The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1922-02-09

hut II Ii Uncomfortable that honest q man could
write his reverent expressions Of trust In the Al
mighty without q personal sense Of relationship.
The two men Of the Nineteenth century who
have drawn and held the most intense admiration
OF the civilized world are Napoleon BOnaparte and
Abraham Lincoln. Both were great leaders. great
executives. Both had the power Of binding their
followers to them with personal loyalty stronger
than the ties Of blood. both appeal to the imag-
inatiOn Of millions who never saw them.
But. AZ the Evening Sun pointed out on the
anniversary Of Waterloo. II II the downfall Of Ma.
poleon that the world remembers, the lOngdeferred
but Inevitable defeat Of ambition. Lincoln died
victorious. not alone In the circumstance Of tri-
umphant arms and nation reunited but In the
victory Of unselnsh devotion to the Of human
freedom He ids0tined his life with the progress
Of mankind and 10 losing himself he found i'm.
r'ortality.-(Edlto In New York Sum- 1919.
The assertion THAT all men are created equal"
was Of practical use In ehecting our separation
from Great Britain and It was placed In the Dec
larstion not for that but for future use. Its au.
thors meant II to be-as, thank God Il 10 now
proving itself-a stumblingblock to all those who
In aftertimes might seek to turn = free people
back into the hateful paths Of despotism. They
knew the proneness Of prosperity to breed tyrants
and they meant when such should rcappear In
this fair land and commence their vocation. they
should ind left for them at least one hard nut to
crack. (Speech at Springfield, ILL.,. June 20 1851
Think nothing Of me; take no thought for the
political fate Of any man whOmsoever, but come
back to the truths that are In the Declaration Of
Independence While pretending no Indifference
to earthly honors. do claim to be actuated in this
contest by something higher than anxiety for
Office I charge you to drop every paltry and In
significant thought for any mans success. Il 10
nothing: Judge Douglas IL nothing. But do not
destroy that immortal emblem of humanity-the
Declaration OF Independence. (Speech at Bards.
town. Ill.,. Aug ~. 1881
I have often inquired Of myself what great prIn.
cplc or iden It was that kept this confederacy
long together. II was not the mere matter OF the
separation OF the colonies from the motherland
but that sentiment In the Declaration Of lndepen.
dence which gave liberty. not alone to the people
Of this country but. l hope. to the world for all
future time. 1t wns that which gave promise TINT
In due time the weight would be lifted from the
shoulders OF all men, (Speech Mt Independence
Hail. Philadelphia. Feb 30. 1851
But sobcriy. II Is now no child's play TO save
the principles OF jefferson from total overthrow
In this nation. This Is n world Of com.
pcnsution and he who would be slave must
consent to have no slave. Those who deny free.
dom to others deserve II not for themselves. and.
under Just God cannot long retain II. All honor
to Jencrson-to the man who. In the concrete
pressure OF a struggle for national Independence
by n single people. had the GOODNESS. forecast. ana
capacity to Introduce into a merely revolutionary
document un abstract TRUTH applicable TO NIL men
and nil times. md 50 to embnm II there TINT to-
day. and In all coming days. II shall be a rebuke
and u stumbllngbiock to the very hnrbngers Of
rcappcarin. tyranny and oppression Letter to
Republicans OF Boston. April o. 1850. In reply to
MI invitation to attend n celebration In honor OF
Jeffcrson's birthday
This declared Indifference. but as must think.
covert zeal. for the spread OF slavery, cannot
but hntc hntc II because Of the monsrous In.
Justice OF slavery itself. hate Il because II dc.
privcs our republican example OF Its just inhu.
l,, eho ~ pn NJ fro~,
institutions. with piausbiilty. to taunt hypo.
critics. causes the real friends Of freedom TO doubt
our sincerity. and especially because It forces 30