The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-02-13


lincoln's Gettysburg Address.
-Four score and seven years ago our
fathers brought forth on this continent
new nation, conceived in liberty and
| dedicated to the proposition that all
men are created equal
! Now We are engaged in a great civil
war, testing whether that nation OF
| any nation. so conceived and so dedi-
Gated, can long endure We are met
! on great battlefield of that war We
have come TO dedicate portion OF that
field as final resting place for those
who here gave their lives that that ma
! tion might live. 1t is altogether fitting
and proper that we should do this.
But, in a larger sense. we cannot
dedicate-we cannot consecrate-we
cannot hallow-this ground. The
brave men, living and dead who strug-
gled here, have consecrated 1t far
above our poor power to add or de-
tract The world will little note nor
long remember what we say here. but
it can never forget what they did here
1t Is for us, the living, rather, to be
dedicated here to the unfinished work
which they who fought here have thus
far so nobly advanced. It is rather for
us to be here dedicated to the great
task remaining before us-that from
these honored dead we take increased
devotion to that cause for which they
gave the last full measure of devotion
that we here highly resolve that
these dead shall not have died in vain
that this nation. under God. shall
have a new birth Of freedom-and that
government Of the people. by the peo-
pie, for the people, shall not perish
from the earth
DR.. Condor read Lincoln's favorite
poem. "Oh. Why Should the Spirit of
Mortal Be proud"
The Hon A. w. Agee In his address
on Lincoln said In part:
When | saw the printed program for
this occasion In the newspapers and
observed that 1t was quite lengthy.
and that the two distinguished gentle
men who have preceded me were to
address You. | was somewhat at loss
to understand why | had also been
given place on the program but
have since learned why this was done,
and while | would not for anything
give away any secrets, If you will say
nothing about 1t to any one, will tell
you confidently how 1t happened.
When the committee having the mat
ter in charge. had the program about
made up the question arose as to
how the audience could be induced to
remain long enough to listen to the
address OF my friends who have al
ready spoken. and they finally hit,upon
the plan of having DR.. Condor read
poem and putting me down for an ad.
dress at the close. You see, the plan
has worked like a charm, and has
demonstrated the wisdom of the COM
mittee.
In congress. all speeches are printed
in the Congressional Record, that hui
merous periodical for which we all
help TO pay. but nobody reads, and It
Is customary when some congressman
wants to make speech for home con-
sumption, and nobody wants to listen,
for him to obtain leave to have his
remarks printed In the Record. In
stead of actually delivering the speech
In the house. In due course of time
the speech appears in the Congression-
al Record, together with the frequent
"outbursts of applause" and long con
tinued cheering, with which 1t is sup
posed to have been greeted by the
members of the house and the galleries.
and soon the mail pouches are bulging
with copies of the Record containing
the speech, which the member sends
through TO his admlring constituents,
under his official frank without the
payment of any postage. like Senator
Tillman sent his typewriter. 5r
/ have thought it might be best for
me to pursue somewhat the same
course on this occasion. by arranging
to have my remarks printed In the
paper friends, perhaps through SYM
pathy for the audience, kindly volun"
teered to see to the publication II |
would furnish him the necessary manu-
script, which ] agreed 10 do on two
conditions. namely: First. that what
intended to say had not already been
said, and secondly. that he should fur
nish the necessary amount of applause
and see that 1t Is inserted in the prop
er places.
I shall detain you but a very few
minutes. Indeed | think | should say
nothing, but for the fact that am al
ways glad to speak in eulogy of the
81 eat American. whose centenary an
niversary we celebrate this evening.
and the further fact that I appreciate
the courtesy of the invitation to speak
to you, coming as II did from the men
whose patriotism and bravery made 1t
possible for this day TO be celebrated
throughout an inseperable Union.
On last Sunday evening. it was my
privilege and my pleasure. along with
my esteemed friend, Apostle Mckay.
to speak at the services held in the
Congregational church Of this city. in
memory Of our first martyrei presi-
dent, l attempted at that time to show
that no other president ever entered
upon the duties of his Office confronted
with such mighty obstacles. as did
Abraham Lincoln
then spoke Of him as THE Man of
Peace and of War;" of his constant
and earnest efforts to preserve the
Union Of states and avoid a bloody |
conflict between the contending forces
of the republic, but how. failing in
this. when the first assault was made
upon the life Of the nation at Fort
Sumpter, S. c.. he at once became O
man of war" and from that time for
ward there was no halting, and mo
shadow of turning" In his efforts to
suppress the insurrection in the south /
and preserve the life and honor of the
nation This evening want to say 4
very few words concerning that char
acteristic of this great man which