The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-02-12
JEFFERSON AND LINCOLN
THEIR RESPECTITE 1DMINISTR4 =
 IIONS REVIEWED.
Address of Judge l.. E. Munson De- livered Before the New Haven Colony fore the Chamber of Commerce.

Historical Society and Later Befor
 fore the Chamber of Commerce.
 Following is given in full the yer,
 able address which was delivered no
 long ago by Judge l.. F. Munson before
 the New Haven Colony Historical SO ciety and later before the New Haver
 Chamber of Commerce. It ia review of the respective administrations of
 these two men of immortal fame. It is an address highly fitting and appropri- ate for to-day-Lncoln day, 1900:
 There are some similitudes of life and national features in the history of these two men, Jefferson and Lincoln, and their presidential administrations, that may not be inappropriate to mention ir connection one with the other.
 JEFFERSON
 was born in Virginia April 2d, 1743, of distinguished rentage-surrounded by wealth, educated at the best schools, a graduate of Williams and Marys col lege at the age of nineteen years, an in heritor of nineteen hundred acres of land with the homestead, with an in- come of four hundred pounds from the patrimony A few years of practice in his profession increased bis landed es- tate to five thousand acres
 PublicS exigencies of the nation de- manding attention, he withdrew from practice of the law, to enter the wider arena of national considerations, where soon amid the galaxy of distinguished men, he became the guiding star to shape the galaxy of distinguished men, he became the guiding star to shape the revolutionary period into national sig nificance and national grandeur.
 A contemporary at the time of his ad- mission to the bar photographed him as follows
 "He was six feet two inches in height, slim erect as an arrow, with angular features, ruddy complexion, delicate skin, deep set hazel eyes, sandy hair, an expert musician, (the violin being hisl favorite instrumenD a good dancer, dashing rider and a proficient in manly sports. He was frank, cordial, sympa- . thetic in manner, full of confidence in man, and sanguine in hia own views of lfe."
 LINCOLN
 was born in a sparsely settled county in Kentucky, February 18th, 1909, of poor percentage, environed by poverty, with out education and it's accomplishments a struggle for existence in the ranks of the people, with nothing to help him on to fortune, or political preferment, but his own inherent luster as to the base of it's supply.
 Lincoln photographed himself in ear 1y surroundings as follows: Schools were rare and teachers only qualified to impart the merest rudiments of instruc- ton. Of course when I came of age I did not know much; still somehow I could read, write and cypher to the rule.I of three and that was all. I have not been to school since" eff any person. al description of me is desirable, it may be said, I am in height six feet four inches lean in desh weight on an av- craze one hundred and sixty pounds; dark complexion, with coarse black hair and grey eyes, no other brands recol- | lected."
 We now have the primitive starting | in early life of these two men before they entered into great, stirring events touching the life of the nation.
 JEFFERSON AND LINCOLN were great lawyers in their day, with | no emoluments of the profession not | fairly within their grasp.
 Jefferson was admitted to the bar at the age of twenty four; Lincoln at the age of twenty-seyen. Both repeated ly members of state legislatures. Jeff ferson at the age of twenty-six-Lin- coln at the age of twenty-three, with three consecutive elections, with decli nation of the fourth On Lincoln's first 4a ;.I, I,A f,01 hi 1 bundle of clothing under his arm and walked to Vandalia, then the capital of Illinois, about one hundred miles dis tant. and at the close of the session walked back again.
 While in the legislature he so inl- pressed his individuality upon his sur that an eminent lawyer of Springfield advised him to study law. Lincoln said he was poor and unable to. buy law books. The lawyer replied. T will lend you the books required" Lincoln accepted the cffer, and in due time walked to Springfield, about twen ty-five miles distant, took his bundle of books and walked back again to study their contents by the light of a tallow dip in the midnight hour after his la lors for the day were finished. L. Two years later the lender atd hor- rower of ths books were in partnership 1t the head of the legal profession in sr rringfield, under the firm name of stewart & Lincoln" which conuAueC | for many years.
 JEFFERSON
 n the school of political observation, in diplomatic experience, in varied accom- olishments in the role of social, political lnd national supremacy, had no superi- ,r at the time in personal accomplish nents, in outfit and desire for develop rent of national affairs, into far-reach- ng possibilities of national grandeur. , This was a central magnet around z which the life, ambition and desires of Jefferson grew and gained strength. f
 LINCOLN'S
 central desire was to suDserve anu pre- , ,erve the inheritance and transmit it , to future generations. He . lever forgot the struggle for American the baptism of the nation f Il blood the significance of the flag or , he opening gateways for national su- | J emacy; these were central magnets round which the desires and ambi- | |, ion of Lincoln grew, and his whole life s