The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-12

~, II they are NOT Hul0eO ana con.
trolled by fine and high moral sense.
Lineein's Qualities Needed Now.
We Of this day must try to solve
many social and industrial problems
requiring to an especial degree the
combination of indomitable resolution
with cool headed sanity. We can profit
by the way in which Lincoln used both
these traits as he strove for reform.
We can learn much Of value from the
very attacks which following that
course brought upon his head. attacks
alike by the extremists OF revolution
and by the extremists of reaction. He
never wavered In devotion to his prin-
ciples. in his love for the Union and In
his adherence Of slavery. Timid and
lukewarm people were always denounc-
ing him because he was too extreme;
but, as matter Of fact. he never went
to extremes.
Yet perhaps the most wonderful
thing OF all and, from the standpoint
Of the America Of today and OF the
future, the most vitality important was
the extraordinary way In which Lin
coin could light valiantiy against
what he deemed wrong and yet pre-
serve undiminished his love ana re-
spect for the brother from whom he
differed. In the hour OF a triumph
that would have turned any weaker
mans head, In the heat OF a struggle
which spurred many q good man to
dreadful yindictiveness, he said truth
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his Office he had never willingly plant
ed thorn in any mans bosom and
besought his supporters to study the
incidents of the trial through which
they were passing % philosophy from
which to learn wisdom and not as
wrongs to be avenged. ending with
the solemn exhortation that. as the
strife was over. all should reunite In
a common effort to save their common
country.
"Miqhtiest of Americana"
He lived in days that were great
and terrible. when brother fought
against brother for what each sincere
~ deemed to he the right, in a con-
test SO grim the strong men who alone
can carry 1t through are rarely Gble to
do justice to the deep convictions Of
those with whom they grapple In NOR
tai strife. At such times men see
through glass darby. To only the
rarest and lo;tiest spirits Is vouch-
safed that clear vision which gradually
comes to all. even to the lesser. as the
struggle fades into distance and
wounds are forgotten ard peace crecps
back to the hearts that were hurt. But
to Lincoln was given this supreme vi
sion. He did not hate the man from
whom he differed. Weakness was es
foreign as wickedness to his strong.
gentle nature. But his courage was Of
O quality 50 high that II needed no
boistering Of dark passion. He saw
clearly that the same E:-h qualities,
the same courage and willingness for
self sacrifice and devoticn TO the right
as it was siren them to see the right.
belonged both to the men OF the north
ard to the men OF the south As the
years roll by ana as an OF us. wher-
ever we dwell grow to feel an equal
pride In the valor and self devotion.
alike OF the men who wore the blue
and the men who wore the gray. so
this whole nation VIII crow to feel 4
peculiar sense Of pride In the nightiest
OF the mighty men who mastered the
mighty Days The iorer OF his eoantTy
and Of all mankind. the man whose
blood was she'd for tie union Of his
people and for ths Hreeaem e6 q saee.
Abraham Lincoln