Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-10-02


candidate who now reaches for the
strength of that hallowed name.
Why should any citizen who ad-
mires Lincoln, believes in his teach
ings. wishes his principles and poll
Cies perpetuated, tolerate for a mo-
nlent the preposterous claims of this
self-assertive candidate? Could two
men be more different than are
these? Could a contrast be imagin-
cd more striking and more edifying:
We know Mr.. Bryan as a fluent
talker. He may be called a Mississip-
pi Of oratory. The stream of his
words is full and free; 80 is the over
flow Of the Southern rivers, which
have lately carried ruin and death to
the valleys and cities Of Georgia and
the Carolinas. His speeches have a
certain brilliancy; have not the bale
full fires which have ragged in SO many
forests thrown their red light into
the sky in widely scattered regions,
yet hosts of lives and millions Of
property and the hope of families
and of enterprises have turned to
ashes before them.
The Grafton at Gettysburg pre-
sents Lincoln as the world knows
him; as he will live in history; al
he is cherished in the hearts oi
Americans and is lifted as a mode
for all the generations to come
While the tongue of Shakespeare and
Addison and Milton shall endure
that pearl of English speech will
shed its ray of purest light serene
Of patriotism and high statesman
ship. The judgment Is not Of parti
san rancor, but of calm reason tha
the brief utterance at Gettysburg II
worth more to American ideals thar
all the words put forth by the YER
bose Nebraskan from his entrance
into national politics in 1895 up tt
the present. aye. even II we continu,
that present until the close OF th'
impending campaign.
Mr.. Lincoln was the champion o
,, unity. He declared the Union coult
not live half free and half slavery
His great achievement was to fus
the warning states into nation, on
in freedom. His great heart took II
al, men. all creeds. all races. rich an,
., poor, high and low. in every part o
the land. His generous sould hat
charity for all, malice for none. Mr.
| Bryan. on the contrary. breaches th'
crusade OF dissension; he aims T.
create divisions where there arr
none; his appeals are to prejudic
and to hate, to envy and malice. Dis
content and suspicion are his con
slant company. Despair seems In nj
train. The appeal for Bryan In tn
g'amOr of Lincoln Is as wicked as |
is absurd. Lincoln stood on soil
ground and was the type Of popula
common sense He walked in straigh
paths and dreamed no dreams. Hi
vision was far-sighted, his discern
ment reached the center Of grea
subjects. He grapled with his q
gantic task with the firm hand OF
master, who saw his duty in all II
lights and shadows. His faith wa
as sublime as his courage and hi
self-poise equal to his self-restrain
He was doer Of magnificent deeds
What does the republic not owe hir
for the Union restored, slavery abo
shed, the states preserved in thel
integrity, the Constitution mad
sure and perpetual7 Mankind car
rot measure its debt to him for h
demonstration that free people ca
de- fend their institutions against a
tacks before which any other gos
ernment in the world must go dow
Only the party Of which Lincoln ws
the chief builder. only the men trail
ed in his school, guided by his e.
ample. breathing his aspirations, ca
in the best way carry forward II
, practical business which preserv
his principles and perfects his pol
cies.