The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-02-12

their seats on an improviSed platform
near the flower mantled cabin.
Close TO this lay the cornerstone of
the new memorial temple In Its bed
of mortar, and a derrick was manned,
ready TO raise the huge stone into
place when the President had spread
the cement In its broad side with the
silver trowel, which lay upon the ros-
trum. Following the delivery of the
impressive invocation, Former Cover
nor Joseph Folk of Missouri, who is
president of the Lincoln Memorial as
sociation, uttered some Introductory
remarks. telling the purpose OF the
association. He said:
THE people of every great nation
have In all times honored their heroes
with memorials. In studying the his
tory OF other peoples, we judge them
by these tokens of affection for tho
illustrlouS men that led them In some
mighty crisis. This nation has had
many men whose deeds have emblaz.
oned the pages of history but no
name is now dearer In the hearts OF
the people than that of Abraham Lin
coin. Washington fought to give us
the citizen never obtained nor ex-
ercised by any other people; Lincoln
struggled to keep II as a government
of the people, for the people and by
the people Jefferson taught the sim
pie truths necessary for the happi-
ness of a democratic people; Lincoln
applied these truths to the troubles
of his time and steered the ship Of
state into peaceful harbor, Jackson
Numbered against and overcame tho
evils OF his day, Lincoln, with heart
ready for any fate. breathed a new
force into the doctrines OF Jackson.
We preserved Mount Vernon in mem
ory of Washington. Monticello is still
che Mecca for the followers Of Jeffer.
SON The Hermitage is kept as when
Old Hickory lived and worked and
wrought Save for an occasional mon-
ument, there Is no suitable memorial
or Lincoln. whose fame grows brighter
as the years go by.
Here on this farm, 100 years ago
today. was born the strongest, strang-
est, gentlest character the Republic
has ever known. His work was des-
tined to have more far-reaching in
fluence than any that went before
him. Until recently, this spot which
should be hallowed by every Ameri-
can, was unnoticed and abandoned. In
spired by the idea that due regard for
the apostle of human liberty, who
sprang from this SOIL demanded the
preservation of his birthplace. few
patriotic men organized the Lincoln
Farm association to purchase this
property and to erect upon Ii a me-
mortal to that simple, but sublime
life that here came into the world.
This association Is purely patriotic
in its purposes, and the movement
has met with a ready response from
every section of the nation The gov
ernors OF nearly all the states have ap-
pointed commissioners to cooperate
in this work. The South has respond
ed as generously as the North. In re-
vering the name of Lincoln, there is
now no North or South nor East nor
West There is but one heart In all,
and that the heart OF patriotic Am
erica So the memorial to be erected
hereby South as well as North Will
not only be in memory OF Lincoln, but
II will be a testimony that the fires
of hatred kindled by the fierce civil
conflict OF nearly half a century ago,
are dead and from the ashes has
arisen the red rose OF patriotism To
a common country and loyalty to a
common flag II will be a monument
In the forward progress OF nation.
dedicated to the liberty and happiness
of mankind.
1T is appropriate that these dedica-
tion exercises. participated in by rep
resentatives OF every part of the ma
tion. should be held upon the centen-
ary of Lincoln's birth. We have not
come SO much to dedicate this ground,
but, 10 set 1t apart as gift to the
American people as lasting memor-
ial TO the Matcbless American. The
man born here has already consecrat-
ed this place. 1t Is for us TO be here
dedicated to the great task before us,
that this nation should not be pre-
served merely TO fall before the enc
niles OF peace. but that II shall be
made free from the things that dis
honor and oppress. The inspiration
OF high citizenship must ever eman-
ate from this spot
He was followed by President Roose-
yelt. who laid the cornerstone. putting
into Its receptacle appropriate papers
which was sealed by Nicholas Koeneg-
stein. OF Hodgenville ana the stone
raised into place.
The President then delivered the
following address;
I'VE have met here to celebrate the
bundredth anniversary of the birth Of
one of the two greatest Americans:
. of one of the two OF three greatest
men Of the nineteenth century, Of one
OF the greatest men In the worlds his
tory. This rail-splitter. this boy who
passed his ungainly youth in the dire
poverty of the poorest OF the frontier
folk, whose rise was by weary and
painful labor, lived TO lead his people
through the burning flames of strue'
gle from which the nation emerged.