Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-13
TRIBUTE TO LINCOLN
MR.. CoRTELYoU's ADDRESS AT
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

The fourteenth annual banquet of tn
Lincoln and Young Mems Republican Clubs
held in Grand Rapids, Mich, last night, wa
a brilliant event, both in attendance and Il
character of speakers. The banquet wa
spread In the Auditorium, with 1,5Oo peopl
occupying places at the tables, and a
many more in the galleries. A feature o
the decoration was a screen upon whic
were cast by stereopticon the portraits o
the speakers as they were introduced.
Representative William Alden Smith wa
POSTMASTER. and the speakers were Post
master CortelyOu. Ambassador Nabuco o
Brazil Minister Corea of Nicaragua, Min
lister Walker-Martinez of Chile, Ministe
de Quesada of Cuba and Representative J
Adam Bede of Minnesota.
Postmaster General Cortelyou said, Il
part:
1.-THE life we honor tonight is that of on
of the most illustrous of Americans. II
the calendar of liberty none gives u
greater inspiration for the future-Lincoll
the rail-splitter Lincoln the advocate, Lin
coin the legislator, Lincoln the President
Lincoln the emancipation, Lincoln of tn
ages! For the great part of the past three
quarters of a century Lincoln's influence
On American public life has been felt II
ever-increasing measure. 1t was reflected
in his contemporaries, and those who hav'
followed him in the presidency make M
concealment of their lasting obligation t
him.
Day Of the Political Boss Waning.
Mr. Cortelyou declared that the day O.
the boss in American politics Is on th'
wane expressed his belief In rewardint
party service and in opening the door o.
opportunity to every worthy aspirant fol
public station, and said:
Our political campaigns must be con
Quoted upon the high plane of principle, II
which the fullest discussion of policies
shall be encouraged. but In which misrep
reSentation and abuse of opponents shai
have no part.
Hateful as the domination of the boss
has become, there is tyranny that II
worse than that of any boss-the tyrann!
of an irresponsible clamor to which veal
men bow and public officials at times yiele
their conscience and their Judgment. Moth
ing strikes a deadlier blow at liberty thar
the insidious appeals made in her name II
time of public excitement. Every con
victed violator of her immutable prlnci
pies should be scourged to his Just pun
ishment but half a case is no case In hel
tribunals"
The Postmaster General declared there
must be liberty of the press everywhere
and always, but this liberty, he SAID, al
fords no warrant for hasty generalizations
dividuals.
Lincoln's World Influence.
Mr.. Nabuco, the Brazilian ambassador in
this city, spoke on "Lincoln's World In
nuence" He said In part:
81 will deal first with his direct influence
abroad Before anything else, Lincoln rep
rescnts to the world the spirit of national
union against the spirit of local separa-
tism. the right and duty of nations to fight
dssintegration in their midst. He embooles
secondly. the spirit of national greatness
which he seems to have made everywhere
the spirit of his country, and which Is a.
yet growing spirit. From 1t has sprung
already after him more than one great ma
ton, and It seems to be broodlng more thar
one great empire from west to east. Ihlfd.
ly, Jincolns name brings at once to every
mind, as he stood for Monroe's doctrine
at it's critical moment. the thought that but
for him, with the breaking OF the Ameri-
can Union our continental system would
now be divided between itself or rent per
haps in two with different political poles
The fourth far-reaching effect Of Lincoln
own personality is the magic of his name
for all who have had or who still have, tc
fight anywhere against slavery.
81 can give testimony of that inspiration
for the Brazilian abolitionists. and my
friend the minister Of Cuba, although he
only knows it by tradition, can give the
same testimony for the Spanish and HIS
pano-American abolitlonists Brazil and
Cuba owe especially to Lincoln that new
great power was not created in North
America forty years ago. having African
slavery for Its fighting spirit and as the
principle of its national expansion. On the
other hand, we, like the other American
countries, owe to him that he made the
leading country of our continent a wholly
free nation, settling In that way detinitively
the true character of American civilization.
His indirect influence in history, present
and prospective, looks to me unfathom-
able
Observance Elsewhere.
Lincoln day was celebrated with feastins
and eloquence, three big banquets being
given in Baltimore last night. That OF
the Union League was given at the Ren-
rert. The toast, Abraham Lincoln was
responded to by Representative Cousins OF
Iowa, Representative Brick Of Indiana
spoke on "Republicanism and Our Coun-
try" and Representative Gardner of New
Jersey, on ''.The Tendency Toward Centrali-
zation."
At the banquet of the Young Mems Re
publican Club, held at the Hotel Herman,
Senator Warner of Missouri, spoke on
abraham Lincoln" Representative Waldo
of New York, on 1.-The Influence of Ahra-
Kan Lincoln on the Republican Party;
Representative Wachter Of Maryland, on
1.-The Republican Party of Maryland" and
Mayor e. Clay Timanus, on THE Future
OF Baltimore"
Commissioner General Of immigration
Sargent was the guest Of honor at the BAN
quet of the German-American Lincoln CLUB,
a. the Harmonic Club
Representative Littlefield of Maine, Eu-
gene N Foss of Boston and Representative
Gaines of West Virginia, with Brig. Gen.
John A. Johnston, U.S.A., were the ora
tors at the Lincoln day banquet of the
Merchants and Manufacturers Associat ton
in Pittsburg last night. Representative
Grosvenor of Ohio was unable to be pres
ent and the address on Lincoln was de-
lieered by the postmaster
Commander George w Wentz insneetar