The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-12

me hundredth anniversary of the
birthday of its greatest citizen. AS
the years go by the life and services
If Abraham Lincoln gather brighter
glory. Many times have writers at
tempted to describe and appraise them
in detail, and the list of works de-
voted to his name and fame will
lengthen continually The subject is
exhaustless.
James Morgan has written one of
the latest volumes on Lincoln, boy and
man, and though it tells little that is
not familiar, it is a valuable as well as
interesting work. 1t is to be praised
particularly for its elearness, for its
condensation without seri-
Gus omissions, for its vivid presenta.
ton of a singleminded genius of toll,
patience, wisdom and strength, in the
significant phases of his career. It
must be given a high place among the
single-volume histories of the man and
his times. There is much of Lincoln s
own writing in the book. His two
great speeches, the Gettysburg address
and the second inaugural acceptance
and pledge, are given in full From
its pages it is easy to Gull many para
graphs that were written nearly or
quite fifty years ago, but that are still
watchwords of eternal truth. =
Six wears after Lincoln s term in
Congress he became the leader of the
Wing party IN his State and met in
debate the masterful Douglas. then APP
preaching the end Of his term as
United States Senator Lincoln was
at that time a candidate before the
Legislature for a seat as colleague
with the great Democrat, and he UNI
hesitating1y crossed swords with the
brilliant orator who had gained nation
al fame. This is said of Lincoln at
their first meeting with the time d.
vided between them:
His readiness in The debate
amazed his opponent. BY his clear
reasoning he coined his arguments into
powerful maxims, SO simple that they
sank into the understanding of every
hearer: when the white man governs
himself, that is self government; but
when he governs himself, and also gov
ems another man. that is more than
self government-that is despotism.
No man is good enough to govern
another man without that others con
sent. Repeal the Missouri Compro-
mise. repeal all compromise, repeal the
Declaration of Independence, repeal
all past history, still You can not re-
peal human nature Our Republican
robe is soiled and trailing in the dust.
Let US purify it. Let US turn and
wash it white, in the spirit if not in
the blood of the Revolution. -
Although the Wings won in that
election, they were not strong enough
to send Lincoln to the United States
Senate. Lyman Trumbuil, a Democrat,
was chosen with the aid of anti-Doug-
las votes, and it was undoubtedly a
fortunate disappointment for Lincoln
A greater preferment was before him
but TO win it he must become a ma,
tional figure. He met his opportunity
half way:
.'Wben the campaign for the cleo
tion of President came in 1856 the
Wing party was a wreck. Lincoln
joined the organization which rose OF
its ruins and became q Republican
He was welcomed at the State conven
ton of the new party as it's natura
leader. There, speaking for the frs
time as a Republican, the great cause
in switch his whole soul was enlisted
moved him to deliver an address oil
such wonderful power that even tn,
press reporters forgot their duty a:
they sat bound in it's spell, and it ha.
passed into history as the slos
speech. The reports all praised i
and editors drew their texts from it
, but no one could reproduce the slos
speech. The delegates, however, ear
RED its inspiration with them to tn,
| first national convention of the Re
publican party, about 10 meet in Phil
adelphia.
In that convention Lincoln receives
10 votes. and when the news came t
him on the circuit in Central Illinois
where he was trying eases, he was in
must have been meant for some othe
Lincoln.
| In 1853 Douglas opened his can
! paign for reelection and again Lin
coin challenged him to debate. H
/ pressed the question Of slavery and 1t
expansion home upon his adversary
vet stated his case fairly:
The Southern people, he admitted
were acting as the people of the Mort
| would act in the same situation. i
slavery did not exist among them, the
would not introduce it. If it did no.
| exist among us, We should not instant
~ give it up. | surely WI
not blame them for not doing what
should not know how to do myself.
ellis sole concern was to stop tn
spread of slavery, which he had hate
| his life long; to keep it out of til
Territories and out Of the free State
| of the North. In this cause alon
he pledged himself to strive, unit
wherever the Federal government ha
power 'the sun shall shine, the raj
shall fall. and the wind shall bio
upon no man who goes forth to unr'
Quilted TOLL
''In the closing debate, which too
place at Alton, near st. Louis, stant