The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-02-12
VIM. ]. BRYAN EULOGIzES
FREEDOMS GREAT ADVOCATE
NebTasEan Depicts N
Glowing Words The Life and
Work Of Lincoln
tBy Asaoolatei prpasl

New York, N. y, Feb. l2.-~ln almess
every citi OF prominence 10 the United
states memorial services IN commen
'ntatlon OF the one hundredth ami
yeradry ul the birth of Abraham Lln
coln are being held today al Hodgcn
Vile. KY. the emaneinal0f'g birth
place. and al Springfield lil, his home
and burial place, thousands are gatu,
cred 10 do honor 10 his memory. in
Chicago The streets and public build
ings fairly humed n nags. while banda
marched through tie slroeis playing
national airs Al Peoria IT. where
4 monster celebration was held Baron
rakahra. Japanese amhaaaadur. was
one OF the principal speakefs ; seA
turc Of ght exercises % ghla eiiy was
the celebration 81 pupils "a the nVa
hundred and slxlyont schools of
Greater New York
Al springfield Willlam , hrynn WAS
lhe principal orator H hls tribute
20 Lincoln Mr Bryan said
Llncan A. An Orator
I.incOlns fame Az statesman and
Is the nations chief executive n its
most crucial period has SO oYerehail'
owed hs fame ns an orator that hla
merits az public speaker haHe not
been sufficiently emphasized When K
IA rcmvmhcrea thar bis nomination
WaA directly due to the prominence
which he won unon the stump shat
IN the mosl remarkable scrlfs Of DC.
hates known to history he held his
own against one or the MOST hril4
liant orators America has produced,
and that 10 hla apepchas, More lhan
IA the arguments 0f any Other one
man or ii fact Of ail other public
men combned. was due tho success
II his party when an thesa facts are
borne IN mind, Il Win appear plata
even TO the casual observer. that too
little attention has been given 10 the
axtffordlnary n0wer Nnirh be exef
elsea as Z sneaker That hts aumlna
ton wna due to ihe effect chat his
aneeches prO3need caH n0t he ais
uuled when he began hls hght
AGAINST al8yery IN 1858 he was but
iltle known outside ai the counties
II whlch he attended court g rs
true that he hed heen & member el
congress a0me years before, hnt at
that time ho was nci stirred hy ans
are1t emotion Of connected with the
discussion of any Important theme
ana he mada but llllle impreaslea up-
On national politics he Threatened
.nxtenelan of slavery however. efnus
ed him and alth g canae which iusil
God hla best efforts he threw aiH
whole soul ,nle the ighl The de-
hatee with D0uglae aaea never nAt
Il parallel fl thls. er - laf as history
SHOWS. ii any ether country
ln engaging I'll lhis contest Niu
nauRlaa he met a f1emaa worthy ot
hle aieeI. for Douglas aRd HaiH90
deserved reputation as efea9 ie'
batter. and recognized that bis felufe
depended upon lhN #Hccesa VITA
which he mel tho attacks el elneuln
On one side an institution supported
Isl hlsloFy end tradition and ~ ths
other "A growing sentiment Hgfnsi thel
holding 81 human aeing in bund'
eye these presented supreme q.
ane. Douglas won thr senatorial snAs
fof which me tWo ~ lhat tlfna nae
contested. but llncol1 wQn 8 large
victory De helped to mould the sem
timent that was diyliiHg parties end
re-afraneing Tie political mrp Of The
country when the debates were
ehnciHdea eyefs one recuRn'sei aim
as lhe leader Of the cause which ne
had esponscd. and d was a recoSnl'
gi0n og this leadership whlcli he bad
aeeured through his public Aneeches
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