Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-02-17
Hshed In the New York Times of Nov.
Fl. 1888 The following Is an extract
from the letter:

naned In the New York Times OF Nov.
Fl. 1893 The following Is an extract
from the letter:
The ceremonies Of the dedication today.
Of which you have already had a fun ac-
count by telegraph, passed on without ac-
cident and nearly I'm accordance with the
program previously published There was
not, however. SO large . military Display
a. was anticipated. and the procession
was unexpectedly slim for the reason that
most OF the guests who were expected to
join It were either on viewing the battle
field or had hurried up to the cemetery
ing prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Stockton was
touching and beautiful and produced quite
as much effect upon the audience as the
classic sentences of the orator OF the day.
President Lincoln's brief address was de-
Hvered In clear, loud tone of voice,
which could be distinctly heard at the ex-
treme limits of the largo assemblage. 1t
was delivered. or, rather, read from a
sheet OF paper which tho speaker held In
his hand, in q very deliberate manner,
with strong emphasis and with q most
businesslike air. The dedication ceremo-
MES were apparently minor considera-
don. for even while Mr.. Everett was de-
fvering his splendid grafton there were as
many people wandering about the fields
made memorable by the fierce struggles
OF July stood around the stand listen
have considered with President Lincoln
that It was not what was said here, but
what was done here that deserved their
attention
When Lincoln Spoke.
The speech Of Mr.. Lincoln as pub
nshed the morning after its delivery
was as follows, including the applause
with which 1t was received by the au-
dience:
Fourscore and seven years ago our ia
theirs brought forth upon this continent a
l. =
Gated to the proposition that all men are
created equal IApplause.1 Now we are
engaged in great civil war, testing
whether that nation or any nation SO con-
ceived and SO dedicated can long endure.
We are met on a great battlefield of that
war. We have come to dedicate a portion
OF that field as q final resting place for
those who here gave their lives that the
nation might live. 1t is altogether fitting
and proper that we should do this, but in
large sense we cannot dedicate. We can
not consecrate, we cannot haloW this
ground. The brave men, living and dead.
who struggled here have consecrated 1t far
above our power to add or detract Zap
plause.1 The world Will little note nor long
remember what we say here. but it can
never forget what they did here. Zap
plause.1 1t is for US, the living, rather to
be dedicated here to the unfinished work
which they who fought here have thus
far nobly carried on [Applause1 It
is rather for to be here dedicated to
the great task remaining before US: that
from these honored dead We take In
creased devotion to that cause to which
they here gave the last full measure OF
devotion; that we here highly resolve that
these dead shall not have died IN vain
Iapplausel; that this nation under God
shall have a new birth of freedom. and
that government of tho people. by the
people and for the people shall not perish
from the earth lLong and continued ep-
plause-1
1t may be well 10 state that the only
speakers at the dedication ceremonies
were the Rev. MI. Stockton, who made
the opening prayer; Edward Everett,
the orator of the day, and President
Lincoln.