Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-08-31
LINC0LN'S w AY
ROOSEVELT PAYS HOMAGE TO
LINCOLN'S MEMORY.
Some Interesting Quotations from LincoIn's
Speeches Showing the Methods Employed
by the Republicans Of Today in Paying
Tribute" to the Man They Claim as Their
Patron Saint.

The HERALD has already quoted from
a speech delivered by Mr.. r ,osevelt at
Springfield, ILL.,, in which the president
emphasized the importance of paving
homage to the memory OF Lincoln by
deeds as we'll as by words, and several
quotations fran Mr.. Lincoln's speeches
and writings have been presented. There
are. however, other pertinent quotations
and it may be we'll to present them. In
his Springfield speech Mr.. Roosevelt
said: ''It is good thing for us, by
speech, to pay homage to the memory Of
Abraham Lincoln. but it is an infinitely
better thing for us in our lives to pay
homage to his memory in the only way
in which that homage can be effectively
paid, by seeing to it that his republics
life social and political, civic and indus
trial, is shaped now in accordance with
the ideals which Lincoln preached and
which all his life long he practiced. The
greatness OF our torefathers must serve
not az an excuse to US for failing to do
our duties in return, but as a spur to
make us feel that we are doubly recreant
to them as we'll as to ourselves if we fail
to rise level with the standards they set. !"
Let us take another glance at Lncoln's
writings and speeches and see if republi.
can leaders who are ready by speech to
pay homage to his memory do anything
to "pay homage to that memory in the
only way in which that homage can he
effectively paid by seeing to it that this
republics life, social and political, civic
and industrial, is shaped now in accord
ance with the ideals which Lincoln
preached and which all his life long he
practiced."
The habit of placing strained inter-
pretations upon the Declaration OF lnde-
pendence INDUCED in by republican
leaders of today find comment in a
speech delivered by Mr.. Lincoln, Octo.
Der Z, 1858, in which he said: "Those
maxims as to the rights of the people to
life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
were Just rules to be constantly referred
to. There is no misunderstanding this
except by men interested to misunder-
stand it," And in speech delivered
October l, 1854, Mr.. Lincoln said:
"Those who deny freedom to others de-
serve it not for themselves and under a
Just God cannot long retain it,
The trust system and special privileges
by the few at the expense OF the many,
all maintained under the authority Of the
party that claims Abraham Lincoln as
its patron saint, were condemned by Mr..
Lincoln in a speech delivered August %,
1854, in which he said: ''lt is in order
that every one Of you may through this
free government which we have enjoy an
open field and fair chance for industry,
enterprise, and intelligence. that You all
may have equal privileges in the race OF
life with all its desirable human aspira-
tons it is for this the struggle should be
maintained that we may not lose our
Grthrights."
The republican plea that the people Of
the Philippines should trust their liber-
ties to republican politicians was met by
Mr.. Lincoln in a speech delivered Octo-
Der 16, 1854, in which he said: eff
there is anything that is the duty of the
whole people to never entrust to hands
but their own that thing is the preserva-
ton and perpetuity OF their own liberty
and institutions"
"Destiny," that strange thing wherein
the republican politician finds authority
to establish government OF force over
an unwilling people, was touched upon
in a speech delivered October Is, 1854,
in which speech he said: "No man is
good enough to govern another man
without the others consent. / say, this
is the leading principle, the sheet anchor
Of American republicanism. Allow all
the governed an equal voice in the gov
eminent. That, and that only, is self
government"
The republican policy Of maintaining a
government part subject and part citizen,
part free states and territories and part
dependent colonies was condemned by
Mr.. Lincoln in speech delivered June
Il, 1858. in which he said: "a house
divided against itself cannot stand.
believe this government cannot endure
permanently half free and half slave.
do not expect the union to be dissolved.
/ do not expect the house to fall, but I
do expect it will cease to be divided. 1t
will become all one thing or the other"
The republican plea that we are now
becoming a world power and must dis
dain the beaten path trod by the fathers,
that we must grapple with new response
bilities according to new and unAmeri-