The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-02-20
MANKATO FREE PRESS

lar stress on the Mason and ,Slidell
AFFAIR. Lincoln insisted on giving
these confederate emissaries back.
though the sentiment OF the people
who had elected Lincoln was over
whelmingly opposed to II. II William
II. Seward had been president at
that time, there would surely have
been war with England. Lincoln
said, mo, one war at a time
II think that can say on behalf
OF the people here" said the toast
master. that we all feel sure that
DIR. Andrews, after he becomes state
senator. will not make the mistake
Of running for a third term"
Lincoln, the Prophet" was the
toast to which Rev. Frank Doran,
district superintendent OF the Metho-
dist church for the st. Paul district,
was called upon to respond. II once
heard OF a very old man. said DR..
Doran, who was asked whether he
was not afraid that he would soon
die, and replied in the negative, Civ
ing as his reason that he had been
reading the papers and noticed that
very few men died after the age Of
eighty. The hour was so late, the
speaker said, that the people might
as we'll stay later, just as the old
man was doing.
DR.. Doran said he did not believe
in what Carlyle termed "the philoso-
ply of mud" He did not believe that
If you looked over the mountains and
valleys and general physical char.
acter of a country, you could tell
what was bound to be the character
of the people. That theory left out
of account human personality itself.
Lincoln was not the mere product of
his circumstances. His own charac-
ter made his life what Il was. He
gave many illustrations of various
traits In the character of this man i'm
incidents that occurred in his early
life. The speaker told of Lincoln
walking three miles to pay back to
a poor woman an overcharge of three
cents and OF his pulling a hog out OF
the mire as an act of humanity. Lin
coin. shortly before his death, said :
II have never consciously placed a
thorn in any mans breast"
Principles OF Lincoln.
The speaker declared that people
of today were advancing along prin-
ciples laid down by Abraham Lincoln.
The t;,na ,rao ,nr,i,a ,rban ,,,o,hoo,i
and not property would have the first
rights in courts of justice. The time
would come when the negro would
be heard from. whether the whites
liked it or not. and the lazy sons of
rich white men would be forgotten.
IF should be walked up from n
sound sleep in the middle of the
night and asked whose statue should
be placed on an empty pedestal in the
hall OF fame, would have no hesita.
ton in naming at once Abraham Lin
coln." said DR.. Doran. II would not
care IL that pedestal were several in
ches higher than that of Washing.
ton"
The literary program was varied
from time to time with musical num-
bers. Soprano solos were rendered
by Miss Mildred oleson and baritone
solos by Joseph l.. Taliman. At the
close the entire aggregation rose and
sang America"
At the Lincoln day program given
at the high school yesterday after
noon, Superintendent +. ]. Sperry
gave a biographical sketch OF the
late Governor Sibley, and also told
OF tho old Sibley house. which the
Daughters of the American Revo.
luton Of the state have started to
restore. The local ID. A. r. has
asked that the high school manual
training class make the door to re-
place the old main entrance door
of the house. the organization ex-
pecting TO pay the cost of materials.
Mr.. Sperry suggested that the stu
dents also pay for the materials to
be used in the door, and on Mon
eas hS VIII nave SuboStiptiuh iSto
on the assembly room desks for
students to sign. He estimates
that II each student pays FIVE cents
the amount will cover the cost. Mr..
Sperry plans to have the door it.
self and the hinges, lock and knob
all made in the school.
J. A. Flittie's address on Lin
coin" was a splendid effort, and was
repeated last night at the Methodist
church Lincoln memorial service.
The Gettysburg Address.
Kenneth Macbeth delivered the
Gettysburg address In mastery
way. The presentation of the pic
ture, Signing the Declaration of
Independence" was made by w. G..
Bate, ON behalf of w. b. Davies.
Mr.. Davies purchased the picture,
which is a beautiful print, for the
high school II was voted to ex-
tend Mr.. Davies vote of thanks
from the school for his generosity
and thought.
Several musical numbers were
given by the Glee clubs. The pro-
gram was a very interesting one
and was much enjoyed by the. stu
dents. Il was inspiringly patriotic
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