Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-09-05

A-AAll hNhNINE>s AhAAA "a 'SNA 4
sou and "crawfish land" became a |
nations shrine TO-DAY wnen President
Wilson accepted on behalf Of the peo- |
pie of the United States the memorial !
park into which ;he birth place Of /
Abraham Lincoln has b"en Trans |
formed.
Standing on a platform under the I
folds Of the flag which flies daily from /.
the staff in front OF the beautiful Ne |
mortal building. built 10 shelter the
rude pioneer cabin in which the future
President was born. the address Of
President Wilson was delivered TO an
audience OF several thousand who had
assembled from all parts OF the United
States, 10 take part N the ceremonies
marking the transfer TO the govern
ment OF a spot which will be held in
patriotic reverence With Mt. Vernon
WenderfuI Picture Of Lincoln.
President Wilson drew a wonderful
Picture OF the Great EmsncipaIor IN
his short. carefully prepared speech
He concluded:
4 have read many Biographies OF
Lincoln: ! have sought out with the
greatest interest the many intimate
stories that are told Of him. the nara
tiyes OF nearby friends. the sketches al
close quarters. in which those who
had the privilege OF being associated
with him have tried TO depict for us
the very man himself in his habit a.
he lived but have nowhere found
real intimate OF Lincoln's.
'T nowhere get the impression IN
a." narrative or "reminiscences that the
writer had in fact penetrated 10 the
heart of his mystery, or that any man
could penetrate TO the heart OF IT,
That hrooding spirit had no real IA
rIiliars. | get the impression that IL
never spoke out in complete selfreve-
lation, and that t could not reveal IL.
self completely TO anyone.
1t was a very lonely spirit tina.
looked out from under meath those
shaggy brows and comprehended men
without fUl'' oummuning with them,
as If. in spit" NJ all its genial efforts
at comradeship. il dwelt apart. saw itG
visions OF duty where no man looked
on.
There is a very holy and very ter
rible isolation for the conscience oil
every man who seeks TO read the des
tiny in affairs for others as well at
4. 10 oil Fr,
individuals. That privacy no man cal
intrude upon. That lonely search o
the split for the right perhaps M
man can assist
This strange child of the cabin
kept company with invisible things
was born into no intimacy but that o
it's own silently assembling and de
ploying thoughts.
Il have come here today. not 10 at
ter eulogy on Lincoln: he stands Il
need OF none, but to endeayor TO IN
tcrpret the meaning OF this gift to tn
nation of the place OF his birth ant
origin. IL not this an altar upol
which we may forever keep alive tn
NfNtdi inv vi hFlilb'ldtN tS upOH
shrine at which some OF the deepes
and most sacred hopes OF mankir
may from age 10 age be- rekindled
For these hopes must constantly be r,
kindled. and only those who live CO
rekindle them. The only stuff thu
can retain the life giving heat Is IN
stuff of living hearts. And the hope
of mankind cannot be kept alive b
words merely. by constitutions an
doctrines OF right and codes of libcrt,
object Of Democracy.
THE object OF democracy is ,
transmute these into the life and a
ton OF society, the sClf.denial and sci
sacrifice Of heroic men and wome
willing TO make their lives an embed
ment OF right and service and enligh
ened purpose, The commands of I,
mocracy are as imperative as it's priv
leges and opportunities are wide an
generous. Its compulslon Is upon u
II will be great and lit n great ligl
for the guidance OF the nations only
we are great and carry that light hie
for the guidance OF our own feet.
I'VE are not worthy to stand her
unless we ourselves be In deed and
truth real democrats and servants {
mankind, ready TO give our very live
for the freedom and justice and spir
tual eRltation Of the great natlo
which shelters and nurtures uB."
The Trip 70 the Scene.
The special train. with the PresIdor
and his party aboard left WashIngto
Sunday and proceeded without sto
to Hodgensyllle. the county seat .
Larue county, In which the farm Is !,
Gated Accompanying the Preslden
on the special were Mrs. Wilson: Mr.
Helen Woodrow Bones. the President
cousin; Joseph Tumulty. the Pres
dents cousin; Joseph Tumulty, tn