The New York herald., 1922-02-13
Prophet of the Plain People.

when that sad word came the people
of this enemy country were stricken, for
they felt they had lost their leader in the
reconstruction Of their land" Mr.. Straus
said. HE was the great prophet of the
plain people, the spiritual leader of the
nation"
Judge Alton B. Parker. who was to-
have introduced Mr.. Borah. praised the
Senator for his sincerity and firmness
and said Of others less determined:
Public men have a way of following
the line of least resistance. We must
organize 81 propaganda so they will 20
along the line of least resistance with
US and not with those who want to get
something out OF u.s."
Judge Parker told of a little known
move OF Lincolns to aid the South in re-
construction. This was a PROPOSAL he
put before his Cabinet to pay s400, 000.-
600 TO the South. nominally in payment
for the slaves he freed, but actually TO
help obtain seed for the farmers. bread
for the starving and aid the whole
stricken territory
DR.. William y. Guthrie OF the City
College praised Lincoln as the great
humane nationalist.
"If the American nation follows his
primal worth and rugged simplicity IT
will never fall back to ibarbarism," he
said.
Julia Arthur aroused rreat enthenusi-
asm when with her usual fire and spirit
she recited the Battle Hymn OF the Re-
public" The Rev. DR.. Christian +.
Reisner. who presided and who arranged
the meeting with the cooperation OF the
Moss and Keith organizations. spoke
briefly on Lincoln, the Christian" Nine.
Alma Clayburgh sang and selections
were played by the Gloria Trumpet
Quartet and Keith's Boys Band.
Services I'm synagogues.
In the synagogues, as we'll as in the
| churches the memory of Lincoln was
| not forgotten. DR.. Stephen S. Wise.
| rabbi of the Free Synagogue. said in adj
| dressing his congregation at Carnegie
| Hall:
Thank God that the race is not dead
| that has produced Abraham Lincoln
and George Washington. Who knows
whether another Lincoln shall not arise
! in this 100000 people. 1t is inevitable
that whenever America needs another
| Abe Lincoln one shall arise. He may
not be of the simple. rugged type. but
may be one with all his wisdom and OF
| the cultivated type. He will possess
| the spiritual genius OF Lincoln-Lincoln.
Americas priceless possession. brother.
loved and honored by all human kind"
In speaking at the Temple BETHEL
Rabbi Samuel Schulman said no other
man in the worlds history has given
such convincing commentary on the
reasonableness OF democracy.
Maurice r. Blumenthal former Deputy
Attorney General. was the principal
speaker at the Lincoln Day exercises
OF the independent Order Free Sons
of Israel in Horton Hall. 40 East 125th
street. Mr. Blumenthal said Lincoln
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estimate of his great achievements
could be made and acknowledged.
Washington. Mckinley and Roosevelt
were not appreciated he said. until
"the partisan and thoughtless abuse of
ungrateful but bolsterous minorities
was stilled only by the overpowering
command of death.
"As we read history's accusation
against generations that have passed"
he said. "for their ingratitude toward
those heroes of humanity and progress
while still alive. let us. In defense OF
our advanced civilization and in recog-
milton of our great duty as men and
women toward benefactors of our gem
GRAFTON and OF posterity. recognize and
acknowledge the high ideals and fruit
ful seeds OF advancement and human
Justice 80 generously and effectively
presented TO the American common
wealth by that other great hero of
civilization, Woodrow Wilson"
Mr.. La Gunrdfa Speaker.
At the Has Bazaar for the Hebrew
Sheltering and Immigrant Aid Society,
435 Lafayette street. Lincoln's Birthday,
was celebrated last night with addresses
by +. H. Ia Guarda. former President
of the Board OF Aldermen Judge Otto
A. Rosalsky. William Edlin, editor of
The Day, and others.
What che country needs most to-day,
Mr. La Guardia said, is another Abra
ham Lincoln to free the economic
slaves" "Can you imagine Lincoln sign
ing the per cent. immigration limita- !
ton law?" he demanded. THAT is the !
most un-American law ever passed in
the history Of the United states The |