Omaha daily bee., 1912-09-03
Orators Deliver Speeches Durin
Prolonged Drizzle.
BRYAN MAKES ADDRESS OF DAY
Pays Tribute to Genius of Great
President of Republic.
INTRODUCTORY BY GOVERNOR
Executive of State Presides att Ex-
ercises, which Mark Turning
of Shaft Over to People of
Nebraska. ~.
(From a Starr Corresnondent J

rTom Starr correspondent
LINCOLN, Neb., Sept 2-(Special Tel
egram.) )-The unveiling of the statute OF
Abraham Lincoln on the state house
grounds in Lincoln this afternoon, took
place before large crowd on the plaza
at the north entrance to the state house
The exercises were opened with a
medly of patriotic airs by the Nebraska
State band before crowd of several
thousand people, who waited patiently
while drizzling rain was falling, for
the speakers to take their part on the
program.
A motion picture machine set up in
the center of the plaza for the purpose
Of taking Mr. Bryan in his character.
istic attitudes, attracted considerable at
tention.
William J. Bryan, the speaker of the
day came on the platform assorted by
Governor Aldrich and was met with that
hearty welcome always given Mr.. Bryan
by his neibhbors.
Secretary of State Addison Wait, es
presiding officer, made few introduce
tory remarks and presented Rev. d. j.
F. Roach, of st. Paul's church, who
delivered the invocation. Following the
invocation the st. Paul chorus rendered
the "Halletujah," chorus accompanied
by the Nebraska state band.
Acting Mayor T. c. Pratt, president of
the city council, In the absence of Mayor
Armstrong, delivered the address OF
welcome in behalf of the city of Lincoln,
giving a short history Of the location
Of the state capital at Lincoln.
Governor Aldrich, in behalf of the state
Of Nebraska. welcomed the people to the
state house on such an important occas-
ion. He spoke of Lincoln as the man
whom every American citizen could well
take as an example. Though as tender
and sympathetic as child, yet when
occasion demanded, firm and immovable
as a rock. Few men with the possible
exception OF Andrew jackson, reared
among such vicious SURROUNDINGS, as
Abrham Lincoln, rise to be great leaders
and successful men.
In closing the governor said
"The only and deepest significance that
this occasion has, and that this monu-
ment yonder stands for, is that we Of
another generation have not forgotten
Americas greatest figure; that we still
love and are devoted to the principles
for which Abraham Lincoln lived and
died, that 1t is our duty to keep still ring
ing in the ear of the citizen of ton1or-
row the full and deepest significance Of
Abraham Lncoln's life and charcter
AS citizens of today, we cannot too
often bow before the shrine Of this great
commoner, because from his life and his
writings every citizen from the highest
to the lowest gets encouragement and the
guidance to patriotism and justice.
"The monument we dedicate today will
be corroded by time and eventually
crumble to dust, but the life work that
we here review Will live on and the orbit
Of It's influence will widen with the Might
Of the years sending its effulgent rays
into the dark labyrinths of injustice
throwing it's light into the dungeons Of
tyranny and holding aloft forever the
torch of truth showing men that there
is better way to live-a nobler concep-
ton of life.
Selections from the speeches and writ
ings of Lincoln should be in every public
school in the land"
MIR. Bryan's Tribunte.
AS Mr. Bryan was introduced, he was
abliged to mount table to make the
large crowd hear.
He paid tribute to Lincoln and referred
to the words spoken by Governor Aldrich
If there ever was man selected by
Providence to do great work surely 1t
was Abraham Lincoln" said Mr.. BRYAN
He was a great man and had that sta
bility Of character needed to carry oft
the great work he accomplished. Wash
ington had a great task, but Lincoln
had a greater one. The enemies of our
country In Washington's time lived across
the ocean 1900 miles away but Lincoln
had to meet his enemies all about him.
and in winning the battle he accom-
plished greater task than did the father
of our country.
Il believe that in the death of Lincoln
the south lost a greater friend than lid
the north. Lincoln loved the south, BIT
he hated slavery, and in the fight for
national unity he always regretted more
than you or may EnoS the loss the
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