The New York herald., 1921-02-13
MILLER IS LAUDED
AT LINCOLN DINNER
Gov. Morrow Of Kentucky Is
Sure Solid South Has Van
ished Forever.
EVEN TEXAS WILL SWITCH
Rev. DR.. Giles Eulogizes Mar
tyr President at Republi-
can Club Feast.

Liout.-Gov. jeremiah Wood, who rep
resented Gov. Miller at the tEirty-afth
annual Lincoln Day dinner of the Ma
tional Republican Club, which brought
together eight hundred members ano
guests, men and women, last evening IN
the grand ballroom OF the Waldorf. made
an eloquent plea for faith In the in
tegrity and ability of Gov. Miller to solve
the problems confronting him. Respond
ing to the final toast of the dinner. The
Republican Party in the State of New
York" Mr. Woo referred to the traction
tangle and said:
II am not here TO discuss controversial
matters, but Wait to assure you that
the rule of law is goiSg to be the guide
under which Gov. Miller will solve the
great problems now confronting the
city and the State. He will be swayed
from the line of duty neither by parti-
san appeal nor demagogic plea. GIVE
him your loyal, intelligent cooperation.
Study these problems yourselves, so
that you may understand them Alright
and thus give him your aid. More
than once the Governor has asked this
in his public utterances, and | know
that if he were able to be here and
address you tonight he would make
that appeal to you personally.
II plead with you for abiding faith
in this great State and i plead with
you for faith In the Governor of this
great State. want you TO believe that
he is trying to do and IS gong TO 40
what is right and that when he snail
have finished his task you VIII find
for him a niche in the temple OF real
craftsmanship"
Gov. Edwin p. Morrow of Kentucky
who preceded Mr.. Wood, spoke on 1.-The
Republican Psrty in Kentucky Illus
trating how seriously the Kentucky
mountaineer-the stock from which
sprang Lincoln fimself--takes his poll
tics. Gov. Morrow garnished his address
with many delightful anecdotes OF
Kentucky life. Referring to the phrase
Democratic Kentucky" used by Will
lam M. X Olcott, the toastmaster. In
describing past conditions, Gov. Morrow
said
"Thar day has passed and it has
passed forever. Kentucky is Repubiican
and it is Republican to stay Tennessee
has followed suit and North Carolina l.
headed in the same direction. There
is no longer such thing as a SOTO
South ana there never will be again
verify believe that with fair election
even Texas viii go, Republican before
long"
The eulogist of Lincoln was the Rev
William Warren Giles pastor Of the
First Reformed Church Of East Orange
n. J.
abraham Lincoln" he said. was the
most berfect coordination of intelligence
affection and will that America has ever
.,roduced. His marvellous strength lay
in his wonderful personality, Tor he had
alike the power to know. the power 70
love. and the power to achieve. to bring
things to pass. Those were the out
standing attributes OF this incomparaole
personality.
.sWe have had Presidents" said DR.
Giles. "as stubborn as Jackson. as stupiu
as Johnson. as vain as Van Buren aho
as coIoriess as Pierce, all OF whom gave
,s some very bad advice. But the man
does not live who can point honestly 20
one single policy of Abraham Lincoln
whose wisdom time has not vindicated.
Among those who attended the dinner
we're state Chairman George A Glynn
County Chairman Samuel s. koen1g
Mrs. Douglas RobinsoH, former Gov
charles s. Whitman. Or. Nicholas Mur'
raw Butler, Mrs Charles IL Sabin, Miss
Helen ". Boswell, Mrs. Arthur l.. Liver
more, Borough PRESIDENT Henry M. Cur
ran, Chauncey NJ. Depew, Jr.. Senator
william, NJ. Calder, state Senator Charles
c Lockwood. Jacob A. Livingston, Judge
Julius NJ Mayer, former Gov. Bee5amir
q. Odell. Mr.. and Mrs. Finley j. Shep-
ard. Henry w. Taft and Mr.. and Mrs
Leopold Stern.
Among well known Democrats who
honored the memory of Lincoln, although
at a Republican club function, were JUS
tice Victor J. Dowling and Internal Rev
enue Commissioner big BIZ Edwards