The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-15
!" No NOBLER CHARACTER. >
LINCoLSs LIFE AND DEEDS RE-
VIEWED by a SINGLE TAxER.
scenes and Incidents Of the Eman-
cipator's Career-LowIy born, He
Rose Until His Name Was Writ
ten in Fame's Highest Niche.

There has been no nobler exhibition Of
character than that OF the great man who
is our theme tonight"
The foregoing and similar sentiments ran
through an interesting address on "Abra-
ham Lincoln" By Lambert L. Wood last
night before the Single Tax Club, in
stevens Post hall. Collins block. Though a
regular meeting, the exercises were in the
nature OF a Lincoln memorial. Chairman
j. L. Barrie Introduced Mr.. Wood, who
smoke without notes and at times grew elo-
nuent in his delineauon OF the character
and services OF the great emancipation
Ills remarks revealed an intimate study
OF the life Of Lincoln. He began by recit-
ing the incident wherein two ladies' had
aceosted Lincoln, one observing to the
other that "he is just like common peo-
pie" and Lincoln's apt reply TO the effect
that God certainly loved common people.
else he would not have made so many OF
them. 1T IS true" the speaker continued.
Lincoln was OF the common people. He
was Of the lowllest Of the lowly and he
was never ashamed that he was lowly
born. To my notion, he was the most dis
tinguished commoner America ever had
Patriotism was perhaps the strongest
trait Of character. He was ever filled with
a most ardent desire to serve and save
his country. The patriotism OF Lincoln
stood out hxe great mountain peak.
From his lowly origin he rose, and
PEELED men 20 acknowledge his greatness.
Indeed. he caused his country to write his
name In one of the highest nicnes OF
ham, is ' honests Ss nesr eSfn ana
early display Of marked intellect won
for him 9 place IN the Illinois LEGISLATURE
principle he raised his voice against the
peculiar institution OF slavery
In his career as congressman he vot-
ed no less than forty times against pro-
a
beard the lion In his den by the introduce
ton, Of a bin looking TO the adjustment
Mr.. Wood referred to. an effort once
made by Lincon's psety associates 10 in
duce him TO vote for a measure which he
could not conscientiously support, and
the great statesman's answer, which was
In substance that he had rather die than
support the doctrine involved Lincoln 4
politics were not on the bulletin boards, "
The orator exclaimed. 10 be bertered by
the daily market quotations, Lincoln be-
lieved in principle. He believed In the
scenes and Incidents OF the famous Lin.
coln-Douglas debates were reviewed al
some length. These remarkable Efforts
Lincoln with seat in the American sen
ate. but they placed him In the presiden-
tiai chair The grandeur or Lincoln !
mind and sayings filled the political
The story Of Lincoln's famous retort te
q political opponent, who had urged that
tentioned, but that he should not be Gle
waited to ONCE because he had no proper
~. and the iattcrs cutting reply that he
had no property II was true. and. further
that he had not changed his politics with.
In a six-month In order to get 5000 job
simultaneously erecting lightning roc
of God as his assailant had done. was
told
The narrative evoked liberal laughter
and applause as did the recital Of how
Lincoln, when a lad. was chased around
haystack by a mad OK, But the fu
ture president" Mr.. Wood iaughinei,
said, kept on running around the stack
until he caught UP with and ahold of Tho
bovine. beating the animals sides with a
club. exclaiming. Now cir who begaf
this fghtT'
A. j Wolf spoke briefly. declaring hi,
belief that II Lincoln lived today he woul,
not be a member OF the Republican party
~. would mot" Wolf said, be the pro
moter of a war to crush the liberty OF I
great people, nor would he line up will
Mark Hanna and William MCKINLEY.