The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-13
THREE CHEERS FOR
 GOVERNOR HUGHES
Ovation Is Tendered To New
 Yorker At Big Banquet
MANY MORALES PRESENT
Judge John M. Harlan Speaks in De- fense of Roosevelt, While Gov ernor Hughes Compares Lin
 coin With Washington.

New York, February 12.-With Gov ernor Hughes as their chief guest of honor, the republican organization in the greater city celebrated Lincolns birthday this evening by Sdinners of more than ordinary interest, by reason, not only of the governors presence but because of the importance attached at this stagesof the preliminary politi- cal skirmish to any political utter ances by him or in his behalf. Cover nor Hughes began his round of speech es by attending the 22d annual Lin- coin dinner of the republican clubs of the city of New York at the Waldorf Astoria to which he was enthusiastical- ly welcomed. A defense of President cago, was another feature of this dim ner, at which also considerable atten- ton was attracted by the felicitious eulogy of Abraham Lincoln by demo- cratic congressman from Texas-Repre- sentative Morris Sheppard. Governor Augustus E. Wilson of Kentucky, also spoke briefly.
 Leaving Manhattan borough, Cover nor Hughes went to Brooklyn, where he was the guest of, and addressed two or ganizations, the Lincoln club and the Union League club. At both functions, his appearance was greeted by enthusi- astic demonstrations.
 Ovation to Hughes.
 When at the Waldorf-Astoria 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 syllable of the guests name. Twice three cheers and a tiger were given before the assemblage quieted sufficiently to allow the governor to begin his address, which he did by expressing his pleasure at vel coming to the state the governor of Ken lucky and apologizing because the eXi- gencies of the gubernatorial office had not given him the opportunity to prepare an address. Mentioning the various emotions which are excited in the breasts of pa triotic Americans by the national holl- days he noted in particular the reverence which all feel for the father of his coun- try, George Washington. But he ada 6us llltIt IS Olt IidH WllO pItStIlS 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 inn portant service that any man could render in the preservation of the union, but who seemed to have centered in himself those many attributes which we recognize as those of our national power. He is par excellence the true American.
 Rarely has the doctrine of the rela- tion of the nation to the states and of government to the individual been more lucidly expounded than he expounded it in those sentences which probably are familiar to you all. He said the nation must control whatever concerns the na- tion. The states or any political com munity must control whatever, exclusive ly, concerns them. The individual shall control whatever exclusively concerns him. That is real popular sovereignty.
 Follow Examples.
 "Whenever you are tempted to think discouragingly of the future of the Amer ican republic you should read the annals of those times when the union was itself
 
 inevitably to the demand of reason the American public responded and how nec- essarily anything that cannot stand against honest judgment must fall in this enlightened republic.'
 In closing Governor Hughes said
 "If there is any man who thinks, or any several men who think that by any astuteness they may stand in the way of progress and may prevent the con- tinuance of evils that exist, let them be- ware; they will find themselves impotent Progress will take no account of them The American people will advance step by step, surely and inevitably to realiza- tion of their ideals and nothing what ever will stand in the way, in the course of time, or that equality of opportunity and of equal rights before the law which the declaration of independence announc- ed and which the constitution was in- tended to serve."