The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-12

we nave never had a bigger heart
ed. more sympathetic president. When
as young man, he walked the streets
of New orleans, and saw with great
emotion the sale OF slaves, he said "If
ever get the chance I'll hit that
thing, and hit 1t hard" lie got the
chance. He hit IL hard. He knocked
1t out, never to rise again Today mil
lions of ex-saves praise him as their
liberator. We could cherish his memory
and not forget TO thank God for giving
us such a man in the darkest years of
our national history"
LINCOLN HONORED.
At the Sunday morning service held
| 90 the Wesley Methodist church, Rev.
-. NJ Kelly delivered an eloquent dis
course on the subject abraham Lin
coin" The service was largely attend -
cd, and the fag-decorated church was
filed with friends. wives. widows and
relatives Of the old soldiers and the
soldiers Of the Spanish American war.
who attended the services i'm a body.
At the close Of the service, the G.. A..
| X. mon, and the members Of the Wo.
mans Relief Corps stepped forward TO
the altar. and We're gwen the Chatau-
qua salute by the church members. and
were presented with white carnations
by number of young women.
The address in part was as follows:
1t Is the heritage of greatness to
10 unappreciated. Genius is never un-
derstood The world bestows post
mortem honors on its great men. It
takes half q century 20 measure some
men. In time, we are sufficiently re-
moved from Lincoln to sec his great
ness. Standing at the base of Mt.
Blanc we can not see its greatness.
grandeur and beauty. But distance
reveals its snow capped peak glistenlng
with the snow of centuries. Today
Lincoln stands i'm a class alone, sun
crowned, with halo Of glory upon his
brow.
Born in poverty i'm 4 Kentucky
home, his father belonged to that
class of men who would never set the
world on fire nor put the fire out If il
were burning. The one worthy feat
ure of his home was his mother. to
whom he was passonately devoted.
She. however. died when he was about
nine years Of age. When she was near
death she called him to her side and
asked him and his father to sing, but
they could not She put her hand up
or his head and told him to ITO be
good and his life would be a song"
lie never forgot his sainted mother.
After she had been buried quite
while, he Zone historian claims walk
ed one hundred miles) secured pastor
to preach a sermon over her grave.
Such am act helps us to interpret his
career. rF, '.".i -Jt.i
TT is not easy to sve an analysis
OF such a life From wh1tever stand
point you view him, he Is abnormally
great. '."H .H a
1.-THE people asked concerning him
as they did concerning the niaster
whence this mans learning? 1nTAey
knew that up to the ,fme TINT ho was
seventeen years of age ne had but one
year of schooling. '''|0'''
Everyone OF his public utteranceq
attracted attention. Ills FIRST inaugural J
was considered too great for him To
have written, yet u member Of "a
former cabinet stated that no other
man but Lincoln cou;,- have written IT, |
Ihe classic of the English language
Ia his Gettysburg address.
Ills power to interpret men and |
events. He acted contrary to the !
judgment of all others. They could |
BOT understand him. However. he |
never found It necessary to alter a |
decision at which he arrived. When |
f.c was making the campaign of '5S.
lie committee that accompanied him |
told him he was wrong, yet when he
was elected president in go, they saw
What he was working for.
He lived far aheac of the times in
which he lived. 1t Is well for people l.
10 reflect when they long for the good !
I'D times De Toquesllle discussing
Democracy in Americn. tried to show
hat 1t was a failure because of graft. /
Several had been arrested for dlshon-
st dealings. Especially one who had
iiolen $25O,OOO in a government land
leal. His friends sought mercy for
nm on the ground that he was follow
ng the example OF those who held
he same office before him. The in
committee recommended /
hat he retain the office, for he had
What money he wanted and a new
nan would steal more A matter of
economy. Then, too, Immediately
'rior to Mr.. Lincoln's election, moral
We're very low Benz p.
'oor observed that tnere was place
n Washington where all officers could
meet in one place ana be free from
political strife. 1t was not I'm a place
# worship but in the famous VIM.
'cndelton's saloon, i:e annex of the
White House. When this notorious
nan died, his funeral was made a ma
ional occasion. Congress adjourned
md the presidents cabinet acted as
all bearers. These were some of the
onditions with whicn Lincoln had to
eal. The many We're practically worth
ess. OFFICIALS in the army We're GO
ng over to the conseGeracy. Discon-
ent was everywhere evident. Old Gen
cott was about the only official left
nd speaking of secession said, Err ,
ing sisters so in peace Then there I
vas strife between the army OF the c
asst and west McClelland sent an
ronical MESSAGE to LincOln stating :