The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-13
Meetin gs in Boston, New York and
Chicago.
Senator Depew's Flo
quent Grafton.
Senator HOar Attacked by a
Speaker in Boston.

New York, February Ex-senator
Chauncey M. Depew presided over and
delivered the principal address at the
9th annual Lincoln dinner Of the Re-
publican club held ut Delmonico's to-
night. The dinner was attended by over
300 mem bers of the club and their guests-
Perhaps the most notable guest prefent
was Lincoln's register Of the treasury,
the Hon. l.. L. Chittenden, who Is now
an octogep al ian.
senator Detew before introducing the
first speaker, addressed the gathering in
part as follows: No Civic, military nor
naval hero deserves or can maintain An
annual commemoratiop unless his work
and his principles are Of continuing
vitality. IL is an interesting question as
we close ore century and enter upon an
other to speculate as to whioh will sur
yiye of the 18th as the representative OF
what has teen done during thess hundred
years Though We are only one century
In advance Of the 18th, yet OF all the
WORTHLESS who fill the mind and eye OF
tie generations of that Period, only
two aye universally and commonly rec
onized Of all men, George Washington
and Naroieon Bonsparte. When tie Goth
shall have peen lost In TIE 21st or tie s2d.
and tie sorry of the 18th is recalled, l
doubt II there will be In the mind Of the
school boy and the average IL en- or wom-
an any o her well known names than
lin EUROPE, Bismarck; in America, Lin
coin. Bismsrck made possible modern
Germany and the tremendous part she
will play In tie destines of tie world.
The distinguished characteristic Of the
18th is emanoip ation-emancipation o!
the soul from bigotrJ and dogma;
emancipation of the mind from the fer
malities and oesd forms of the past;
emancipation of the individual from
GLASS, from privilege and from slavery
emap oipation OF education from studies
which consume valuable time without
instruct on; emancipation from restric-
tions upon the suffrage: emancipation OF
commerce, OF travel, of the fertile lands
and navigab,e waters OF the globe, of
the restrictions Of nature by discovering
the secrets and utilizing the forces and
powers Of nature. While Washington
stands as repres nting tbs constructive
forces which created modern Representa-
tive government and the power Of the
people, Lincoln will stand as the repre-
sentative of the marvel 'ous advance In
emanciI ton and reoonEtruot!ou.
Lincoln dared proclaim that TIE United
States could not live half free and hall
slave. when SO to declare psrilled the
life of the orator and ruined his pre- ent
osreer. He aroused a storm OF Protest
Of discussion and OF denunciation by
his emancipation proclamation as a vic
lation of the Constituton,even IL 1t saves
the country, only equElled by the denun
ole tlon and discussion from the sane
clas 5 of minds of the action Of President
Mckinley In sanotioning the acquisition
OF new territories and the imposition of
American institutions upon Porto RicC
and the Philippines.
The country is filled with horror bott
at the murder. of Mr.. Goebel and Il
causes which led to It Diminishing thu
tragedy, which we all lament and whict
was the elimination of Kentueky's cleo
toral difficulties we come at once to thu
lesson Of Lincoln. The whole spirit and
philanthropy OF Lincoin's politics wal
the power of the people. MIR. Goebel pre-
paved and has enacted an elesiion la "
whose aSowsd -object was to proven
the people from having thei
will unless their votes wert
In accordance with his wishes. Thi
crime against liberty and popular govern
ment, aroused srch Indignation among
the intelligent and honest voters OF Ken
tuoky that they repudisted this invasion
Ct their TIghtI by an over Thelming ma.
jority. Upon orders from the chiefs
dlff(snt localities.
This event may be a most interesting
issue in this coming Presidential cam
paign. The distinguished man who will
probably be the Democratic candidate
and who Is delivering daily and nightly
oIations upon the violations of the Decl9
ration OF Independence In the Philip
pines also twice visited Kentucky dur
ing these troubles and gave the mcra
support of his Presence and influence t,
the Gosbel side of the divided Dsmoora
tic party. Should he be nominated tht
line will at once be drawn between oul
constitutional right to govern the Philip
pines as colonies and the unconEti
tutlonal action of the Colonel
friends In Kentucky. The safety OF tn,
republic within the STATES which form
our Union Is Linooln's Rrsat princlpls:
Government of the people, Ey the pso
pie and for the people,"
The emancipation for which Linoolr
stands in the 10Th century will bear 1t
traits In the Goth. The mighty spirit o
emancipation for which he stood, and OF
which he was the noblest ana most con
spicuous representative. has worked |
salvation fer the North and South ant