The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-02-12

| ueeiH lIle lldliOil. May OTIS WelCOllleu 4illi
 to city spitalities-governors welcom-
 ed him beneath triumphal arches tc | legislative halls where his patriotic
 speeches were incorporated into the | life and energies of the states through which he passed.
 ! Arriving in Philadelphia he met Fred erick w. Seward, sent by his father, and General Scott, to appraise him of impending danger and to avoid eX- posture by the flag raising. Lincoln replied Both of these en-
 agreements I will keep if it costs me my life"
 Nothing daunted, he raised the flag, and spoke to the people of the principles embodied in the Declaration of Inde- pendence, which had been promulgated
 from that hall nearly one hundred years
 before
 It was a remarkable speech. Classi-
 cal in elegance of diction, patriotic and
 forceful in expression, conclusive in ar
 gument, and yet so melting in pathos
 that 1t touched all hearts of his hear
 CTS. and paralyzed the arm of the as-
 sassin ready to strike the fatal blow.
 In closing he said: Now my friends, can this country be saved on this basis? If it can, I will consider myself one of the happiest men in the world if l can help to save it. If it cannot be saved upon that principle, it will be truly aw- full but if this country cannot be saved without giving up that principle, I was about to say, would rather be assas- slnated on this spot than surrender it."
 No martyr ever went to the stake amid the flashing of fiercer fires. with greater courage or with firmer trust in an ever-ruling Providence than did Lincoln
 The plots were, assassination by the dagger or bullet in Philadelphia. failing in this to be kidnapped from the train passing through Baltimore, forced onto vessel lying in wait at the wharf, car rled out and drowned in unknown wa ters in the sea. Telegraph wires were cut to prevent intelligence of his move mentc.
 From Philadelphia he went to liar risburg addressed the legislature and took a special night train for Washing ton Railroad tracks were patroled to insure safety, and he arrived in Wash ington at early dawn without the knowledge of th6se seeking his destruc- tion, and the perilous journey was end- ed.
 The sun rose clear in the morning, and loyal hearts all over the nation beat in unison at his safe transit. No wiser councils for the life and glory of nation ever prevailed from the throne of the administration of Abraham Lin colr.
 The tragedy of death sealed the fruits of his labors, and his spirit speaking from his tomb accents words and deeds that will circuit the globe on to the end of time, under restored union, cemented in peace and prosperity through his instrumentality.
 LINCOLN
 was great in the surroundings of his life. Wise in thought--pure in ac- tion-great in achievement His life | rounded out with great deeds of fndi- | vidual struggles-with heroic achieve patriotic devotion to his Greater deeds in lifes strug- gle never before blessed the memory of nan If Washington was the father of lis country, Lincoln may be styled it's | savior.
 From the time he started out with a | 'ew pennies in his pocket, to grapple with the world in wilderness of dis his steps never faltered, 1is courage never foreook him--his hon 'sty of purpose never wavered
 Ready to engage in any honest work or an honest living, he entered the lrena, fought his battles, won his vic ories and received the reward Step by tep he ascended the ladder from the owest round to the highest pinnacle of anne in the world At each advanced tep, his mind expanded his individuali- y strengthened, and his seif-reliance eemed to be the gift of inspiration 1ie tragic death, shrouded the day in midnight gloom, and the pulsations of uman life throughout the nation, al- nost ceased to flow. The nation Wept t his death and the hearts of the world melted in unison over it's great Jss
 His funeral cortege, the grnndest the 1orld ever saw, moved from his death ed scenes at the Capitol, to his final y' amid the surroundings of is early struggles andtriumphs in life. lis remains there rest with crown of lory effulgent over the nation, never } be dimmed by shadow, or eclipsed y the rising sun of any human being 'ho ever trod the ways of life. His re- lains rest in consecrated soil at Spring eld Illinois, where people still weep tho sepulcher and bedew it with tears. reat in life, consecrated in death, with ngels of the covenant to guard his till the seal of the tomb Is roken, the stones rolled away from the DOT, and he comes forth from it's dark so ess into realms of light beyond the l yer.
 THE TOME OF LINCOLN
 one of the notable tombs of the world, 5 1ilt by voluntary contributions by the eople in every state and territory of le Union, irrespective of color or na- S onalities, at a cost of over $200,000 As news of the death of Lincoln fash ( over the country, the heart of a k 'lored woman who had been a slave z lrsting with grief said:- c "The colored people have lost theih s st friend in the death of MT. Lincoln, Id they ought to build monument to o S memory, and I will give five dollars W 1t of my wages towards it." The suggestion swept over the coun- t y. Contributions began to be made, a