The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-13
Tribute to the Great Emancipator and
Condemnation for Those Who Are
Trying to Mislead the People.
BRIEF SPEECH BY NJ. A. HANNA
"THE BUSINESS MAN IN POLITICS,
THE SENATOR'S THEME.
William Jennings Bryan ON jefferson
at a Democratic Dollar Dinner
Numerous Celebrations.

NEW YORK, Feb 12-On the ninety
second anniversary Of the birth Of Abra-
ham Lincoln and in honor of his memory
the Republican Club OF the city Of New
York gave banquet tonight at the Wal
dorf Astoria. Gen. Henry E. Tremain, the
president Of the club, presided. With him
were seated at the guests table Robert c.
Morris, Rev. George T. Purvis, George b.
Sloan, Cornelius n. Bliss, whitelaw Reid.
Senator John NJ. Thurston Senator Chaun-
cey M. Depew, Joseph r. Burton, Judge
John n. Baldwin, Senator Hanna, Attor-
ney General John w. Griggs, Senator N.
3. Scott, Senator Edward T. Bartlett. Hugh
Gordon Miller, Frederick s. Gibbs and
Charles A. Case. While the dinner was
served in the large ballroom another dinner
being served In the Astor gallery to
about seventy-five women, invited guests
of members of the club. When the speech
making began the women filed into the
lower tier of boxes. An orchestra played
patriotic airs during the dinner. Senators
Depew, Thurston and Hanna were given an
ovation on entering the banquet hall. A
letter Of regret from Robert T. Lincoln was
read at the dinner. John NJ Baldwin, of
Nebraska, made the oration of the even
iiiS. I1ere are lew sentences from MS
eloquent address:
Abraham Lincoln stands in no need Of
a vindicator or a eulogist. His life speaks
his own best eulogy. Not until poets cease
to sing Of love, duty justice, simplicity
sincerity and truth, will men cease to talk
about Lincoln. Simplicity, sincerity and
truth-each element necessary to the exist
ence OF the other-so early and deeply i'm
bedded in his strong and simple nature.
always continued 10 be Lincoln's noblest
characteristics. This great triumvirate OF
power and virtue kept step with his ad-
vance, ruled him well, made him the found
er or q great party, the deliverer of a ma
ton, and the preserver Of constitution
he began his studies with a wooden shovel
for a slate, logs and boards for paper he
died the greatest master of prose ever
produced by the English race. Enslaved
by poverty and deprivation, his young.
darkly struggling heart longed for free
1t can be said of him that which cannot
be said OF any other uninspired man, that
some there are who doubt God, but no one
the Godlikeness of Lincoln.
There are practical uses OF great men,
and when they depart they leave their
Character and services as public property.
The deeds OF Abraham Lincoln will live
forever. Ii remains with US and succeeding
generations whether his counsels shall pre-
vail; for the most valuable truths. though
known, are useless IL not applied.
1T is said that this Is no longer a govern
ment fashioned after the precepts and
principles OF Abraham Lincoln; that the
declaration that All men are created equal
Is unheeded; that capital and labor are op-
posed and accommodating; that manu-
facturers are gorged with the larder of a
plunderfng tariff; that 1t is age OF mann
mon and machinery; that the existing
financial system is a conspiracy against tho
human race; that Imperialism and militar-
ism are the spirit of the times and that
forts are conveniently located so that a
standing army can suppress. by force dis
content among laboring people IL these
conditions do really exist, they put the
state in danger, and, IL not amended will
destroy it. IL these conditions do not really
exist, but by certain peculiar practices
prophecies and platforms are made so to
appear TO six millions Of voters. we have q
social anomaly which also BODIES peril to
the state.
Recent records show that a party. I'M
its effort TO investigate and solve these
questions and difficulties. summoned the ex-
pert rather than the eyewitness; consulted
the prognosticators rather than the prac-
ticals gathered men In swarms, and, under
the influence of its magnetic leader. so
charmed them that they were prepared TO
of Euclid a party whose leader appealed
10 the sublimest declaration OF independ-
ence and equality one moment and the next
TO the passions and pre1udices OF his audi
tors; Illuminated against certain govern
mental policies and yet swore before the
assessor that under three years OF the adj
ministration OF these self-same policies his
estate was increased 16 TO / and 81 fraction
over. declared one day that he did not be-
lieve I'm weighing the dollar against human
life or liberty and the next. weighing his
words, shouted. Great Is Tammany and
Croker Is it's prophet And yet the same
records show that these schemes, dreams
faIsities, distractions and practices. desti-
tute OF everything but proportion In their
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