The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-13
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GRAND RAPIDS; Mich Feb. 49,.
The Lincoln Climb banquet here last
night was a brilliant success with
galaxy Of speakera never edualIed in
Michigan political bangnets More
than 1000 persons oeenpied eats st
the table,
President Roy II yEatlsin Of the
Young Mans Republican clnh AMI
President Chas Holden 81 the Lin.
coin Club, opened the banquet with
greetings. United Sites senator
William Alden Smith was toaatmaa-
ter and introduced the guests 81 The
evening. The speakers were Aihbas-
sador Jusserand Congressman ceo.
Foss, Secretary Of War gIlilam n
Taft, Governor Curtis Guild %. OF
Massachusetts, and Director John
Barrett, Of the Bureau d American
Republics,
Although all Of the speaisers were
greeted with enthusiasm Il was Sec.
retary Taft who rec sive s.-...
est nfst 81 applause. it con.
ln. / several nlhtltes before b
|co5id begin n addfesA Secretary
ITs sp6lsa "a What Mould Lincoln
FDo ina aid b npsgi
Is 1Yf q 6t Into j new
lnirs ~ ~ Il.1I I.l .'....a.I II s.s.1s
whose greatneas Ii indisaoluhly as.
sociated with particpiar crisis Ia
which he lived. There afe few lives
which seem to have been shapen 60
proyidentially TO meet country
great need as that o sinroln Com
ing from childhood 81 the greatest
penury and discomfort and aqualor.
Lincoln acquired a sense s. equalitr
and love Of equal Iighss TINT never
left him and gave deep eolor % his
whole life. His SOM esoited at
human slavery. Hehad isndernaas
of heart and q sympathy With his
fellowmen that manifested Itself ln
the smallest details 81 his Itfe and
knew the motives and the things
which Influenced the piadn people Ss
no other American n onr American
race of politicians has Understood
them.
a Great RolitIciap.
Tile was the greatest politician Of
the age and his whole ne showed
that while he had Ideals he never
allowed the longing for the inpoe.
sible to interfere with tlse occurring
Of the possible. he was i marty man
as every man must Be WHO wishes
to leave his individual impress upon
the individual character 81 tie ma
tion. No one recognized this more
fully than did Lincoln For tia.
reason. we may bay Ia the inst place
that IL Lincoln were lixing today be
would be Republican.
Where would he stand Ia respect
to our Philippine policy ana exnan.
sion
"Mr. Lincoln relied greatly Ia hIs
discussion on the sIayery question
upon the terms if the declaration OF
Independence. ne naintained thai
the words, AN men are cteated FREQ
and equal, included ne colored o.
well as the white man hut affirmed
with great enphasia that he did no,
mean that the men who wers lhns
declared equal were nsce sarIly dlted
at once to be voters of take nart IN
the government W1a ha contend.
ed was that they were Al once er
titled to the bread they earned 8n4
should be given the right ii lie. iib.
erty and the pursuit 81 happiness
Had Lincoln been b The seat ot.
cupled by Mckinley when tho Prob.
lem was presented 10 him after fhs
Spanish war as to what should hs
done with respect Is the Phninninss
there IS nothing d his career. moth.
Ing in any Of his speeches properIf
understood which would have nrs.
vented him from taislns exacllQ the
same courae which sTcISinIey took
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