The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-02-19
Washington, D. c., February 18th.
MIR. Editor -

Washington, D. c., February 18th.
MIR. Editor -
By joint resolution late on the 18th
inst, Congress made provision for the
observance of Friday the 18th, the CEN
tennial of the birth of Lincoln, as a
special holiday an the Presidents pro-
clamation confirmed the action of Con-
grees, making it effective in the District
of Columbia. Alaska, Arizona, New
Mexico and Hawaii. In anticipation of
the passage of the resolution, after be
has departed for Lincoln's birthplace
In Kentucky, the President has pre-
pared and signed proclamation which
was Issued as soon as the joint resolu
tion had been signed by Vice-president
Fairbanks and Speaker Cannon.
Near the close of the session of the
House Of Representatives, Mr.. Boutelle
of Illinois, delivered eulogy on Lin
coin of such force and simplicity that
l will venture to quote it here believ-
ing it cannot have too wide circula-
ion:
No ruler ever faced so hard task,
or one beset with SO many pitfalls as
that which confronted Lincoln, when
he entered the Presidency. During
all his term of secret foes, faithless
friends and inscriptions rivals.
He endured the whips and scorns of
time with unfailing patience and sereni-
ty, sometimes diverting the force of the
heaviest blows with the shield of humor
and day after day he bore without a
murmur a load of care that would have
crushed spirit that had not been nobly
consecrated
"But in the night watches, when deep
sleep falleth upon men, he trod alone
the Hottest heights of human thought.
communed in solitude with God, drank
deep from the cool cisterns of Christian
charity and came back to the burdens
aud the heat of another day with his
soul purged Of all envy. hatred and
malice and all uncharitableness and with
the light of inspiration in his deep
set eyes, We shall search in vain the
messages, speeches and letters o. Lincoln
for one impatient. harsh or CONTEMPT
tuous word, directed against tn ose who
differed with him or sought to thwart
his designs;
The Presi lent has returned from
Kentucky where he went to officiate at
the laying of the corner stone at the
old Lincoln Homestead in Larue Comfy
and to deliver an address there The
other speakers were Ex-Governor Folk
of Missouri and the Secretary of War,
Mr. Wright.
President ELECT Taft is expected in
Washington on Tuesday. where he will.
hold conference with the President
and some friends aud it is probable that
at this time an authoritative statement
will be made of the results of his in
spsction of the inter oceanic canal.
There was an interesting episode in
the Senate Friday when LaFollette of
Wisconsin standing alone held up
the United States Senate and prevented
the consideration of the Naval Appro-
pration Bill, forcing an adjournment
until Monday, involving loss of two
days time Notwithstanding the fact tina:
but fifteen legislative days of the short
session remain. He ard Senator Hale
of Maine j Il !! IA tilt IN Which La Fu' lettp
proved himself il more TIA .qlaI d-bl'-
er and master of sarcasm. 1t is well
that Mr.. LA Toilette Il y
number of Senators younger in ryice
if not in years, are determined to resist