The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1907-02-02

extend far. Beauregard, who fired
| the first sun in the war, will have
his Tooth anniversary in 1915, and So
| will his old associate in war and peace
Jubal A. Early, but there is no longer
any magic in their names. Longstreet
| was born in 1920, and Stonewall Jack
son in 1924. The youngest of the great
soldiers of, the Confederacy, Stonewall
has a stronger hold ON the affections
of his section than any other Of Its
military leaders, except Lee.
OF the great unionist chieftains, civil
and military, most Of them are still
to have their centcnaries. Lincoln's
is two years away. Stanton's Is seven
years off and Grants is sixteen years
in the distance. But Lincoln was not
the Oldest OF the prominent figures on
the atonal side. Several members OF
his cabinet We're born earlier than
he. Edward Bates, Lincolns first at
torney general, and Simon Cameron,
his first secretary Of war, were born III
the closing years of the eighteenth CEN
tury. Seward, secretary of state;
Chase. the head of the treasury; Wells,
the secretary of the navy, We're all
older than the man who appointed
them. Seward is to have a, monu.
rnent at Seattle, but it will not COM
menorate anything Which he did during
the rebellion days. 1t will be erected to
him, as a memorial Of his leadership II,
the annexation of Alaska in 1867, and
will be one of the features; of the Alas
ka- Yukon exposition in Seattle Ill 1909.
Benjamin 4. Wade, John Brown. E. p.
Lovejoy, the Alton martyr of 1887, We're
all born before Lincoln. So was John
T. Hale, who was the first man chosen
to the senate OH a platform specifically
antag onistic to slavery. 1t was alto
setfer fitting that the free soil party,
nomination for president in 1852 was
given to that stalwart anti-slavery
crusader. Joshua f. Giddings, an anti
slavery clhieftain in the other branch
of congress, was born. earlier than
Hale. The centenares of all. Of those
statesmen of the Civil war era has
passed. but they attracted no attention
Andrew Johnsor's cycle will b4 here III
1908, and SO will .Chases, both IF them
men who deserved we'll Of their coun-
try,
But 1.lncoln's centennial, which. will
come in 1909, will be the first which will
find any wide observance. Bills have,
been introduced i'll congress to erect {,
suitable memorial to Lincoln in that
year, but though no definite action
has been taken on any of them, some.
thing is likely to be done early enough
to take concrete shape at the cclebra.
ton. III any case, Feb. IL, 1909, will be
rendered memorable by the extent ana
dozen states, Illinois, Of course, being
one of them Feb. 12 is holiday. In
many towns outside of these states
there Is a recognition of the anniver-
sary In some shape, and the observance
is extending. The centennial habit had
not been contracted when the Washing.
ton, Jefferson Or Jackson birth cycle
was completed, but it has grown in
recent years to an extent which would
! insure q. widespread observance. OF
Lincoln's day, even if congress should
lesle to take action on the memorial
project. 1t is altogether probable that
President Roosevelt will issue some
sort OF manifesto calling attention to
the centennial. He will make, an s.d-
dress somewhere OH that day, and will
say things which the country will read
with interest.
The most active and versatile Of all
the presidents, Roosevelt has also q
better knowledge of American ard
world politics and history thar any of
them. In historic imagination none
OF his contemporaries, OH either side
Of the Atlantic surpass him. His writ.
ten ami spoken discourse at the Lin
coin Ccntenury----for there is likely tc,
be both l11nds-Will stand chance to
1lold high place in the vast output Of
his literary. activities. Moreover, the,
Lincoln anniversary is likely to have
as enthusiastic observance in the
South rs it is in the rest of, The cou,l-
try. Lincoln had the peculiar for
tune OF being canonized by his former
political enemies earlier than he was
by his friends. The reconstruction on
the Lincoln plan. which johnson.
without any OF Lincoln's tact, or any
OF his popularity With the Republican
party, attempted to put i'll operation.
failed When it. had johnson for a
leader, but ii might have succeeded If