The Washington herald., 1917-11-24

then, was simple. calm and unaf-
fected. his face stamped with that
serenity that implies power without
fear and wisdom without folly. For
these reasons II is not permissible
10 depict this genial gianbras. one
restrained by meekness. hampered
by humility, rendered tractable and
negative by adversely and opposition.
when he rose 10 confront his forl
midable rival Il seemed as n he COM
bined in his very presence the tablets
OF the fundamental laws Of Justice,
common sense, progress and democ.
/ racy. As q condor IA greater than q
sparrow 30 Dincoln's genius carried
his hearers to heights unknown to the
restricted vision OF Douglas.
TO look at some Of the statues Of
lincoln one would suppose he. lacked
sense Of humor as well as a sense
Of repose and power. Hunor was
the balance pole with which he
crossed the Niagara Of Civil War
without once losing his power. and
for one object TO seeing this man
represented as a weak sentime ntslist
who had violent reaction after every
speech and a collapse after Balls Bluff
and Bull Run. II is an unpardon-
able blunder to depict him as q senti-
mental dreamer, a visionary invalid
or a man without will. and the time
is at hand when q statue OF Lincoln
as he looked. without adding 10 or
( taking from the head and body, should
be sent to London and TO all our
allies. The Lincoln Memorial Cni-
verify could DO no greater work
| than TO become spokesman for such
a movement, and suggest that Dr..
John Wesley Hill. Chancellor OF the
University. is the right man 70 under
/ take such a task"
/ After Francis Grierson's speech eH-
United States Senator Charles a.
Towne offered q resolution in con-
. formity with Mr.. Grierson's sugges-
tion, calling upon Chancellor Hin 10
undertake arrangements for life-like
statues OF the great EmsnCipator to
be placed in all the leading carItals
/ Of the nations allied together in de-
fence of democracy. which resolution
was unanimously adopted
/ The evening was presided over by
Mr.. Frank A SeIberling in a man
ner which left nothing to be desired.
and closed with one Of the most eIO-
QsIent speeches ever delivered by that
master OF epigram, DR.. John Wesley
! Hill.
Later. in an interview with Mr.
/ Grierson, he said:
In more than one sense the Lin
coin Memorial gathering sat the
! Biltmore was fraught with greater
issues than any in my wide eXper-
fence. In the first place. Attorney
General Gregory gave the most an
( slytical discourse on the character
and mission OF Abraham Lincoln
! that 1 ever heard or ever read. an
Grafton which at once stamped the
speaker as a master Of fund8men-
tai presentation. logical reasoning
and lucid judgment
in the next place, Mr.. GREGORY
made the most fearless declarat ION
yet delivered on the subject OF dis
/ loyalty when he said: To all the
disloyal in this country a message
will be sounded which they can un-
derstsnd through the criminal
courts, and may God have mercy on
them, for they need expect none
I from an outraged people
From a patriotic point OF view,
the banquet was highly represen-
tative and national. free from the
taint Of sectionalism. its spirit dis
playing the tendency Of the rising
1 generation towards all that is most
vital in the present and future OF
America ngSrn