The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-13
Calls Well Defined Organizations
Essential to Success of This
Government.
ADDRESSES LEGISLATORS
Count Bernstorff Pays Tribute
to Courage and "Big Heart"
of Lincoln.

Springfield. Ill. February l2.-Count
Won Bernstorf and former Senator Jo-
seph w Bailey. OF Texas. addressed
the Illinois Legislature. sitting in joint
assembly. to-day. Former Senator
Bailey said in part:
You will not deem it inappropriate
FOR me to say that, as n Democrat I
sincerely trust If you are able to elect
Senator to succeed Shelby NJ Cullom,
you Will elect one worthy to take his
place, and MS an American i may be
permitted to express the hope that if
the choice shall fall outside of the
party to which 1 belong, Illinois will
be fortunate indeed. If Cullom's sue
cessor Is of Cullom's worth.
What / Will venture to say to YOU
although l will render myself immense
~ unpopular with the delegation from
Illinois in the United States House of
Representatives. and that lis. that in
looking over this assembly. if i were
share of the destiny of this republic
to you or to them, would trust 1t to
you.
Whether what YOU do shall mako
Tor party solidarity or for party dis
Indignation, l cannot say, but this much
L can say, that the man who doceives
himself into thinking that the great
government of the States in this Union
or tho great government OF this Union
itself can be conducted without the
aid of political parties is grossly and
widely mistaken.
I'VE have had parties. some people
say, since Jefferson's first administers
ton 1 say we have had parties since
Washington's first administration, and
the party spirit of that time ran so
high that Thomas Jefferson found 1T
personally unpleasant to continue as
the Secretary of State In George Wash
inGtons Cabinet, but the parties that
were organized in time were organized
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the government and not upon the mar
row principles of personal hates and
personal ambitions. The party that
VIII reconsecrate itself to the service
of the country under the guidance of
great principles Will como again Into
the control of this government sup
ported and sustained by a majority of
the people. but If we continue in the
bad habit OF the last few years of
feeling ourselves at liberty to dissolve
our connection whenever 1T pleases us
TO dc so, with the knowledge that we
VIII be permitted to renew our aftilia-
ton whenever 1t seemed to our in
tcrest to do so, then parties must dis
appear and the American people must
be divided into groups"
UcrnstOrff's Address.
Count Bcrnstorff declared that Lin
coins courage and his big heart"
whose every throb was for the whole
people, strongly appealed to the Ger
man sentiment. "Hc was born
leader; in truth. the savior OF your
country"
Referring 20 Carl schurz and his
associates. re declared: 1T will al
ways be the proud boast of the Amer
lean citizens OF German extractio- that
in their ancestors the immortal Lin
coin has rs strong supporters as ever
championed the cause of leader"
The ambassador quoted records of
a. tgr
show that ISLES Germans. born In
Germany, enlisted in the different reg
iments of the Northern States He
declared the strength and influence OF
the Germans saved Missouri for the
Union. Germany" he continued
gave not only her sympathy. but her
gold in defense OF tho Union. and tho
purchase of United states bonds in
the German financial centres contrib
uted very largely toward sustaining
the Union"
Again referring TO Lincoln's cour
age when war drew near. the speaker
said:
He did not indulge in the delusion
that the Union could he maintained
or restored without a conflict OF arms
Although he abhorrcd war for any
purpose, the frmness of his moral
courage enabled him to take the great
responsibility of leading the nation
into war for union and for freedom
and through weary years of alter
mating success and disaster. He did
not waver for IL moment when many
anti-cocrcion meetings were held and
cry for peace at any price arose on
all sides"
Applying this thought to the pres
cnt day, the amba ssador declared:
In our day there is IL strong peace
movement sweeping over all coun-
tries. and who Will deny that IL seems
a beautiful idea to save the world
forever from the mighty scourge of
war. on the other hand, we must NOT
forget that peace should never he
bought at the price OF sacrificing our
ideals. There is always a danger that
we might regard material prosperity
as our chief aim and object Every
man should be ready TO give his life
for something beyond his selfish in
terests."
Count Bernstorff quoted Lincoln to
emphasize his argument that the fate
of civilization in this country was in
volvcd In the issue Of tho contest"
The craving of the soul of the Ger
man nation for unity" he declared.
is the last. but not the least, reason