The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-02-12
REvERENT THOUSANDS
AT LINCOLN S BIRTHPLACE
ChIsf Executive Of Nation LaudS
Memory Of The Great EIan-
CIpaiOT and Martyr
lRy Aaaoelaled Preee.l

Aodgenyllle, KY. Feb. -Revereat
end curious Americans to the number
Of thousands today dedicated the
mean iktle cabin IN waich Liberty
wrought her last miracle The birth
place Of Abraham Lincoln was here.
shortly before noon The train bear
Ing President Roosevelt and members
of his party. pulled IN and the Chlnf
Executive was heartily cheered as be-
took his place ln the parade TO the
little cabin
The ceremonies began with an I'm.
preaslye Invocation followed by intro
duotory remarks by Ex-Governor Folk
Of Missouri who IN turn yielded TO
the President
THIS afternoon the President and
other dgnliaries wlli BOARD the train
ior Louisville and the exercises VIII
be ended
The Presidents Tribute.
President Roosevelt IN hts efaecl
said:
We have met here 10 celebrate the
hundredtL anniversary Of the birth Of
one Of tie two greatest Americans
Of one Of .he two o. three gfeatcRi
men OF the nineteenth century. az 0nt
Df the greatest men ~ The worlds his
tory Thia rail SPLITTER. this boy who
pasaed his ungalnly youth N the dire
poverty Of the poorest Of ne frontier
folk. whose rlse was by weary and
painful labor. lived to lead his poo.
pie through the burning flames pl q
struggle from which the nation emerg
sad, purified as By fire. born anew 70
u lOflier life After long years Of roA
effort, end uf faliure thai came more
often than Victory. he at last rese to
The leadership Of the Republic, al ths
inomon. whom that leadership had be-
come the stupendous w0r' dsta9k o.
the time. lie grew to know great
ness, htlS reyer ease. snccess came tn
him. but never happiness save that
which springs from doing we'll a pain
lul and vital task. Power was hls,
but NOT pleasure The furruwa deep.
ened 0n hi1 brow. but his eyes were
andimmad bv either hate or fear Ills
eaunt shoulders were bowed. but hts
aleel thews never faliefed as be bore
for burden the desi.nea Of his pee.
nile. Ills great and tender heart
shrank from slsins pain, and The
4sk allotted him was ie pour cut like
water the lifc.hnnd OF the young men.
end to feel n his every aGeg the sor-
row OF the women. Disaster saddensd
but never dismayed him Az the req
years OF war went by fhey found him
ever doing hia duty IA the present,
ever facing the luu-.- with FEARLESS
front. high OF heari, aud daunllesg Of
soul ginbfoken hy hatred mistaken
bq scorn. he worked and suffered for
the people, Triumph was hls al .asts
and barely hnH M tasted 1t before
murder found him, and the kindly
patient fearless eyes we're closed for
ever.
AS people We are indeed beyond
measure fortunate in the characters Of
the Two greatest of our public men.
washington ana Lincoln Widely
though they dihered IN externals. the
NIrgiania nnded ,,p.demRn and the
Kentucky bacswnodaman they we're
aiIlp IN essentials, they were alike
IN the great qualities which rendered
each able III Feilder service % his na.
ton and u all mankind such as no
other man cf his generation could or
did render. EHeh had lofty ideals,
but each Ii striving 10 atiaia ,hese
lofty Ideals was guided BY the sound.
est common sense. Each possessed
lngnxlble courage II adYersity, and q
soul wholly unapolled By prosperity.
Each possessed all the geniier virtues
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