The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-02-13
Large Crows Join ii Honoring
Memory Of the Martyred
President Feast is
superb
SOUTHERN ORATOR
PAYS FINE TRIBUTE
Honest Abe Pronounced Firm
Friend Of the South Cook
and Holcomb Deliver
Addresses Good Music


= speak as q son OF thc south,
thoroughly III sympathy with the
treasured traditions Of the southland
when say that ihe time is past when
man Is thought disloyal to his own
section when he gives due credit %
man Of another section believe
reflect the sentiment Of the think
Ing men OF the south when say that
Lincoln was the best friend the south
eyer had II the north and BIS untine
Is death was a greylous blow % the
south. say further as southern.
er that am glad that Lincoln struck
the shackles from the hands OF the
negro and that the union OF the states
was preserved"
So spoke Sir. C. C. Herndon, demo
crat and a native Of Tennessee in an
address OF remarkable eloqnence at
the Lincoln day banquet. held a. the
knights oi Pythias hall Monday even.
ing
Mr. Herndon Mr. Jonas Cook Of
this city and l. y. Holcomb Of Okla
homa city were The banquet orators
and rarely IS & the privilege Of she
people to listen to more Interesting
and inspiring addresses iHan the ban
aueiers heard on this occasion
Pariisanlsm Was entirely ellminat.
ID from ihe Lincoln day feast this
scar and men and uomeu a. iht NORTH
and the south mingled in good fellow.
ship doing honor 60 tile memory Of
the hero Of tle occasion Eugene
Hamilton OBLIGATED aa postmaster.
performing bis part Is the entire snt-
lsiactlon OF everybody IN q iocnlaf
vein he directed a irW remarks oi a
political nalno az Ste Herndon %
q BIS Introduction ana the latter came
back IN The same spirit saying that
ihc committee which invited him ia
apeak assured him that it would be
nonparllsan affair but be- would hf
somewhat disappointed il poiitics did
not crop out befofe ihe end.
Mr. Heradoa snoke ON Lincoln as
an Orator Ie defined oFaiery g.
ue expression 81 heart thfabs g
words and on lhls foundation based
bis argument That Lincoln was ON,
OF the greatest oi orators While *
pressing high admiration For lhe cele
brated Gctlysharg address tae speak
er declared that De considered th'
second Inaugural address the creates
OF Llnc0lns oraiorleal efforts ans
Mr. Hernaon's reading Of the perora
ton OF the latter Address. containing
The famous words with malice q
ward none. with charity to an etc
vas profoundly effective The speak
er concluded as follows
Come we then tonight NOT as il
publleans. rot as democrats. NOT a
men Of southern blood or men d
northern blood. ant as Americans VIII
love their country, to bring to th
shrine of Lincoln the tribute Of 10y
and reverence a. pure as the dew
drop that sllstens In the rosebni
We have problems confronting us
our national llfe today as grave
any that ever engaged the laculti'
OF men. bat have faith that we sha
not fail TO soiss them rightly, Il
their solution We bring the same hie
moral purpose and unilinching spir
that made this republic in the time
Washington. aud saved this Iepuhl
In the time Of Lincoln
MI Cooks subject was eThe "
ana Humor OF Lincoln lie said th
Lincoln was not wit because
never laughed at men or things Al
he could scarcely De called a hunt
ist because he seldom laughed wi
others but hts droll. humorous 81,
les we're invariably related TO illl
trated a point Mr. Cook relat
many amusing anecdotes that u
coin used ana kent his audlen
thoroughly entertained, reeeiYl
generous applause throughout
"'rhe Day we Celebrate was
toast assigned to Mr. Holcomb "
captlyated his audience from the
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