The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-11-16
AT DEDICATION OF MEBfoRIAI1s
HALL ON SITE OF EMANCT- Il gS
PATOR'S BIRTH-PLACE. s
Shrine Is Accepted
In the Presence of Throngs Fru,,HllI7
All Parts Of the Country Who Witsis
ness ConsstIiimation Of Nation.Wttis.t II II
Movement to Preserve Cabin. rs

I1ouSeHVllle, n.y., NOV. tlU.---EuxH
shrining the log cabin in which
| Abraham Lincoln frat saw light, an
imposing granite memorial to the
war president was dedicated here
yesterday and accepted for the HI. (;
ton by President Taft. III.
The memorial stands where tfesi
cabin it shields was originally 1t1i1t%
by Lincoln's parents. It is on tho
farm on which. Thomas Lincoln and
Nancy Hanks settled after their
long journeys from Virginia. sS
The exercises were, in measure.S
a continuation of those begun day
beore yesterday at. Frankfort, when
a statute of Lincoln was ui1veiled
In the state capitol. The cereniony
mere. however, marked The COM
summation Of nationwide moyas
ment to convert the Lincoln births
place into a national reserve. as, y,
Throngs from all parts OF the
Eun1ted States Witnessed the accapt-5
ance of the memorial and farm fSrsi
the nation by President Taft. For
mer Governor Folk, of Missourf.
who Is president Of the Lincoln
Farm Association, began 1audation5
of Lincoln, and to this was added
tribute by President Taft, Governor
Wilson, Senator Borah and Major
General Black, former commanded
or the Grand Army OF the Rspnb-
lie. ....
The great granite building oecu-ss
pies the site Of the cabinisfn which
Lincoln was born 102 years ago.
near the center of the farm. tG4.4 44l.4,
Cut into one wall Of the memori- /
al-hall~ these words:. .4s-..<.,, -<s.s 3ts
Here, over the log cabin where
Abraham Lincoln was born, Il deas
tined to preserve the Union and frssas
the slaves, a grateful nsopla /, laays
dedicated this memorial to 81 ,,nitSys.S
PEACE and brotherhood among The /
states. 1$sSS8Ss
Address OF President Taft. sAfEsta \ 81
There Is nothing SO fascinatdng.
on the one hand and nothing 80 diff
hcult on the other, as the tracing
by heredity of the development OFT
genius and real greatness said
dress. He continued: n, 3Sgs
Perhaps this Is because there are
so few instances In history that
prompt the search The ez plaria.
ton Of Lincoln and his wonderful
character from, his origin ana eIiS
IV1ronment is almost as difficult asg I
the explanation of Shakespeare;;8 d; n
but the passion of the world growa I
Tor more intimate knowledge Of his
personality and deeper inquiry in-F7
to the circumstances of his wonder
fu1 life. fzs 5S4S
Few men have come into public
prominence who came absoIutely
from the soil, as did ~Abrtsst8m kinzsz
coin. 1t Is difficult to imagine QthaS
lack or comfort, accommodation,
and the necessities OF life that there
were In the cabin in which he Was
born. With an illiterate and shift
less father, and mother who
though of education and force, died
before he reached youth, his future
was dark indeed. In the sstap.
mother that his father found for
him, however, he had a woman OF
strength Of character and of educas
tion enough to assist him. So
Knew Plain Peoples Woes.
The almost squallor. In which he \
passed his early life made him fa@S
miliar with the sufferings, thougIits
and sympathies OF the plain people. 4,
and when he came to great power. 3
his understanding Of their reasoi,4S
ing and Of their views gave him an
advantage In interpreting their at
titude which cannot be overestimat~
ed. w.. a$4yYj
His evident sympathy for the coilyf
ored race, his reused sense Of fuel
tice In their behalf, his earnest pas-
sions to secure them freedom snd
equality Of opportunity had their
inspiration in the sufrerings and
limitations of his own early life.
He was not slow, but be waG
cautious, deliberate, attentive as
beftted one who insisted on estab-
fishing every proposition that he &
adhered to by original reasoning
from fundamental postu1ates. Th8
lucidity and clearness Of his thought
manifested itself in the sbnnplicity3
directness and clearness of hiw
style. 40
He had imagination and he loved
poetry. He had the rythm of lan-s
guage, and though purely self-sdy
ucated these circumstances develop
ed power Of literary exprsasfon 3