The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1922-02-09
LINCOLN FORESAW
POSSIBLE DANGER
UneEo NECESSITY FOR RESPECT
FOR LAW AND ORDER
Words Of the Great Emaneipator Es-
peelalIy Significant In the Turmoil
Of the World Today.

In his first great patriotic speech.
now too little known. Abraham Lincoln
forecast many OF the present day
political and social conditions. The
theme Of this speech was the danger
TO American institutions that would
come from within and the need for
q greater respect for law and order.
"In the great Journal Of things hap
penlng under the SUM-" said Mr.. Tin
coin, 1--WE, the American people, tind
our account running the date OF the
Nineteenth century Of the Christian
era. We find ourselves In the peaceful
possession Of the faIrest portion of the
earth as regards extent OF territory,
fertility Of soil and salubrfty OF
cllmnte. We find ourselves under the
government Of q system OF political In
stltutlons conducting more essentially
to the ends OF civil and religious
liberty than any OF which TIE history
OF former times tells us.
eve. when mounting the stage OF
existence, found ourselves the legal
Inherltors OF these Fundamental bles'
sings. We tolled not In the acquire
ment or establishment Of them. they
are a legacy bequeathed to us by once
a hardy, brave, and patriotic, but now
lamented and departed. race OF eur
ancestors. Theirs was the task land
nohly they performed ~ 10 possess
themselves. and through themselves
us. OF this goodly land, and to uprear
upOn It's hills and Its valleys a political
edifice Of liberty and equal rights; tbs
ours only 20 transmit these-the
former unprofnned by the foot OF an
invader. the latter undecayed by the
lapse of time and untorn by usurpa-
tion-to the latest generation that fate
shall permit the world TO know. This
task OF gratitude to our fathers. Jus
tIce to ourselves, duty 70 posterity
and love for our species In general all
imperatlvely require us faithfully to
perform.
"How. then. shall we perform III At
what point shall we expect the APP
proach OF dangerH BY what means
shall we fortlfy against III Shall we
expect some transatlantic military
ginnt 10 sten the ocean and crush us
at blow? Never!
Gan the armies Of Europe, Asia, and
Africa combined, with all the treasure
AZ the earth (Our own excepted) IN
their military chest, with a Bonaparte
for commander. could not by force
take n drink from the Ohio or make
n track on the Blue ridge in trial OF
q thousand years.
"At what point Is the approach of
danger 10 be expected | ans yer. II
II ever reaches us It must spring 40
amongst us; II cannot come from
abroad. II destruction be our lOt we
must ourselves be its author ana
0rlsber As n nation Of free men we
mus live through all time, or die by
suicide"
AFTER giving some examples Of the
OWL effects on the Innocent as wen as
Tho guilty. which occurred In the
operatIon Of mob vlolences. Mr. LIN
coin continued:
81 know the American people are
mucb attached to their government !
tnow they would suffer much for It's
sa,,,. know they would endure evils
long and patiently before they would
oyer think Of exchanging It for another
Yet Notwithstanding oil this. II the
isas he continually dlsregarded ana
dismissed II rheir rights to be secure
IN tbeIr persons and property are heId
hs no better tenure than the caprice
= mob. the alienation Of their altec'
t,,ns from the government Is I'VE
no,uroI consequence, ana 10 'h"'
sooner ar later II must Gomez
"uere then. Is one point from wlich
danger must be expected.
"Tbe question recurs, How shall we
fortlfy against ~ -. ..o.,.
"rhe answer Is simple. Lei every
,,,ar,con. every lover ~ liberty every
. n Usher 10 his posterlty swear Dy
wa r,aud " the Rev olutlon never 10
r,o,a,c IN me least particular 'he laws