New-York tribune., 1909-02-13

have attempted II, while It would surely have
overwhelmed any man Of judgment less serena
LINCOLN'S BROAD CHARITY.
Yet perhaps the most wonderful thing Of ALL
and from the standpoint OF the America of to-
day and of the future. the most vita!ly i'm
portant was the extraordinary way IN Wnicn
Lincoln could fight valisntly against what he
deemed wrong and vet preserve undininished
his love and respect for the brother from wnoIll
he differed. In the hour Of triumph that
would have turned any weaker mans head, IN
the heat of a struggle which spurred many &
good man to dreadful vindctiveness. ne ssid
truthsuy that so long he had been IN ms
office he had never willingly planted thorn In
any mans bosom, and besought his supporters
to study the incidents Of the trial through whlcn
they were passing as philosophy from Tnien 20
learn wisdom and not as wrongs TO be avenged.
ending with the solemn exhortation that as the
strife over. all should reunite IN a common
effort To save their common country.
He lived in days that were great and teFrleie ?.
when brother fought against brother for what
each sincerely deemed 70 be tbs right. In 8
contest so grim the strong men who alone can
carry II through rarely able TO 90 justice 70
grapple in mortal strife. At such times men
see through q glass darkly: to only the raTest
and loftiest spirits Ia VouchSafed tnat clear
vision which gradually comes to all, even 10 ths
lesser as the struggle fades into distance ana
wounds forgotten. and peace creeps back 10
the hearts that we're hurt. But 10 Lincoln was
given this supreme vision, He did not hate the
man from whom he differed Weakness was as
foreign as wickedness 20 his strong. gentle nat
Jire. but hts courage was of a quality high
that IL needed no boIstering Of dark passion
He saw clearly that the same high quaIitles, Lhe
same courage and willingness for selI-sacrlnce
and devotion to the right as II was given them
TO see the right belonged both TO the men OF
the North and 10 the men Of the South
As the years roll by. and es all Of US, wherever
we dwell grow 10 feel an equal pride in the
valor. and sef-devotion alike Of the men VINO
vrora the blue and the men who wore the gray,
so this whole nation VIII grow To feel q peculiar
sense OF pride in the man whose blood was shed
for the union OF hts people and for the freedom
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man Kind; the mightiest OF the mighty men who
mastered the mighty days. Abraham Lincoln
GOVERNOR WILSON SPEAKS.
Governor Wilson said. in part
To the President OF the United. States. the Conn
daug htefs o; the Union, and all Of her people give
T6eodSPe Ns5 Roossve st czen loved trusted and
honored Of the people. To all Of the people Of the
visitors and guests and to the men Of the Lincoln
Farm & m IN S He sse!nS an % s19 o Fe'9Ss TS S %
this endeavoT and in all the Inspirations and asso-
We have met here in memory Of Abraham Lin
coin. to know for ourselves and TO prove 70 the
world BY a record made TO endure and deep craven
on these acres that the love OF country and Of It's
but indeed living sqITlns 1nd an 2 P2re1Ig cam % teels I'll
Whole Country claims him as the son OF the whole
Here ere met to-day. with equal zsal to do him h.f
Union heroes OF the Union and the Confederaey,
Gn1 m AT the nG bS Sf IF gS m Of o our &
but alike by the dearest feelings of his heart and
bsautifui nag.
General James Grant Wilson, for the federal
army, spoke in part as follows:
ar. Chairman and Fellow Citizens; With pride
IN This pfeseace as e representsve al Of 6e sT a
vivoTs Of almost three millions Lincolns soldiers
the United I'd s5stss curing q5 what is 9ieEaly de assg
fateful
years that this nation should not perish from tho
few decades the last survivor who followed the
S% s a9d Gd Se s s f viii have Re5 or
great President IN honor Of whose gracious mem.
his birth
After praising Lincoln orator. the speaker
said:
over the death Of kentucky's distinguished son,
~ eg e epgrs dP s ot NsM Enga2d ese %eb
ster, and the sorrow caused by the passing away
Vlrate. Grant sherman and Sheridan; but never,
if & ~ lh se sor enang tse main @ sons ana
the race that bad liberated. and also such
great coninander whom they never saw Never
before, II has Deen truthiully SAID 3y Lowell was
OF sympathy Which srraugers exchanged when they
Einsman. Grant said to your speaker that the day
Tn. great war President was "a life that made
a vast difference for all Americans; all are better
for always; it aid not die with him-that Is the E'ie
mate of 81 great lie
II certainly may he questioned IL could have
achieved independence without Washington. and
II il equally open to doubt II the Republic could
have maintained it's integrity without Lincola and
Grant. National unity is no longer theory but
4 condition. and united IN fact
well as in In the words - the greatest Of
poets:
Those opposed
Which, Ike the oF p troubled heaven.
All Of 0s ont substance bred.
lately in the Intestine shock
Shall in mutual ell-beseeming ranks
March all
Secretary Wright declared that Lincoln be
iieve6 that slavery was ard great moral
wrong; and in believing thus" he added. ''he was
right Mr.. Wright said that slavery was not
alone the sin OF the South. although its expia-
tfon fell heaviest upon her people" In speaking
OF the work of Mr. Lincoln. he said that through
Il all be uttered word OF III viii malice
toward the Southern people; that when be saw
victory resting upon the Northern arms he showed
no feeling Of exul.atlon; that II he had lived
there would have bean speedy union OF hearts
between the North and the South, and that re
construction did 10 postpone reconciliation
tl,an did the itself.p Continuing. Mr.. Wright
said:
rne vesrs Of war and destruction during which
be was President, whilst they plougned deep lines