The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-02-11

~, 6 many Abraham Lincoln has come to be regarueG
a the gande character in protane hS e men their CON
; ha rrodrced More really American than M IS h Am
was horn and raised Bisher he nearer 10 f the democratic
49, no and his life striking an example ol ' +;o of
;do that are especially American that an question
the neope incline give him the first place I his; country
49, WASHINGTON is to remain FIRST in the hearts c m tt
VIZ The neo9e admire Washington, WINE uy -,
deeper sentiment Lincoln This partly que 10 M have Given
49, ~; od narv to the view many blographers nave
s ,a+ov ovabe nature Down all the years OF ms up
life nm the controlling motives Of duty and patriotism
% rsonaI charity tenderness and humility never Surpassed
~ 70 task harder than that which confronted washington, nc
n taxing leave of his homey friends to assume the
s b he was to shoulder Combine with the humility anu
+enress already referred the strength that carried MN
through all the trials followed leaving his record u ~
note of passion or bitterness even lot a Jt hero
have qualities making ideal indeed for the most ardent ~
worship ... . lie r,ss-i
~ of the English language He gave utterance to sentences ~
cannot read without thrill today'-"na l ,d5 IT.
mower in the dread the events to which they apPeu
Guessing the PROPOSED road to Gettysburg in the Senate last
month Senator Beveridg of Indiana said i can conceive 81 no. @
nobler for perpetual memorial to Abraham Lincoln : M |
highway from the city where his greatest hours were veu 10 u
where his notlest spokenan uterance MI
which stands alone in the history OF human speech as w f H.
and est expression of merely wisdom and heart tor the
speech of Lincoln at Gettysburg concluding the most meangtui ep
of this cornrvs history with exception only the otesl ~,
ance that purely human lips Similarly senator G
nor paid tribute wonderful power OF the tmancpaos IN
"At Gettysburg delivered that mperishabe address wch W
sneak to the ndng ages when Of antiquity and the con-
tribuion TO oatory of Great Britain are orgoe
few words he spoke Gettysburg still ringing through the land
and thew will reecho hresie of future generations so long as
the Republic lasts This have been crude and unadoned
hut will olve the oratons and of Burke and of Erskhe
and every pilgrim and upon this road will be thrilled with
memory of that immortal production. ... ,.yy
In the Senator Adch leader and PoDaoy I |
Influential Of all the members of the upper house. referred to Lincoln
as the grande character in American history -
It was nearly hundred years after Washington ded before
great Washington in the city named after nm was
neted This year years after the birth OF Lincoln au
than half a century his death movement has been wen
to establish great Lincoln highway from the White Rouse 10 w
field Of GETTYSBURG and whether this plan be followed or not congress
has unanimously expressed the sentiment that 1t Is time 10
some memorial comparable in dignity and Peraeoe " ~
Washington monument - ,;,o
Tomorrow Honolulu is join the rest OF the Cnlon III
Lincoln Day strong part both OF the education OF the young
the nln Of the mature that day given honoring Abraham Lin
naturally must fill. t."