The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-12
LINCOLN IS
HELD AS
MODEL
ROOSEVELT PRAISES
HIS NOBLENESS
OF HEART.
Asks the Nation to Take
Martyr as Its Elk
: ample.

hODGENNtLt4E, Ky. Feb. IA
~ Y. p BEFORE 5000 people. Pres
ident Roosevelt. Secretary ~ War
Wright and many other nOtahlos
paid their respects 70 the memory
OF Lincoln here today. The presi
dent said.
We have met here 20 celebrate the
hendfedth anniversary Of the birth
~ enc Of The two greatest Ameri'
cans Of one % the two or three
greatest men 81 the nineteenth cen.
Jury % one az the greatest men ln
the worlds history THIS rail- splif.
ter this boy who passed his an.
SANITY youth IN the dire poverty 81
the poorest % the frontier folk
whose rise was BY weary and painful
labor. lived to lead his people
roNgh the burning flames % a
rtrassle from which the nation
efuerged, purified BY fire. born anew
- = letter iifa After Ions years ~
Iron effort. and ~ failure that came
more ofteu than victory. he az last
rose g the leadership 81 the rcpuh
Us ~ the moment when that leader
shtp Had become the stuaendouA
wcrld-task Of the time
k.ew Ne. Ease.
he grew 10 know greatness. but
never ease Success came 20 him
but never happiness save that which
springs from doing wen a painful
and = vital task Power Was his
hHt not pleasure. The furrows
deepenea on his hrow. bat hts eyes
fear Hts gaunt shoulders were
bowed. but his steel thewa nvvvf
fsltefed as be bore Tor a burden
tire dsstinfes Of his people Hls
great and tender heart shrank from
giving pain and the task allotted
Haf4f II gsf4 ~.
llfe blood ~ the young men. ana tu
feNl In his every fiber the SORROW
~ fhe women.
Disaster Ha. Compassion.
Disaster aaddened. but never dla-
mayed bin. A. the red years 81
wAf went ~. they found him ever
salns -, duty IN the present sver
front. hsRh % heart and danntiess
81 soul Inhruhen BY hatred uu-
shakea by Eccrn. Ne worked and
Suffered for the people Triumph
WAS bis a the last aRa barely had
ltn tasted a before murder found
less eyes we're closed forever
As a people We are indeed be-
yend measure fortunate ia the
charaeters ~ the two greAtsFt oi
Lincoln widely though they air
fersd In sxtsrualS. the Virginia
landed gentleman and the Ken.
tucky backwuodsm4n they were
alike N essentials, they were alike
N abs great qualities which rem.
dered each Ahie Is FENDER service
20 HE nation and 60 all mankind
aueh as ao other man OF his Eeucr-
alton could OF ala render.
esmmsn sense Ideals
Each had lofty ideals. but each
e stfisins 70 attain these lofty
cpmFnou sense. Each puaaenaed fn-
flexible courage IN adversity. and
soul wholly unApoiled 81 pros.
pertfy. Each possessed All the gen
|. Tier virtues commonly exhibited by
COED men ~ho lack rugged strength
Of Character Each possessed also
ali the strong qualities commonly
exhibited ~ those towering masters
81 mankind who have too often
shown themselves devoid o. 70
much A. the understanding ~ the
words BY which We signify the
qualities of duty. ~ mercy. ~ devo.
tiam e the right. Of lofty distnter.
estecnsss "a battling for Tire good
There have been other men az
All the history u mankind there
are NJ ether two great men az
good - these. no. other two good
mfn a. great.
wissiy though the problems 81
tG4Hy differ frem tie problems n~i
fnr solution 10 Washington when
Ne founded thts nation. 10 tineoln
when he saved u and freed tho
slave. yet tire qualities they showed
In meeting these problems are 81
actlY the same az those We should
chow In doing our work today.
Saw late FsfaFs.
Lincoln saw into the future with
the prophetic imagination Usually
Youehaafed only 20 the poet and the
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