The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-08-31

Inevitable with all such struggles, IL
had also dark and terrible side. Very
much was done Of good and much also
Of evil. aud, as was inevitable IN such
period OF revolution. often the same
man did both good evil.
For our great good fortune as a ma.
ton we. the people OF the United
States rs a whole. can now afford TO
forget the evil or at least TO remember
Il without bitterness aud TO fix our
eyes with pride on the good that was
accomplished.
Problems Of Life.
Even IN ordinary times there are
very few OF us who do not see the
problems OF life as through a glass
iarkly. and when the glass Is clouded
by the murk Of furious popular pas
sion the vision OF the best and the
bravest Is dimmed.
looking back. we are all OF us now
able 10 do Justice to the valor and the
jislnterestedness and the love OF the
right as TO each Il was given 20 see the
light. shown both by the men OF the
aorth and the men OF the south IN that
contest which was finally decided by
the attitude OF the west.
We can admire the heroic yalor, the
sincerity. the self devotion shown
alike by the men who wore the blue
and the men who wore the gray. and
our sadness that such men should have
had TO Eight one another is tempted by
he glad knowledge that ever hereafter
their descendants shall be found Eight
Ing side by side. struggling Ia peace
~ well as ia war for the upllft Of their
common country. all alike resolute TO
raise 20 the highest pitch OF honor and
usefulness the nation 10 which they all
belong.
As FOR the veterans Of the Grand
Army of the Republic. they deserve
honor and recognition such as are paid
TO no other citizens Of the republic.
Tor 10 them the republic owes It's all.
Tor 10 them Il owes its very existence.
1 do not speak OF this struggle OF the
past merely from the historic stand
point our interest Is primarily In the
application today Of the lessons taught
BY the contest OF half a century ago.
IL Is OF little use for us TO pay lip
loyalty 10 the mighty men OF the past
lnless we sincerely endcavor 10 apply
% the problems Of the present pre-
sEely the qualities which In other
srises enabled the men Of those days 20
meet those crises.
IL II half melancholy and half anus
ng 10 see the way In which well mean
ny people gather 20 do honor 70 the
ncn who In company with John Brown
and under the lead OF Abraham Lin
.oln faced and solved the great prob
ems OF the nineteenth century. while
a the same time these same good peo-
pie nervously shrink from or frantlcal-
" dcnonncc those who are trying 10
meet the problems OF the twentieth IN
he spirit which was accountable for
ne successful solution Of the problems
n Lincoln's time
Lineoln's Forecast.
or that generation Of men 90 whom
We owe 30 much the man 20 whom we
,we the most n. OF course. Lincoln.
Part Of our debt 60 him is because be
forecast our present struggle and saw
he way out lie said:
II hold that while man exists q Is
lls duty 10 improve not only bis own
condition. but 90 assist In amelioratlng
And again: Labor Is prior
L. "A fuG..,.s,N.rs - a.vltaI HnpffaI
5 only the fruit OF labor and could
lever have existed hut for labor. La
Dor Is the superior OF capital and de-
Ierves much the higher consideration.
Capital has It's rights which are as
worthy OF protection as any other
rights. Nor should this lead to a war
ipon the owners Of property. Proper.
y Is the fruit OF labor. property Is de-
'irable. Is a positive good in the world.
Let not him who Is houseless pull |
Town the house OF another. but let him !
work diligently and build one for him
elf. thus by example showing that his !
,wn shall be safe from violence when
,uilt."
II seems 20 me that IN these words |
Lincoln took substantially the attitude
hat we ought TO take. lie showed the
,ropcr sense Of proportion IN his relG
i've estimates OF capital aud labor. Of
human rights and property rights
Above all. in this speech. as In many
,thcrs. he taught a lesson In wise
,lndliness and charlty-an sndispensa.
Die lesson 10 us OF today. hut this
wise kindliness and charity never
weakened his arm or numbed his
ieart
We cannot afford weakly 10 blind
mrsclyes 60 the actual conflict which
aces US today. The issue Is Joined.
nd we must Eight or fail.
IN every wise struggle for human
'etterment one Of the main objects
nd often the only object has been 20
chieve In larger measure equality OF
In the struggle for this
-rcat end nations rise from barbarlsm
o civilization, and through II peoples
ress forward from one stage OF en-
Ightenment to The next.
one OF the chief factors in progress
the destruction OF special privilege
he essence Of any struggle for
ealthy liberty has always been and
lust always be TO take from some one
ian or class OF men the right 10 enjoy
o,r,r or vvoaIfh or pooffinu ar I'm. I