The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-13
HUGHES IS IGNORED
NEW YORK GOVERNOR IN ROCND
 OF SPEECHES..
He Takes Part in Lfncoln Day Cele- brnfaons and welcomes WILL
 son of Kentucky to

His state. |.
 New York. Feb. 12.--Wfth Governor Hughes as their chief guest of honor, the Republican organizations in the greater city celebrated Lincoln's birth day this evening with dinners of more than ordinary interest by reason. not only of the Govern6r's presence but be- fhis stage of the preliminary political sixirmish to any political utterances by him or in his behalf.
 Governor Hughes began his round of speeches by attending the twenty-sixth annual Lincoln dinner of the Hepubif- can Clubs of the city of New York at the Waldorf Astoria, to which he was alphabetically welcomed.
 A defense of President Roosevelt by John Nj. Harlan of Chicago. was an- other feature of this dinner. at which also considerable attention was att tracted by the felicitous eulogy Of Abraham Lincoln by a Democratic Con- gressman from Texas-Representat Norris Sheppard Governor Augustus E. wilison of Kentucky. also spoke briefly.
 Leaving Manhattan Borough. Cover nor Hughes went to Brooklyn. where he was the guest of and addressed two organizations. the Lincoln Club and the Union League Club. At both functions his appearance was greeted by enthu- siastic demonstrations.
 When the toastmaster. Charles E.. Young of the Republican Club turned from his preliminary remarks to intro duce Governor Hughes. he was inter- rupted before he reached the first syI- liable of the executives name. Twice three cheers and tiger" were given before the assemblage quieted sum- ciently to allow the Governor to be- gin his address, which he did by ex- pressing his pleasure at welcoming. to the State the Governor of Kentucky and apologizing because the exigenoies or tue gubernatorial office had not given him the opportunity to prepare an ad- dress.
 Mentioning the various emotions which are excited in the breasts of pa- triotic Americans by the national holi- days, he noted in particular the reber- ence which all feel for the Father of Ills County. George Washingtcn."
 'sBut," he added, there Is one man who presents to the American people. above all others in his many-sided greatness, the type, the representative of those qualities which distinguish American character and make possible the maintenance of our national strength. and in Abraham Lincoln we recognize simply one who gave his life for his country and rendered the most important service that any man could render in the preservation of the Union. but who seemed to have centered iu him. self those many attributes which We recognize as those of our national pow CT. He is par excellence, the true American.
 Rarely has the doctrine of the re- lation of the nation to the States and of government to the individual been, more iucidly expounded than he ex- pounded 1t in these sentences which probably are familiar to you all. He said The nation must control what or any political community must con- trol whatever exclusively concerns them. The individual shall control, whatever exclusively concerns him. That is real popular soveriegnty.'
 Whenever you are tempted to think, discouragfngiy of the future of the American republic. you should read the annals of those times when the Union was itself in the balance and you should realize how Inevitably, to the. demand of reason, the American re- public responded and how necessarily anything that cannot stand egsinst honest judgment must fail in this en- frightened republic"
 Tn closing, Governor Houghes said:
 If tn ere te any nlanKWho thinks, or any set of men who think, that by any astuteness they may stand in the way of progress and may prevent the erad- ication of evils that exist, let them be- ware; they will find themselves impo. tent. Progress will take no account of them.
 '.The American people will advance. step by step, surely and inevitably, to a realization of their ideals. and noth- ing whatever will stand in the way. in the course of time, of this equality of opportunity and of equal rights before the law~which the Declaration of In- dependence announced and which the constitution was intended to serve"