Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-06
o'conNoR EuLoelzEs LINCOLN.
Irish Leader Delivers Address at Tomb
Of Martyred President.

the tomb Of Abraham Lincoln today
T. p. O'Connor. member of the British
parliament, declared in an address that
there never was q moment in the his
tory of this country since the death OF
the illustrious man by whose ashes we
stand today when the inspiration and
lessons Of his life were more needed by
his peope and his country"
AS a man." declared Mr.. O'Connor.
Lincoln stands as much alive as tho
he were still among us. He Is a fam
ing torch which leads on the inner
soul Of every American. whether he Is
standing by the honor Of his country
in his work at home or marching over
barbed wire trenches against shell and
cannon, to wounds or death. What
American can be cowarylly when his
courage inspires? What American con
be selfish when hts utter unselfshness
Is recorded - every page Of his his
tory? What American can prefer the
claims OF ambition or party in face
OF his f0rgetfulness OF all personal
and partisan feeling before an imper-
illed nation? What American can en-
terrain or tolerate the very thot Of a
divided allegiance in face Of his pas
stonate patriotism and Of the infiexi-
bio resolution with which he fought for
a united nationr'
Can any man doubt where he would
stand IL In the crisis thru which his
country Is now passing ne was still it's
ruler? What was the first and most
fundamental Of Lincoln's convictions?
Was It not passionate love of liberty
and passionate hatred for slavery? Is
there any difference in essentials be-
tween the enslavement Of the negro
and ouch enlargement as Germany to-
day breaches In her gospel OF world
domination. and practices while her
sinister mastery lasts in Belgium.
France and Serbia. as>her blood stained
partner does In the plains and noun
5tainsaof Armenia?
To-day, as Lincoln said, two princi-
Pies stand face to face and will ever
continue to struggle, the common right
OF Humanity and the divine right Of
kings, or. as we would say, the kaiser
and the. liberty Of the world. Today,
assLincoln said. there is but one duty
ITO light It Is true today, as It was
y i ~ 50 7nr that tho hitherto in
the worlds history, might made right
II - Ior us and for our times to re-
verse the maxim and to show that right
makes might.
I know he said. that liberty Is
right and so do we. Like him, we
hope that peace will come soon, but.
like him. we want it SO to come .as to
be worth keeping in all future time.
FINALLY, can we do better than obey
the imperishable appeal from Gettys-
berg to dedicate ourselves so that the
nation may have new birth Of free
dom. and that the government of the
people by the people, and for the pso-
pie, shall not perish from the earth. !,
Spirit of Lincoln, do not call unon
you to come today to us from this tomb
OF yours. Your spirit has never left
US In hours of solitude when we ara
tnroWn back on our own souls. that
spirit has ever whispered to our inner
ear words Of comfort and appeal. Ratb-
er let me say to your people that ii is
Tor them to be of. and in, and with.
your spirit, 50 that, like YOU they NAV
DC worthy OF this great hour in the,r
history, and, like you, be ready to
strive, and hope land suffer, to the
end" tue tue