The National tribune., 1907-02-28

for true greatness is always associated
with sympathetic tenderness.
Every emotion of this human nature
of ours, conceived Of some impulse
which left its i'm. ress on the mind. hal
its birth afar in the distant past and
has come down 10 us tempered by en-
vironment and IntensiIied by heredit..
We are but the product of all the pas
sions. of all the loves and hates, the de-
sfres and ambitions. the hopes and de-
spairs the joys and sorrows, that have
lived and died before lis.
II is truly said that no man lives to
himself. for others are Influenced by
that life; or dies 20 himself, for others
are affected by that death, and that
every life is q power potent for good or
evil on all the generations yet to come.
Great events III the worlds history,
great wars of a thousand years ago
have left their imprint. their scars and
hatreds, and an inheritance undimmed
by the advancing centuries.
Sympathies which SPOKE to the soul
in the far off ages still reverberate
in the heart of the present.
Intermingled with all that makes up
our life of day are the rhythmic lines
of Burns, the sympathetic words Of
Lincoln. The voice of song speaks ar
IDENTIFY TO the heIrt and brings our ma
ture into harmony with all the fair
and beautiful of life.
The wild. weird strains of the pib-
roch of the Camerons, the Campbells.
McGregors or McKenzies. now shr.l
and high in the battles fray, now soft
and tender as the voice of love. still
thrill the hearts of tho sons OF Scoti1,
tho the hands that touched into paG-
sionate tones were withered long ago.
In this mighty influence in molding
the character OF the world of to-day,
clear and distinct among the shadowy
forms of the vast army of the great and
good of past ages, are two characteri, :,
standing out pre-cmiDently before all
others, Burns and Lincoln.
Two Selected Men.
The God of human destiny seems to
have selected these two men TO breathe
anew into the sririt Of the world th@
soul Of human equality, the brother
hood of man. He called upon Nature
20 produce fitting characters FOR this
great regeneration. and Nature, always
confoUnding our human philosophy,
looked not for grand ancestral lineage.
but sought the offspring of the poor
and loWly, looking not into the palaces
of the great, but led forth from the
lowly cabin and cottage the children
of Nature, fresh from Natures hear.
Burns and Lincoln OF himself, Lin
coin wrote, MY parents were both of
undistinguished families, second fanii-
lies. I should say" Burns could boast
no loftier lineage.
The one guided the pillow and the song
OF his scythe blended with the chirp Of
the birds and bleat IF lambs in the
beautiful wales of Scotland. The axe
of the other rung its echoing cadences
In the majestic primeval forests of the
new world.
Mr.. Chairman, ] cannot but believe
that there is something in living be-
tween the green earth and the azure
skies. kissed by the sun and caressed by
the breeZes which tends to give strenS.f
of character. broadness Of vision, inde
pendence of thought. integrity of pur
pose and an unseliish sympathy for al
mankind.
Both lived in love of love and hat
for hate; both loved justice with AZ
adoring love and hated tyranny with
bitter hatred Charity for every human
weakness was the dominating elemen
IN the character Of each and mercy tn
controlling force i'll every judgment.
With charity for all. with malice TO
ward none, let US bind up the Nation
wounds" We're the words of Lincoln u
the closing days of our mighty struS
gle
"F'arewell, my friends; farewell, m
MY peace with these, my love wit
those,
are the words sa-ung from the heart O
Burns as he baG2 adieu 10 the bonni,
bonnie banks of AVE-.
In character, Burns is the Lincoln @
Scotland-L.neolr the Burns of Ameri
ca.
Men WIZ Nodded Thought.
We have here our Washington an
eur Lincoln. The spirit of Washingto
love q
country. The soul of Lincoln speak
love 20 our fellow men. In the nan
of Washington is the sword whic
guards the fundamental political prin
hpIes Of a people. The hand OF Ain