Arizona republican., 1899-02-12

world has ever seen. The hand ere
 ative did not change the laws of na
 ture to give him being. He was al man, and between the base Of hi: i physical nature and the crown of his l intellectual life, there was all in hu | man nature. from the Dr2Wn Of tht | slave to the dream of the prophet. l. l his intellectual composition there | were both good and evil, but thTougI | the mystic influences of that procre2- | tive alchemy out of which came his l life. the infinite attributes O. his char actCr were CCncenUated on the gTea principles of justice, truth end mercy
 He was fitted for action in the for est h0vel CT the courts Cf kings. Inc qualities of his mind charmed equally the dolt and the seer. He never went beyond the one; he always reached tho limit of the othe9. He GstOnished the phil0s0phic mind with the keenness Ct his l0gic. He made clear to the sim plest brain the most complex p@CposI- bion. He led the 'Ciary Grove gang iii he Black Hawk W&r with aS much pride and appreciation of place as when he commanded the armies Of 9 nation. He was at the same time the associate Of Jack Armstrong, the back woods T0Wdy, and William H. seward, the scholar and statesman, and lie made both feel his superiority Arm strong threw him on the bank of the Eangam0n. Seward attempted 1t in the c2binet at Washington. Neither tested him but once.
 "In human affairs he had no sphe-e to i'll. He filled all spheres He was the heir of the human race. and ne came into the world endowed with all it's gifts. He was Fl that i5 strong and rugged; all that is beautiful and tender. He was the granite and the moss fern; the sea-crag and the thistle down; the oak and inc orchid. When he was born no star wandered rom it's course to guide the way to his birthplace No wise men WOTshlped q his Iranger. but when his fist cry vibrated on the air Of the Kentucky woods. surely the universe felt 9 thrill and Michael, the archangel, he of the scales. stool on the threshold of the world. listening, his finger to his lips.
 let him who seeks the truth take ir one hand Jhe Sermon Cn the Mount and in the other the speech at Gettys- burg. and know that he holds within his grasp all the gospel and the law,
 The t03stmaster announced that q telegram had been formulated for the consideration Of the members of the society. It w2s addressed to L. Y. Sherman. speaker Of the house of rep resentatiTes in the Illinois legislature, and read: 'Three hundred sons and daughters of Illinois celebrated the birth cf Lincoln ami at 9 basket pie nic. in temperdtuce of 75 degrees, amid the roses and bird-s0ng of Ari- zcna. send greeting and c3nd0lence to their frost-bitten brothers at home"
 By a unanimous resolution the tele- E-5m was ordered t1 ba sent
 The election of officers was declared il order. The following officers were elected fer the ensuing year: s. N. McCoU-ar, president; Re-. A. 3. Tom linson Gf Tempe, Henry Jenkins Of Peoria, Ariz., Edward Jack of Glen dale, Professor George Blount Cf Scottsdale, William Wilcox Of Buck eye, and County School Superintendent A D. Fulton, yice-~re sidents; W. C. Foster, secretary, and James noMiHan, treasurer.
 The retiring officers were: r. H Greene, president; c. A Warme1 secretary, and NJ. W. Messinger, treasurer.
 Rev. J.ap5ley 1TcAfee was af5erward
 
 He ongratUIated the members Of the society upon their fight to claim an origin in so noble 9 state, and that al- though it was net his lot to ba cI3sscd among Illin0isars, yet after the hearty repast he had enjoyed he felt like . stuffed sucker"
 Q. ". Stewart was also called forth and he delivered an elegant extemp0- r2neCus address. His speech was at times humorous. lie has been exter- siVely interested in prohibition work in that state and is e1 route to California on a tIiD Of -acuperaticn. but as he mentioned in his toast. he had stopped over with his wife in this c.ty for three jays iG order to he pres ent at the picnic Tn the course Of his remarks he s2id there were some things in Illinois of which q native may not well feel proud, while other features are calculated to make their bosOms swell with pride. We have Q legislature oyer there he said with good huU0r, which is, of course, q g00d che in the comparative degree, but l may add that 9 closer connection between Springfield and Joliet would in some degree impress that body.''
 He said that although the suckers
 
 a5 their friends. the Kentucky -*col- cnels." when they did come together they talked freely ard he always felt 2t home among g group Of people frcm i his section. In coaelUsiOn he said that he hoped to meet all who were 1 present '-at that throne where there ! were TO states or even national boun- 5aries''
 Following the toasts general hand shaking took place and the people left i he pavilion pleasantly impressed with i what had trans3ired and with frmcr resolutions to cultivate the ties of friendship existing between immi- | grants from the noble prairie st2te.
 The former residents Of Illinois who . were present were: IT. E. DuHey. J. | > FiGald, H. r, Travis. Mrs. June An ! iecson, F B We5zel, J. N Ferry, MT. and Mrs. Wright, T. w. Pem6erton md family, Professor George Blount md family, Rev. J. J. Irving, 11r. and |