The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-21
Lincoln.
Lincoln.
To the Editor Of The Gate City:

To the Editor Of The Gate City:
KEOKUK, Iowa, Feb. 16, 1913.-We,
the Afro-Americans of free America,
cannot forebear to speak word of
praise in honor of the memory of our
great noble liberator and good man,
Abraham Lincoln, our saviour, and
friend. Can we forget to unite in one
voice to speak of his acts and efforts
in our behalf? At the return of each
anniversary of his birth every negro
heart should respond to honor the
memory Of the benefactor of our race
who brought to us freedom, liberty.
civilization, and common wealth. We
should honor him today as the de-
| liverer of our country. Lincoln was a
God-fearing man. When he made the
grand remark in writing to friend
of the opposing party, he said ITO
those appealing to me, on conscien-
tious grounds, have done and shall
do the best can in my own conscience
under my oath to the Lord and / de
sire your earnest prayers. to our
Father in heaven
/ Blessed words of Abraham Lincoln
Worthy of our lasting perpetuation
He appeared as the common peoples
| friend; the man of equal rights. and
justice to all. We honor him for his
meek and lowly bearing toward the
world Of helpless beings who needed
his best endeavor to aid at this
Ieventful period of the SOS when op
lpression and revolt were the order o
the day: when bloodhounds and mast
ers and underground railroads ant
southern steamboats, were enferpris
ling in human traffic. Those days o
; rebellious wars and blood take II
back to the perilous times in whicl
our fathers and forefathers bore tn
burden, and heat of the day, strugglin.
in darkness and dispair, waiting God
time of deliverance. No hope iron
mortal man but trusting in the God 0
Abraham Lincoln, whom God raise,
iup for our help, our leader and GU
emancipation
Born in 1909 lowly child. vet TIL
great conflicting tide of political issu
waited while he steming the detr
ments of adverse circumstances an
environments persevered with VI
daunted courage, pressing onward an
upward. Born TO achieve a victor
stand for the rights Of all mankin
), his principal of freedom to the slav
was a God given attribute whic
: ruled his life and walk and made hil
the same strong, brave, characte
undaunted in decisions and deterr
nation of right in all things.
- Abraham Lincoln was a true chri
ton, an orthodox of the old type; h
i, true charity TO all spoke freedom
the African slave and to the mankir
and the world was made better al
rejoiced that such a man was born.
Then can we the once bound
chains and letters of slavery, Il
OIL once dark benighted race, notwit
u standing our advancement In int,
e ligence and civilization, and veal
re can we ever forget TO honor the graz
70 source from which our deliyeran
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10 rate and celebrate and perpetuate {
'e noble deeds and acts done for us,
- this grandly noble man, Abraham l.
~ coin? It Is fitting and right that !
cease not to hold in sacred respe
g and honor throughout our generate
n 4 the birth, life and death Of t
q, martyred president, Abraham Linco
Lincoln our noble dead.
~ Our honored chief and head
=. Who safe to freedom led,
ss The lowly slave.