The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-30
TO SINK BATTLESHiPS
(By Associated Press)

TO SINK BATTIESHlPS
(By Associated Press)
TOXIC, May 30-Either the Tosa
or the Kaga, two of the battleships to !
be scrapped as a result of the Wash |
ington conference, will be sunk By
torpedo fire in order to study the eff !
feet of these weapons.
righteousness of his cause and the sub
Unity of his own faith. Washington
inspired belief in the republic in its
heroic beginning, Lincoln proved its
quality in the heroic preservation. The
old world had wondered about the new
world experiment and was quite ready
to proclaim its futility when the Civil
war was threatening; but Lincoln left
the Union unchallenged for all sue
ceeding time. Not only was our ma
ton given a new birth of freedom,
but democracy was given a new sane
ton by that hand of divinity itself
which has written the rights of human
kind and pointed the way to their en-
joyment
Abraham Lincoln was no super
man. Like the great Washington,
whose monumental shaft towers near
| by as a fit companion to the memorial
we dedicate today. the two testifying
the grateful love of all Americans to
! founder and savior-like Washington,
Lincoln was very natural human be-
ing, with the frailties mixed with the
virtues of humanity. There are neither
supermen nor demi-gods in the govern
ment of kingdoms, empires, or repub-
] lies. 1t will be better for our con-
ception of government and its institu-
tions if we will understand this fact.
| 1t is vastly greater than finding the
supernan if we justify the confidence
that oUr institutions are capable of
bringing into authority in time of
stress, men big enough and strong
enough to meet all demands
Offered Proof.
Washington and Lincoln offered
outstanding proof that representative
popular government, constitutionally
founded, can find its own way to sRl-
walton and accomplishment. In the
very beginning our American democ-
racy turned TO Washington, the aristo-
crat for leadership in revolution and
the greater task of founding perman-
ent institutions. The wisdom OF
Washington and Jefferson and HamiI-
; ton and Franklin was proven when
Lincoln, the child of privation, of hard.
ship, of barren environment and
meagre opportunity, rose to unques.
toned leadership when disunion
: threatened.
Lincoln came almost as humbly as
The Child of Bethlehem. His parents
were unlettered, his home was devoid
Of every element of culture and refine
INIT. He was no infant prodigy. nc
luxury facilitated or privilege hasten
ed his development, but he had God
given intellect, love for work, a
willingness to labor and a purpose tc
succeed.
Lincoln Ambitious.
Biographies differ about his am.
bition, but Herndon, who knew him as
did no other says the was greatly am
bilious. I can believe that Ambition
is commendable attribute. without
which no man succeeds Only in
, considerate ambition imperils
Lincoln was modest but he wa;
sure of himself always and greatly
simple. There was his appeal to the
confidence of his country. When he
t believed he was right a nation be
, lieved him to be right and offered al
IN his support.
/ His work was so colossal, in the
face of such discoura cement tina
| none will dispute that he was incom
7 parably the greatest of our presidents
: He came to authority when the repub
: lie was beset by foes at home ant
abroad, and tablished union ant
security. He made that gesture of hi!
:, surprising generosity which began re
: union.
Let us forget the treachery, cor
? | ruption and incompetence with which
f he had to combat, and recall his wis
| dom, his unselfishness, his sublime
3. patience. He resented no calumnie
? upon himself; he held no man his en-
envy who had the power and will Il
serve the union; his vision was blind
ed by no jealousy. He took his ad
visors from among his rivals, invoke
their patriotism and ignored thei
plottings He dominated them by tn
sheer greatness of his intellect, tn
a. singleness and honesty of his pun
# pose and made them responsive t
r mis- hand for the accomplishment O
IS the exalted purpose. Amid it all Their
was a gentleness, a kindness, a syn
" pathetic sorrow which suggests a d
Il vine intent to blend mercy with powe
Is IN supreme attainment.
D. Sorrows Repaid.
% This memorial, matchless trlDut
q that it is, is less for Abraham Lincol
If than for those of US today and 70
10 those who follow after. His surpas!
~ ing compensation would have been
Of living. to have his ten thousand so
rows dissipated in the rejoicing of tn
succeeding half century He love
" his boys in the army, and would hav
L. reveled in the great part they playe
le n more than half a century of tn
e. pursuit of peace and concord reste,
s, How he would have been exalted b
At the chorus of the union after tt