Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-14
ROOSEVELT.
The Guest Of Honor at
Lincoln Club Banquet.
Delivers a Stirring Speech On
the Conditions.
Existing Between the North and South
Today-Tenor Of tine Remarks.

New York. Feb. 15--As the guest Of
Honor at the Lincoln dinner of the Re
ub!ican club in this city. tonight
President Roosevelt made n speech on
the race problem. H appealed to the
North TO max" it's friendship TO the
South all the Gnt ater because Of the
cplLarru Ssment % conditions for which
she is not alone res: ,onsible" declared
that the hear;inst acknowledgements
are due to the ministers, law officers.
sranG jurirs. public mon and great
daily newspapers in the South who
lave recently done such effective work
III leading the crusade against lynch
ing and said that he problem was 10
80 adjust he relations between two
races q: different THE type that he
backward race be trained SO that it
n;;ty enter into the possession OF true
freedom. while The forward race is en-
abled 10 preserve unframed the high
civilization wrnugh. out by its fore
fathers"
His remarks We're as follows:
III his second inaugural in speech
which will be read as long as the
memory of this nation endures Abra-
ham Lincoln closed by saying:
With malice toward none: with
charity For all: with firmness in the
right. as God gives us To see the right,
let us strive on to finish the work we
are III; to do all which NAV
achieve and cherish just ana last
ing peace among oui selves and with
all nations"
Immediately after his reelection he
had already spoken thus:
~,
man nature practically applied TO the
facts OF the case. What has occurred
in this case must ever recur in similar
cases. Human nature will not change.
in any future great national trial, COM
pared with the men OF this. we shall
have as weak and as strong as silly
and as wise, as bad and as good. Let
us. therefore, study the incidents OF
this as philosophy TO learn wisdom
from. ana none of them as wrongs TO
be revenSed. Nav moi All
having Il common interest reunite in n
common effort To (serve) our common
country? For my own part. | have
striven ana shall strive to avoid plac-
ing any obstacle in the way. So long
as | have been here have not willing
iy planted thorn in any mans bo-
som. While ! am deeply sensible tn
the high compliment of reelection
ana duly grateful, as | trust to AT
mighty God for having directed my
countryInen to 4 right conclusion. asI
think, ior their own good, il adds no
'hlnS |" my satisfaction that any other
maH may be disappointed .. panied hy
NE result
MAY ask those who have not diff
Tered with me to join with me in this
same spirit toward those who hayeo"
rms is the spirit i'm which mighty
!-!hroln sought 10 bind up the nations
wounds wren its soul was yet spething
with fierce hatreds. with wrath. with
ranc0r. with all the evil and dreadful
PASS )ns provoked by civil war. Sure
~ thiS Is the spirit which all Ampri
cans should SHOW now, when thera ;s
$" Mite excuse for malice or rancor or
hatred when there is SO little Of vital
consequ nee I" divide brother from
brother.
l.in'olr. himself Il man of southern
~ az h"t hesitate 70 appeal 10 the
sword when he became satisfied thar
!" i" o'her way could the Union be
saved for high though he put peace he
' ''f'"''""HiitSS sun higher. He
Warred Tor the Union: he warred 10
IRIS ne slave; ana when he warreti he
Warrrd ia earnest. for II is Il sign or
weakness to be half hearted when
blows must lie struck. But he felt
only love. Il love as deep as the ten
dtrhesS ~ his great ana sad heart. for
az ms cnuntrymen alike III the North
ana III the South. and he longed above
everything for the day when they
Sh"n!d ono" more be knit together In
me unbrnakahl" bonds of eternal
friendship.
we Of today. IN dealing with al our
i"iioW-ritizens. white or colored. North
or south. should strive to show jus, the
InHiitfs that Lincoln showed: IHs
steHdfaftness in striving after the