Arizona republican., 1909-02-13

all l TeIneInDeT lIe SHOCK OI awe anu grief which thrilled all Britain when the news came that he had perished by the bullet of an assassin. There have been not few murders Of the heads of states in our time; but none snfote us with such horror and such pity as the death of this great, strong and merciful man in the moment when his long and patient efforts had been crowned with victory. and peace had just begun to shed her rays over a land laid waste by the march of armies.
 We in England already felt then that great and good man had depart ed, though it remained for later years to enable us all (both you here and the other hemisphere) fully to appre- ciate his greatness. Both among you and with us, his fame has continued to rise until he has now become one of the grandest figures whom America has given to world history to be a glory first of this country, then also of mankind.
 "A man may be great by intellect, or by character, or by both. The high est men are great by both, and of these was Abraham Lincoln. En- dowed with powers that were solid rather than shining, he was not what is called a brilliant man. Perhaps the want of instruction and stimulation during his early life prevented his na- turally vigorous mind from learning how to work nimbly. The disadvan- tages of his boyhood, the want of l.. T overcome by his love of knowledge and his strenuous will that he drew strength from them. Thoughtfulness and intensity. the capacity to reflect steadily and patiently on a problem till it has been solved is one of the two most distinct impressions which one gets from that strong, rugged face with it's furrowed brow and deep set eyes.
 ''The other impression is that of un- shaken and unshakable resolution. Slow in reaching a decision, he held fearlessly to it when he had reached it. He had not merely physical courage and that in ample measure, but the rarer quality of being willing to face misconception and unpopularity. It was his dauntless courage and his clear thinking that fitted Lincoln to be the pilot who brought your ship through the widest tempest that ever broke upon her.
 Three points should not be forgot ten which. if they do not add to Lin coln's greatness. make it more attrac- tive said Mir. Bryce. "One is. the fact that he rose all unaided to the pinnacle of power and responsibility. Rarely indeed has it happened in history. hardly at all could it have happened in the last century outside America, that one born in poverty, with no help throughout his youth from intercourse with educated people, with no friend to back him except those whom the impression of his own personality brought around him, should so rise. A second is the gentleness of his heart. He who has to refuse every hour requests from those whom a private person would have been glad to indulge, he who has to punish those whom a pri- vate person would pity and pardon, can seldom retain either tenderness or patience. But Lincoln's tenderness and patience were inexhaustible.
 Tt is often said that every great man is interruptions; and doubtless most of those to whom usage has at tached the title have been so. To pre- serve truthfulness and conscientious ness appears scarcely possible in the stress Of life where immense issues seem to make it necessary and there fore make it right, to toss aside the ordinary rules of conduct in order to secure the end desired To Abraham Lincoln, however. truthfulness and conscientiousness remained the rule of life He felt and owed his responsi- bility not only to the people. but to a higher power Few men have so stainless a record.
 ''To you, men of Illinois, Lincoln is the most famous and worthy of all those who have adorned your common wealth. To you. citizens of the United States. he is the president who car ried you through a terrible conflict and saved the union. To us in Eng land he is one of the heroes of the race whence you and we spring We honor his memory as you do: and it is fitting that one who is privileged here to represent the land from which his forefathers came should bring on behalf of England a tribute of admira- ton for him and of thankfulness to the providence which gave him to you in your hour of need.
 Great men are the noblest possess sion of a nation," said MT. Bryce in conclusion, and are potent forces in the moulding of national character Their influence lives after them, and if they be good as we'll as great, they remain as beacons lighting the course of all who follow them. They set for succeeding generations the standards of public life. They stir the spirit and rouse the energy of the youth who seek to emulate their virtues in the l service of the country Thus did the | memory of George Washington stil and rouse Lincoln himself Thus will the memory of Lincoln live and endure among you. gathering reverence from age to age, the memory of one who saved your republic by his wisdom his constancy. his faith in the people | and in freedom, the memory of a plair and simple man, yet crowned with tn, | knightly virtues of truthfulness, hono and courage"
 THE HOUSES TRIBUTE l Washington, Feb 12.-In his in vocation today, Chaplain Cowden O