The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-02-11

ACNAfiHW hiiNN0-iF
1ne hundred years ago tomorrow
n lhte iog home down 70 whst
a row Aarue county Kentucky was
tofn chlia destined 70 change the
worlds history aud by aruneas Of
,a character ana ability % choose
aoio generals. BY the sword sels'e
auestIoh ahlch had threatened 10
slsrrm she unlon from the accept
scs 81 ile Veieal constitution until
thst sepiemher day 10 1868, when
Backed IN lhe power Of tiie sword
human slavery was driven rom iae
United Staten ami secession rights
vpload by tho thunder 9f cannon aii1
sas shrless Of Toe dying Americans
from Worth and South
rem thousand volumes would not
auaiso 10 contain the ialsehacas end
s,stenenss concerning the great I'm
so IN laci however nie llle up
lhe time qhcn he crossed ewefas
e etephea & DouglAs 20 Che Allln.
sls iesisintive assembly was lhe
81 Poverty great trials and muca d's.
appointment
rushing aslSs ail % ihe lnane
orleA and also she true snecdo'e'
X shls inuasnaus kmerlctn, hls sta'
sess Is life can 81 prlmarily a''rf
suited Is tao greas TRUTHS
eirst Ne ntyer licd
seconl he aever allowed the pre-
seaenf rleh nor tho iingo poor g
afa a.m from what Ne believed inc
o.,a Il duty. aul he added % those
sssila 4 halsy ot purpose that one q
stronger sentiment and tradition
saIs a6i hcpe 10 tread
s greatness aaa by himself a'-
itIbrtai to lfe i4et thet For thirty
wears he was pieei ssainsi siephen
fllen Douglas noN admitted ~ nave
been he greatest eommonsr ei sha'
century aud ihe lvo siatesmen back
es 81 vigorous end rapidly growing
STATE male Of Hiiaeia a maelsirom OF
eeefeslve politics Wnicn easulfed sae
entire nation
s maaped iba iact ioat @r
saelas uad ruinea hla ssetulnesF g
tss nroiesaioual paliaciaaa by bis al.
osacy oi Csc SanHss Nebraska as'
saa from thet hom unul be Tes eieri
ed preslaeni 81 ihs 5fnitea asa'e'
sa Wss enopposaa sy ea issue iaa'
coaid lone endure
Briefly ne had iha eYerhse aEfll
career of tlie pioneer Of fhsi dn.
fpasaca s. ne dpsis q hls 8'r
sinls malhes before Old enough g
remember ae found a step.notheI
vine had Gle Que trait REQUIRED e
aid him she was thofoaghly honesl
h.l gave % him what little adYan
,aeas couid ba secured IN inaia1n, e
where tas fsmily had moved
Prom 1870 p until ls42 we're sh'
dark years q l.incolna liiei me-
selae DE lime ai bis ceuriship Nlsl
afy roaa, and 4 was feared "
would lose his misid re married
ii the year last mpntioned-'1n'
yass later Rober TOdl tlneola ~eI
aasn, rna from thli moment unit
atnskan hg tho ballet Of an assassll
he private liie 81 Abraham Lineoll
ees ike that Of hls public life gian
gse IL purpose noble IN splrii an'
As true t. tie rules preact.hed 81
tas acpdia 10 the pcle
SIS election hasianed tho eouiic
between those xho differed se owe
eovoramaasel paliey iaat WsF mus
follow
aecsase oi hts irmness shd ns
courage BE- prosecuted lhe waf wit
relentlese spirit ami ifYerS South
con paid wl;a hieo6 aaa icars ha'
want snd insult 70 and by lhe eei
pethaseef government, for The deaf
lslncoml Chen finished rs ars
sasasf vas oF hupe. complete "
ldn ah aiapesty iot nri qs3s aold
iers and law, but 81 other reati1ns
AZ wrnte bla nome urs' aa 1n'
giant PARTISAN Of q eaisse Wlllth pfo
anuea peffeci nnInn; SECOND. u. -
aanhys - esol hN 5e9l
easer, lAlrl 6 lhe head 81 an ~
dIssoluhla nation. determined thn
n0nquprot ana conquered shoold hay'
ell a. one ana Without reference q
tHa past
He diea martyr History kayl
he was efeai AMI the historian hn
never yet orred a. the ryeles roll b
lii estimating those VIM ave- 70 hav
Aelr namfs rseflted ii ite siprl
ol The falfce nosal Of Glo'y.