Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-12
EXERCISES LINCOlNS TOMB
BRYAN CONSIDERS ORATORY
OF MARTYR PRESIDENT.
Ambassadors Bryce and Jusserand,
Robert T. Lincoln and Other Nota-
bles at Springfield Celebration.

SPRINGFIELD. Ill. February 10
Springfield, the home and burial place of
Lincoln is profusely decorated today with
the national colors and with Lincoln pic
lures.
The city is entertaining as her guests
French Ambassador Jusserand. British
Ambassador Bryce. William Jennings
Bryan, Robert r. Lincoln, Federal Judges
Grosscup and Lands of Chicago, Seaman
of Milwaukee and Anderson of Indianapo-
lis, and long list of men notable in pub
lie and business life in Illinois and neigh
boring states, who have come to the Lin
coin centenary celebration.
Ceremonies of Celebration.
Today's exercises include the dedication
of a memorial tablet on the building
where Lincoln had his law office, with
addresses by Justice Cartwright of the IL
linois supreme court and Judge James
Creighton of the Sangamon county cir
cult court; the planting of the Lincoln
elm at the courthouse where Lincoln tried
law cases; dedication of the memorial
tablet at the Presbyterian Church which
Lincoln attended, with an address by the
Rev. T. d. Logan, Springfield
The distinguished guests will visit the
tomb CT Lincoln, where a monster mass
U
the afternoon. with addresses by Am
basSadOrS Jusserand and Bryce and by
Senator Dollver of Iowa and William j.
Bryan: a reception by the local chapter
Of the Daughters of the American Revolu-
tiOn at the old Lincoln home: banquet
for ladies at night to be addressed by
Mrs. w. J. Bryan. Mrs. Donald Mclean
president general Of the Daughters of the
American Revolution. and others.
The browning event of the celebration
c fnni Or Nf q h,,r-1 -oI
plates for which have been engaged at $50
each. Judge Humphrey will act as toast
master and addresses will be delivered by
Senator Dolliver, w. J. Bryan and Am
bassadors Bryce and Jusserand.
Lincoln as an Orator.
Lincoln as an orator was Mr.. Bryan's
theme this afternoon. He said, in part:
'Lincolns fame as statesman and as
the nations chief executive in its most
crucial period has so overshadowed his
fame as an orator that his merits as
public speaker have not been sufficiently
emphasized.
when it is remembered that his nomi-
nation was directly due to the promi-
hence which he won upon the stump;
that in the most remarkable series of de-
bates known to history he held his own
against one of the most brilliant orators
America has produced and that to his
speeches, more than to the arguments OF
any other one man, or, in fact of all
other public men combined, was due the
success of his party-when all these facts
are borne in mind it will appear plain,
even to the casual observer. that TOO little
attention has been given to the eXtraor-
binary power which he exercised as
speaker
THAT his nomination was due to the eff
feet that his speeches produced cannot be
disputed When he began his fight against
-, /, L..t
outside of the counties in which he at
tended court. 1t is true that he had been
member of Congress some years before.
but at that time he was not stirred by
any great emotion or connected with the
discussion of any important theme and
he made but little impression upon ma
tional politics.
THE threatened extension of slavery,