The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-13
Brazilian Minister Speaks On
 His World Influence
CORTELYOU ALSO SPEAKS
Takes Occasion to Show How Liberty of the Press Is Being Abused By Sensational News
 papers.

Grand Rapids, Mich, February 12.-The fourteenth annual banquet of the Lincoln and Young Mems Republican clubs, held tonight, was a brilliant event both in at tendance and in character of speakers.
 The speakers were Postmaster General Cortelyou, Ministers Corea of Nicaragua, Nabuco of Brazil Walker Martinez of Chile. Minister DeQuesada of Cuba and Congressman Bede of Minnesota.
 At the banquet tonight, Congressman William Alden Smith read a greeting from President Roosevelt which was enthusi- astically cheered, the point that received most cheers being the assertion that the American people wanted leaders not bosses.
 Ambassador Nabuco took for his topic "Lincolns World Influence" He spoke in part as follows:
 ''Before anything else Lincoln repre- sents to the world the spirit of national union against the spirit of local separat- ism-the right and duty of nations to fight disintegration in their midst. He em- bodies secondly the spirit of national greatness which he seems to have made everywhere the spirit of his century. and which is as yet a growing spirit. From 1t has sprung already after him more than one great nation, and 1t seems to be breeding more than one great empire from west to east. Thirdly, Lincoln's name brings at once to every mind as he stood for Monroe doctrine at its critical mo- ment, the thought that but for him with the breaking of the American union our continental system would now be divided between itself or rent perhaps in two with different political poles. The fourth far reaching effect of Lincolns personality is the magic of his name for all who have had or who still have to fight anywhere agaiJfst slavery
 His indirect influence in history pres ent and prospective look to me unfathom- able.
 Owe Union to Lincoln.
 'sThanks to him, you, the Americans, have no longer two national allegiances, the state and the union two fatherlands, but only one and that the larger of the two. You need no longer contemplate the possibility of the greatest of national bodies dissolving by the right of seces- sion into dozens or hundreds of corpuscles. Those who were imagining as in the Greek legend the irreconcilabe brothers would fight until killing each other saw instead the tragedy end by the drawing closer Ol Lue lWltiS Ol lne Diue anu lit gray. The south soon after the war was over was seen counting anew the stars of the old flag to make sure that they were all there.
 Such union could never have been forced upon Americans by conouest, and 80 the gigantic civil war only showed to the world as nothing else could have shown the indestructibility of your na- tional cohesion. The universal certainty of that indestructiblity which prevails since Lincoln is Lincolns work and Lincolns s greatest achievement. He settled so to say forever your national destiny. He symbolizes your national good fortunes so that Lincoln's world influence and the United States world influence are one and the same. l will not attempt to measure such mass of energy, wealth, labor, in word of human creative power. Could you estimate President Roosevelts worlds power? Even if you could that would not be sufficient, you would have to estimate larger sphere yet-that of American civilization in the present and in the future
 Cortelyou on Lincoln.
 Postmaster General Cortelyou spoke on Lincoln's influence on American public life. He said in part:
 You could do me no greater honor than to refer to my association with one the beauty and dignity and simplicity of wpose life were a benedicton to our people. It Is appropriate that we should pay tribute to his memory upon this anniversary of birth of his great prede- cessor. They had much in common Each sprang from the people and each gave to the people the last full measure of devotion. Beloved by his countrymen everywhere no commonwealth in the Union gave larger evidence of worth in him than the state of Michigan, and your faith was never misplaced. You and those who come after you will find in our annals no purer patriot no finer gen. tleman than William Mckinley
 Mir Cortelyou spoke of Lincolns inf1u- ence on American public life He refer red to Michigan as being the birth place of the republican party.
 ''In the calendar of liberty none gives us greater inspiration for the future Lincoln the rail splitter; Lincoln the ad- vocate; Lincoln the legislator; Lincoln the President: Lincoln the emancipator; Lin- coin of the ages.
 'In the passing of the years his fame will grow as the aspirations for liberty broaden with our own boundaries and reach out across the seas. What an H. lustration has life afforded of the truths that early privations need be no bar to ultimate success: that faith in the people and devotion to their interests are essen- ii. to lasting honor in public life.
 For the greater part of the past three Quarters or century DlncolnS influence on American public life has been felt in ever increasing measure. It hected in his contemporaries. and those who have followed him in the presidential chair make no concealment of their last ing obligation to him.
 "Old theories and old methods are pass Ing away From lean wears we have come to years of plenty. Prosperity greets us upon every hand Profitable emnloyrient awaits every man who honestly Seeks work"
 Mir. Cortelyou continued:
 Strict Boundaries Needed.
 ''The founders of the republic builded wisely when they created as co-ordnats branches of government the Iegsla tive the executive and the judiciary. They have stood the test of the years. But we need stricter adhearence to the bound
 
 (contInued on Second Paqe)