Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-13
|colobrate Birthday Of Party's
First Great President in
Big Banquet.
l.. M. ALISON POSTMASTER
eontIments from Utah's Con-
gres,lonul Delegation and Good
speeches and Music

,,.ri,np a celebration or the plrth-
- their party's founder with that
~ .neir local party organ, the Repho-
- of Utah were largely represent
"a a. n Lincoln day banquet iast h's"'
4, the Commercial club.
preceding the opening of the pam
,,ot hall ''get acquainted hour
80 snent in the general assembly
.oo,ns. and by that time the number
4, ho had arrived far outstripped inc
ronncIty of the hall to seat them
Ia fter $50 had been admitted 1t was
|, ooaseo,v to close the doors.
II u NJ Allison, who acted as toast
|. aster was introduced by Hon. Fl. %.
S ooth following feIvid Invocation
Ia. tbc Rev d. /. Goshen. He open-
IN the festivities Of speech-makins
H. n bountsous repast, by readlnS
-, sentiments from Utah's con-
|sroesionsl delegation, and from other
|9,ionds who were unable to attend.
FROM SENATOR sMooT.
II Senator snoot's message dealt with
1.lncoln and the power he should be
|foday as beacon light for the peo-
|ple. on local problems he SAID:
n .VThat there are persons who seek
H. destroy the Republican party in
H. state of Utah at all hazards, and
IN no resort to any pretext to accomp-
|I,sh Il. 1 will neither affirm nor deny;
KIM will leave that for each one pres
|ent IN decide. If there be such / necd
|address no word TO them; but permit
|rne however, 20 say a. word to the Re-
|rrbllcans who really love the party
IL lincoln, Grant, Garfield and NC
FINLEY. Before associating yourselves
|>Ilth any Organization whose object
IA, rs TO DESTROY our party with all IT'S
BENEFITS. its achievements, and It's
|auture hopes would It not be wise TO
tonsider well? Will you take such a
|step while there is more than a prob
Eblity that the wrongs from which
Ian tiv have no real existence. ana
|ihe evils to which you fly may be
|fuch greater than the real ones which
s. on leave7 Let all Republicans be
|Republicans, first, last and all the
|3me. and understand that any Ills
|3ancied or real. can be corrected best
Within the party itself. / want all
Interests, all classes. and all sections
IA have their full representation. and
I'm share their full responsibility for
HE party's future course.
H LINCoLN'S LEADERSHIP.
II MAY | ask you to think well upon
|4hjs question, and remember that In
|feulgence, party patriotism, and a firm
Reliance upon the honor of true man
hood are still competent TO ADJUST
I'm our present difficulties. My aim
|Shall be to present, project and defend
Inc Republican party and its princi-
Ma, the party which has wrought
&iracles in the history of our below
/ "A country.
~ In the days of his bitterest oppo-
kuon. Lincoln had faith that the
4rht would prevail in the end and
8pcognized the rights of every Amer
IAN citizen, whether in the humblest
8alks OF life or the highest places Of
Xonor, in everything that American
BtIrenship implies and his life and ex-
X,nple should be lesson to all of us
u keen us from class or creed discrini-
nations All must accord Lincoln
3isdom, and at times even divine AID,
ID guiding our Union through the per-
~ OF civil war, and almost super
human foresight in SELLING the proper
moment to free this nation from Inc
clKed practise of slavery and confirm
Upon 1000 600 human beings the pre-
Gous gift Of liberty.
81 We who love and honor his mem
nv should be as Jealous in guiding
4nd defending the party's future as
Iincoln was in his life in establishing
a upon a firm foundation. Let us
Nave faith that the right will triumph
md In that faith let us dare to 40
0iir duty as we understand II"
4 When the APPLAUSE following the read !,
|iifg OF Senator Shoots address had
nubslGed. Mr.. Allison read from Senator
Sutherland a letter introduced by a
| pleasantry to the effect that the read
b. OF II would at least give the people
pesent moment of diversion from
continually listening to the toastmas-
|tr
THE birthday of Lincoln" wrote
Eenator Sutherland, lis regarded with
growing reverence by the American
people with each succeeding year.
Tic governor OF Massachusetts,, ! see
b. the dispatches this morning, has
Bsued a proclamation reminding the
people OF the approaching anniversary,
and recommending that there be gen.
efal observance OF the day. There are
fhree oyershadowing dates in our his
tory; July 4, Feb. %. and Feb,
AZ The first commentaries the
determination of the colonies to be
nee; the second the birthday OF Wash
Egton commentaries the period of
the Revolution when the demand for
|hdependence was settled by the final
appeal OF brave people to the arbltra-
neht OF battle and the nation began its
u me third commentaries the ne
rod Of the Rebellion. when the great =
|fst question of all. shall the nation