The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-14
IN HONOR OF LINCOLN.
Republican Club Of New York Celebrates
the Martyrs Birthday.
TRIBUTE SENT FROM PRESIDENT M'KINLEY
Roosevelt Touched ON the Philippine
situation, sayi thnt the Revolt
Must &c stamped out.

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dinner In honor OF Abraham Lincoln a
and members of the club were present
| Among those present were Governor
Roosevelt, Horace White, Major Genera
| Nelson A. Miles, Rear Admiral W. S
Schlsy and Ex-Governor Levi p. Morton
Behind the table where the guests, OF
honor sat a large oil portrait Of Presi.
dent Lincoln was drapcd in the National
flag. The following letter was read:
The cordial Invitation which your com
mittee has been good enough to extend
| to me to be present on the occasion Of
the thirteenth annual Lincoln dinner
of the Republican club of the city OF
| New York OH the 18th inst, is received,
and l am very sorry that the pressure
OF my engagements will prevent my nav-
ing the pleasure of being with you on this
occasion.
''Lincoln's wonderful career--his furti-
tude and self sacrifice. his triumphs over
poverty and adversely, his boundiess faith
In the people and devotion to their inter-
ests--are among the priceless possessions
or his countrymen. Fills name was long
ago numbered With the immortal patriots
wncse great deeds Tor mankind are the
heritage OF freemen and the hope of a
nations future. j sincerely appreciate
tile courteous invitation of your cIup and
trust that the dinner may be most
enjoyable one. Very truly yours,
''William Mckinley"
The POSTMASTER was Senator elect
Cbaunccy NJ, Depew.
THE State of New York was responded
10 by Governor Roosevelt. He said In
part:
III VIC refrain from doing our part of the
worlds work then 1t will have to be dohc
by people stronger than we are, for we
have shown ourselves Weddings. We must
give the Philippines absolute justice, and
above all else, it is essential that we
should treat them with entire firmness
and courage. They must be made to real
ize absolutely that We ale the masters.
1.-The instruction must be stamped out
as carefully as possible. but it must be
stamped out. We have put an end to the
corrupt medieval tyranny, and by so doing
we have bound ourselves to provide against
any outbreak OF anarchy or sayagery. Let
us not deceive ourselves.
I'VE have great duty to perform, and
we shall show ourselves weak and poor
spirited people II we fail 10 set about
doing 1t. But il we don't do it right the
final record will be made up even more in
OUR disfavor. We are no less bound TO see
that where the sword wins the. land, the
rule of the righteous laws shall follow. We
have taken on ourselves rs in honor bound
great task ard every honest and right
eous citizen of this Nation should do his
part in seeing to it that this task Is hon
orably and we'll performed
Following him came General Miles in
response to the toast. THE Army"
The army has stood between innocence
and purity on the one hand and savage
cruelty and ferocity on the other. 1t has
stood between the light of civilization and
the confines and strongholds of barbarous
superstition, ignorance and deprvaity. 1t
has blazed the way for the pioneer, the
miner and the homo builder 1t has made
property, peace, law and order secure in
the vast territory that II is now contribut-
Ing to the unsurpassed wealth and the i'm
measurable ard undevelcped riches and
resources of this country and Nation.
The history of the army for hundred
years has been one Of honor, character and
glory. Its achievements have not been
those OF the spoiler and the oppressor, but
wherever 1t has carried the starry banner
OF the Nation 1t has given encouragement,
hope and confidence TO the intelligent, the
enlightened and the oppressed,
The appeals of those who have been
making heroic struggles for years against
one of the powerful nations of the earth
Jailed In their struggles against cruel OPP
preston with which they were afflicted,
have been responded to by the warm sym-
pathetic heart of the Nation and the army, |
aided by the gallant navy, has FASTENED
10 the red iields OF war there to meet every |
privatjon. hardship and suffering as cheer |
fuily as 1t would march to festival
It's history in its recent combat with |
the skilled and trained soldiers of one of |
inc civilized nations supplied with modern |
appliances, long range rifles, machine guns, !
ssimoKeiess powder and high explosives has
been one OF extraordinary fortitude and |
achievement. In all the encounters from
the first to the worry last it has never In |
elmer hemisphere given an inch OF ground
gun or color or permitted
the enemy to take prisoner.
such history is without parallel in the
annals of warfare. To be a true soldier of /
lhe great republic one must needs be true
citizens. inspired by full consciousness
d the grandeur and purity and PURPOSES
u our institutions and the blessings which I.
lhey vouchsafe TO all the people
rms lnatllis into the heart of every SOL
Tier, whether he is behind the guns, fight.
ng In defense of his native country or IN
me Jungles OF Asia. the highest type of
leroism. so long as the great heart of the
american people maintains the priucjples
u our government so long will its army
md navy defend its rights and honor and
honesty In every part OF the world
The navy was Rear Admiral Schley's
'Ssponse. lie Splu.
During times of peace the navy Is that
lrm OF the public service which marks
he way across the trachless deep and
maps ont the dangers of far-off seas that
ne peaceful argosis Of commerce. may
piiow TIE safer routes to the markets
y the world. II has penetrated the heart
= the tropics and has pushed its way into
he frozen businesses OF the North and
'outh TO hnd new routes for trade. II
aries the influence of your power and
,iVances OF your civilization to the Sc
iuded empires OF the Eastern bemisphero ].
M mas brought them into touch with
ne pehehcent adva<'a ages Of our Western
iyiiization with its rule OF confidence and
y love OF law for the laws sake rather
nan Tor fear OF the laws punishment.
s'ahus guard on the outer frontier of
ne world, often In pestilential chimes.
Aposed TO noisome disease, I'm the lis.
harge or duties that are outside pIbrc
derivation and therefore. TO some OK.
ent, beyond public sympathy.
:, ne pcnes OF its officers and men lie In |
! countries of the world and along its
ghways OF commerce martyrs to sense
duty mat knows no fear OF death. and It
'ryes under all circumstances without
'mplaint or misgiying with devotion or
irpose 10 the highest and most sacred re-
iirements of duty.
Tho war so happily over has addad ,a,v
'mes 10 the galaxy of naval worthless and
y 'nuleh,ea that our navy and it's OFF, |