The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-02-09

the universally of his fame Abraham Lincoln
greatest of all Americans perhaps the greatest
all modern statesmen of any nation No other
in recent ancient history has become wide
y known unanimously loved among the peoples of
the world Travellers who have visited the remotes
of the planet tell of their surprise and delight
finding his picture displayed with pride and
wherever the trail Of civilization has penetrated the prime
val Wilderness No hut is too humble for it, and
sion too proud include priced possession and
nament In the almost inaccessible regions of Asia we'll
in the wds of Australia and Africa the globetroters
have been gaddened with glimpse of his kindly features
and his benevolent cOntempative face.
BY sort Of intuition the great of the people
have reached the conclusion that this noble American
and continues to be the universal friend of humanity No
other is greeted with such general acclaim
among the of mankind for in him and his fework
they inspired with the redemption oppres
sion and tyranny His all pervading spirit quckens their
aspirations for better and higher fe and penetrates
through their encrcing clouds of despair melancholy
God must have loved the common people, he made so
many of Them said the great emancipation and he too
loved them with sincerity and whole-heartedness
have been surpassed Indeed this love of the
people may be said to be the keynote political
philosophy and noble craftsmanship. At time and
no instance did he fail to exercise kindly consideration and
sympathy with those who distress
with fes sorrows. While always mindful of the interests
Of the nation his good offices readily
behalf of the unfortunate and the criminal who
seemed at all deserving of them. At all points
to make the government "of people, by people
for the people, and this principle has neradicaby sunk
into national ideals and aspirations.
Our present status in the world may be said he
oreshadowed in the of the great emancipation 70
him the service and glory of striking off the hackes
of servitude single race, inspiration
lustrous example has equipped for the role of
emancipating the nations of the world incubus
of autocracy and miarism Would he if living have
evaded shrunk from such gigantic service mankind?
IT, to quote Robert Emmett his spirit concerned
with the affairs of this mundane sphere does he look down
with approval the and policy of nation in
this Germanbom Armageddon? The be found
in his emphatic exclamation after witnessing the
Of the slave traffic that if he got would
hit that traffic and hit hard. Would not his great soul
be set on fire with indignation if he could have the
sickening horrors perpetraed Belgium blood
curding atrocities in Armenia? We, therefore, may he
certain that when the opportunity he would have
made the high resolve kultur responsible for
this savagery and chit it hard"
In the hands of Providence it may be that des
tined to supplement and extend the of the great
emancipation in bringing the message
nations of the earth, and the universal love
which has followed and glorfed the Lincoln shall
be realized in national in the glory America