Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-14
SAYS LINCOLN PROH|TED
BY PRENT|CE'S WRITINGS
Champ Clark Believes Ken
lucky Editors Articles Had
Great Influence.

George ID. Prentice, editor or the old
Louisville Journal was responsible for
many of the sterling qualities exhibited
by Abraham Lincoln, according to Champ
Clarg, speaker apparent of the House
of Representatives. at the Lincoln birth
day anniversary in the First Congrega-
tional Church last evening. Lincoln s
Kentucky birthplace, as well as his Ken
lucky wife, Representative Clark declared.
aided him greatly in his work. The
celebration was under the auspices OF
the Department of the Potomac, G. A.
R., and before the gathering was called
to order every seat in the edifice was
occupied
Speaker Cannon also delivered a
brief address, saying that the men who
fought for the preservation of this re-
public never have received one-fourth
what is due them. He declared that a
grateful nation should see that the
pension fund is increased before this
years results are counted up and last
year repeats itself with $4,000 more
veterans passing over the Great Divide
Most of you folks think that Horace
Greeley was the greatest editor who ever
lived" said Representative CLARK, .'buf
n this you are mistaken. THE g.eat. st
editor was NJ. Prentice of Kentucky a I'D
want to tell you that even alter he
moved to Illinois Mr.. Lincoln took his
paper and read his editorials with eager
eye.
Kept Kentucky in Union.
He declared that Mr. Lincoln, with his
Kentucky family connections as well as
close friends, did much toward see ng
that Kentucky did not secede from the
Union. IF she had left the Union l
want to tell you that her child Missouri,
would have Immediately followed her.
and then. instead of these thousands of
kentuckians and Missourians on va ious
battlefelds supporting the I'm on columns,
they would have been in the gray of the
Confederacy, and ere long Jefferson Da us
would have had SO many cities in his
possession that European nations would
have stretched their hands across tie
seas and given him a.d.'
The splendid qualities of George H.
Thomas, the Rock of Chickamauga -
were praised, and then for moment Mr..
Clark went back to the thought of Ken
early life. You folks hardly know OF
the war as kentuckians saw it. There
mother and daughter parted, brothers
went their separate ways, men who had
courted the same girls, danced in the
same sets and had been friends all their
lives went hunting for each other
Again" he said, IF it had not been for
Lincoln's connections in Kentucky the
balance of power would have gone to the
southland instead of to the northland.
and today the southern Confederacy
would be upon the map of the world"
Address of Speaker Cannon.
Speaker Cannon in his address gave Mr..
Lincoln credit for the commercial and
Industrial awakening Of the south follow
ing the war. and then declared that he
hoped as long as there was a corporars
guard OF the old Union army that the
members would gather in Washington tn
| observe the war Presidents birthday an
Iniversary.
War Songs of the Boys in Blue" was
played by section Of the Marine Band
after an organ voluntary by Prof Will
liam Wall Whidditt. Rev DR.. Charles F.
| Steck. pastor Of the Lutheran Concreea-
| ton OF the Epiphany, pronounced the IN
vocation. Henry A. johnson, commander
of the Department of the Potomac. G..
A. R., made short address, in which he
introduced Col. McElroy as chairman.
The presentation Of the flag was made
by Color Sergt. Hazard Wheeler, after
which Mrs. B. H. Smart sang the Star
Spangled Banner Representative Cal
derhead Of Kansas delivered a brief adj
dress and Col John Tweedale read Lin
coins Gettysburg address. Mrs. Smart
sang Battle Hymn OF the Republic"
and the Marine Band played THE Beau
tiful Blue Danube, The benediction
was pronounced by Rev. Or. Samuel IL
Woodrow. pastor Of the First Congrega-
tiOnal Church.