsIled nays Dy lnousanqs ana TENS
q thousands followed INTO the sleep Of
lealA uAd@A LllE peetISlu1 Siellef OF
AiiFF nome W lln rev eNceplions, the
names OF thoSe VINO were IN nigh places
on state on either SIDE. or " no led ar
4itis7 " S9i ips OF uANAsloia IN Ddttle, or
colnliiz4hued squ7teiohs on the sea are
"a 1li9 7le9- = 1S vl the Nt-ad- o
those WHO suiNl te'l lne memories Dreught
UP Ds an occasion IKE inns nave long
ceased 20 feea1i lhe eNuitatlon OF veto
~ oA one slee' OF the stiel OF deIeag on
s.le othef- ne leileetlons OF more than
81 years nave turned tne once bitterly
Wafilhs streams OF sentiment INTO one
2Iosl yer, OF Wllose CutISHl Is nofne
ia 5ale1s aHl ln sloIg lhe SNIP OF stare
asil A9 one ~ s. ulueI me pIolecllon
q lts liA1 Mllo GoS7 Hvl ~ iTe1t LeJolce
Llat thF rock "A Qlsullloh was exploded
1fon IT'S PAIN ana me c'AhKef ~ human
slavery TORN from lts IfalneNork
AIIef Af- Lincoln SPOKE, department
10nnanGef 1Qeh hfaa qelNered an ora
sloH 'tl1d was 19ll1Med Dy MIS-. Mary h-
5slsSstlleS' iti lillslsl ~ III 'le7lleAt oA the
1ll1nols M oiAahs EeleI corps
Inc ngHunlefl ls ol granite sur
mounted py lhe nsufe on solder
me Ae1loWihs IS l4T speech on Nhaun-
cey Y. 1'epeN4 II pa
-Apl laiisAlH l-llColu vas NOT an seccl-
cent put a oeNelopiNeiip he ulQ not
leap lhlo teadelsnlp at pound put
SeI iieu lilS lo7'e-11 Ds laDol lous prep
saistti9H ana lleideilt ueiiloIlStiftt OF
supreme a"i4l19- IL Is ohiy 90 years
since etle c9tlil-lS was siloSHeu as never
leioIe 10y ms assassi tlss1loh ana YET 10
me vast majority OF the American peo-
PIE ne is Ailest12 = ie5e y ciletIttcle
ana lAe human eleliletl1S w men euues1f-
ca Hlln 20 MS Eeilt-lettion' are Iol8otten-
W. nave mace history so rapidly IN
the last quarter oI a century that even
the thlllilhS events OF theif Nalof can
not longer conlure votes or move audi
ehceS AlelnuA4dl Gay Wncn was once
popular picnic and childrens' holiday.
10 understand the significance Of
the meeting mere ~ years ago between