The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-10

president by distributing patronage in various departments until in that quiet, masterly but humorous way, Lincoln took the reins and held them to the end. With Seward, with Stanton, with Chase, he had his trials.
 Encountered Difficulties
 'In the outset, Mir Lincoln encoun- tered the difficulties that fall to the lot of any responsible head of a government, difficulties which are intensified by the greatness of the issues at hand, but which all have the same chances when they arise from the over zeal of moral reformers. Those who wished slavery abolished felt toward MT. Lincoln great CT degree of hatred and contempt during the first two years of his administration than even the rebels themselves. Brook ing no delay, accepting every excuse as a mere pretext, they pounded upon MT. Lincoln with emphasis, denunciation and bitter attack, but he knew better than they what was necessary before he took the step of emancipation they were sup pressing.
 "He knew better than they the loss of support he would suffer in the border states; he knew better than they that he must delay until the emancipation proclamation could be issued, not to break up the slavery, but to effect a constitutional amendment. but only for military reasons and with military pur pose: and so he barred Ais breast to the shafts of criticism from this most rm- portant element of the republican party and waited
 "The great reason for the present me- morial is the constant reminder it fur nshes of the unexplained and unexplain- able growth and development, from the humblest and homeliest soil, of Linco1ns genius intellect, heart and character that have commanded the gratitude of his countrymen for the good he worked with them and awakened the love and devoted admiration of a world"
 The great granite building, completed, provided out of contributions of loyal Americans and endowed by them, occu- pies the site of the cabin in which Lon don was born near the center of the Lin coin farm, the shrine today of the whole country.
 Cut into one wall of the memorial hall are these words:
 Here over the log cabin where Abra- ham Lincoln was born, destined to pre- serve the union and free the slave, a grateful people have dedicated this me- morial to unity, peace and brotherhood among the states.'
 Within the rude cabin of logs the same that newly welded Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks built when they took pos session of the farm that today becomes a national park. Robert J. Collier, chair man of the executive committee of the Lincoln Farm association has written Governor Wilson formally notifying him that the memorial costing $112.000 has been erected and paid for and that a fund of some -s5o,oOo has been completed and in- vested in safe securities, the income to provide the necessary maintenance fund.
 Governor Wilson, who made his reply last night, has accepted the trust in the name of the commonwealth, providing only that formal transfer await the &C., tion of his successor, Governor McCreary and the next legislature.
 Today President Taft received the me- morial in the name of the nation. Vet erans of both Union and Confederate al mics, notables of states and nation representatives of the army and other government departments are here in mum. bers and 20 special trains are carrying people who have assembled in Louisville
 Taft in Nashville
 Nashville. November 9.--Announced by the firing of 21 guns from the state cap itol in honor of the nations chief exec utive, President Taft's special train ar rived in Nashville at 7:3O o'clock this evening and he was met at the union station by the reception committee in- cluding United States Senator Luke Zee. Gov. Ben w. Hooper and Judge J. M. Dickinson, former Secretary of War
 A parade headed by the First Regi- ment band and composed of state militia. Confederate veterans, the Boy Scouts of America and automobiles containing the