New-York tribune., 1905-02-14
away. He understood the meaning OF tue "o'US
and came to their defence.
IINcoLN,s MESSAGE ON EQUALITY.

and came TO their defence.
LINcoLN's MESSAGE ON EQUALITY.
Brushing the wretched hhIsandwritihg Of
Thomas Jefferson from obloquy ana mat notable
nstrliment Intended to include all men. But they
did not intend 70 declare a an ~ e saw that all were
color intellect moral i tols9abe ds
finctness in what respects they did consider a a
men created equa-equal with certain hahhea th n,1r
suit Of happiness This they said. and this S,ney they
meant They did not mean 70 Assem- ScnaIlV enjoying
that equality that they were about 10 oSnder a No
poMeF to Confer P0a such he boom T6ey
to declare the right so tnar ,ne Would per-
NIT They meant to set up standard maxim Tor
reyersS 5y all constantly looked to- constantly
abored for and though meyer PerteGyt
iy spreading and deepening its influence and aug
snPs % m the oorE Eue Snd % the
sage of Abraham Lincoln tc the nation of America.
aoaris Of joint debate turned aside on tdo his
~ es TO 10 iae eapa e scred precepts Of
the the @ peciaTaton ION in the hall PhadsphIa where
to theirs that he would defend them with his life
Here is the summit the snrtual tho Soem Of ali
the end Of Gf all the @ nTsee
Ddaa and avarice and Oppression this Is the mountan
from which he sent down these INSPIRING wSros
peoples contest; on the side Of the Union strug-
stance Uf government the leading object OF which
is to elevate the condition of men. to lift artificial
isnabie puTsue a for all and to AFFORD all
ped and Nr fair or South IN ss that this
war for the b Union ended No II can hep believing
that the words which he has spoken here tonight
have the President Of the the ne once So
real now. happily. so imaginary. whieh Formerly
T6ank anf be unto Goa we re one nation
in partisan traditions we share In the
founded by our fathers As Democrats we repSa,e p,
ieges to none" AS Republicans we answer. IAN
nfettersd start and fair chance IN the he race ds 81
far off think when the peoRtes without re
shail H IN thankfu hearts the blunt and
fearless platform of Theodore Roosevelt "a square
ne afa. iSF is he es ssme and If f It is not true there
foundation for institutions such - as ours But tns
Abraham Lincoln the Republicar party st stands ids
all men and for all time to come.
BECK QUOTES MKINLEY.
Mr. Beck declared that the country more
genuinely united than ever in its history. He
paid a tribute to President Mckinley, quoting
from his Buffalo speech that portion which had
to do with the industrial revolution OF the last
decade of the nineteenth century. He said that
this made it necessary to adapt "our fiscal sys-
tenn to the changed conditions"
"And to emphasize" he said, that no existing
tariff schedule was sacred that, like the BOOK
of Revelations, a curse would lie upon him who
added or subtracted even letter. Mckinley
added: If perchance, some of our tariffs are no
longer needed for revenue to encourage and
attract our industries at home. why should they
not be employed to expand and promote our
market abroad?'"
us it then heresy," he said, for so patriotic
a body of Republicans as the Union League OF
this city to ask by formal resolution that a
patient and dspassionate investigation be made
by a Republican administration into the great
question of what notifications. if any. are
needed to adjust the existing schedule to the in
dustrial needs of this great nation?
For myself 1 have confidence that the Presi-
dent of the United States at present will take
up this question with the same sagacity and
courage as he has others He has never run
away from public question. To his strenuous
nature the policy of moving is far more con-
genial than the policy of standing pat. In his
youthful energy, unfailng courage and far
sighted vision he reminds the student of history
of another young man whom New-York has
given to the American people, and If believed
in the doctrine OF transmigration of souls. 1
would see in the vigorous personality of Theo-
dore Roosevelt the reincarnation of Alexander
Hamilton
Thomas Kirkpatrick, an old member of the
club, presented the President with a luck"
penny mounted In gold. 1t had been blessed by
the Pope.
The President thanked him. saying that he
hoped the giver's prophecy would come true
that so long as he carried the coin he would not
want for money.
President Roosevelt left the Waldorf at 11:50
p. m, much later than had been planned. be-
cause of his desire to hear Senator Delivers
speech. The party left the hotel by the 33d-st.
entrance and were driven directly to the Hotel
Astor where the Press Club diners were await
ing the Chief Executive.
TO DINE IN Il HUGE BOWER