Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-06-22
THE NEW LINCOLN MEMORIAL


aid the movies and radio The speech Of
Chief Justice Taft who headed the
appointed 1910 study out the plan for this h
subject approval speech acceptance made by Pres
Harding Notion head of the splendid school
coored people Tskegee Alabama spoke for the emanc
pated who freed from the chains of slavery by
Abraham Lincoln and Robert Lincoln of the martred pres
dent guest of honor
In his speech presentation Justice Taft said This country
has waited for 81 for suitable memorial to the nations
greatest leader 1t especially significant that
this located upon the banks of the Potomac the
boundary between the two sections which had engaged civil
but which reunited in brohery love- In all the bit
of that conflict word fell his lips tried
of hatred malice unOrgveness here shrine which all
worship
President Harding paid Lincoln fine tribute said
In every peril the clouds gather there
the image of Lincoln rvet hopes and faith And
indeed TINS tact is perhaps the greatest monument that could
be erected any hero For in the time peril this
leader of the people for lost faith in the
try which he served allowed criticism and rdcue
him from the path which his judgment told him to be the right
path.
The Lincoln Memorial built style a Greek
temple of the simple but beautiful Doc order and built
foundation of 122 piles which go
solid rock. The grounds around the Memorial filled
terraced to form artificial hill which makes
building. 1t is 100 feet long wide high
Thrtysx columns representing the Incons
surround it. each column up blocks
each weighing about % The building
White Colorado Yue marble steps platforms are of pink
Massachusetts granite The interior of the
hall 20 feet long and so feet high center
which stands colossal Lincoln seated in massive
IN characteristic Above and back of the
scrpon n this temple the people for whom
ne saved the Union the of Abraham Lincoln enhrned
forever"
The country has ftyeven years for suitable
memorial the great saved the Union But now that
1t is finally completed representing according to the
words of Chief Justice Taft he supreme the American
people, all well wait has been fully justified
Tor 1t has eliminated at last in colossal memorial which
nng one Tor so colossal figure The original poem which
lows read the occasion Of the by Edwin Mark
ham, the American poet, brings fitting way the qualities
OF the man thus honored by grateful united nation.
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Some people not led astray by temptation They follow
blndly.