The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-06-21
LINCOLN AS MODEL.
CS-Hise President Stevenson Lauds the
Kentucky 5aekwoodsrnan in shad-
ow Of Loo Cabin.

Louisville. Ky, June l9.-The closing
day OF the exercises OF home coming"
week were rot held until I: 30 this after
noon. They CcntCrCd In the log cabin
IN which Abraham Lincoln was born.
Music and addresses by AGiai l.. Stew
crson. cS-vlCc president OF the United
States. ard ..cnry WattCrson were
features. Stevenson Gwrlt upon the ca
rcCs or Llrcolg. holding up his Charac-
ter and career 18 a model 10 all Amer
leans Tor all time.
Mr.. STOW usru ra'H 10 Part.
a Ecntuck'.n horn. have kept tho faith
aud ~ your invitation. returned 10 bear
ONE huub," gar' In tn" ceremonies
% this hoUr. The announcement that
kvgguy!;y had set apart "A home coming
week thgt tire latch string was out and
glad welcome awaiting touched the hearts
- all the ygEz and daughters OF the grand
old commonwealth. on" Ia grace. always
IA grace: one a N"ntuckian, always a
kc.tuCklnu."
am honnrcd by tho invitation 10 speak
on this. "th" greater Kentucky day OF
ihe most ilustriJus OF all the sons OF this
old commonwealth. Of one, a K"ntucklan
by birth. by adoption an l!inoisian. and
AT all timcS-ln i,s ETandcst conception-an
American. or Lincoln, no words can ba
uttered. nor withheld that could add 20.
or dctracl from, his impcrishable fame.
III. namc II the common heritage OF all
the people and all time. iiiS career In
grandeur and achievements has but a sim
bic counterpart In our history. And what
a splendid commentary this upon our free
instiiuiions-upon ;hc sublime underlying
principle OF popular government. How
Inspiring TO the youth OF noble aims every
incident OF the pathway that led from tho
frontier cabin 20 the chief executive man
sion. from the humblest station TO tho
most exalted yet attained by man.
From Cabin TO White House.
In no other country than ours could such
attainment have been possible for the boy
whose hands were Injured TO toll whose
bread was eaten under the hard conditions
that poverty imposes. whose only heritage
was brain. energy, lofty ambition. and In
domitRble purpose. Let II never be for
gotten THAI the man OF whom | speak
possessed an integrity that couh know
no temptation. purity OF life that was
never questioned, patriotism that no sec
tional lines could limit and n fixedneSs OF
purpose In achievement that knew no
shadow OF turning.
In the light OF what we know so well,
nothing " hazarded In saying that the
death OF no one man has been TO his conn-
try so irrcparBble lOss-one 80 gricvious
TO be borne-as that O; Abraham Lincoln.
The men who knew Abraham Lincoln.
who saw him face to face. have. with few
exceptions. passed To the grave. Another
generation ~ upon the busy stage. Tho
book has forever closed upon the dread
pageant 90 civil strife. Sectional animosi-
ties. thank God, belong now only 10 the
entire land and prosperity within our bor-
ders
Through the fundamentally. In no small
measure, OF the man born upon our soil.
the government established by our fathers
untouched by the finger OF time" has
descended TO US. The responsibility OF It's
preservation and transmission rests upon
the successive generations as they come
ana 40. To-day. at this auspIcious hour.
sacrcd 20 the memory OF Lincoln. let Us.
his countrymen. inspired by the sublime
lessons OF his wondrous life and grateful
TO God for all He has Vouchaafcd TO our
fathers and 20 US In the past. take courage
and turn our faces rcsolutcly. hopefully.
trustingly 10 the future.