The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-02-13
THE NEW CHICAGO PRESS CLUB
AND ABRAHAM LINCOLN
BY Charles Stewart, Jr.

invisibly to the Master Of heaven and
earth for having looked out upon that
section of the country in the line after
ward by survey was detached from
Virginia to the old log cabin in Hold
gensville where nature was quietly
molding the construction Of new hui
man clay which was to be the apostle
who was to carry the burden of giving
new visions of the intention of our
Creator for the business of mankind of
every thought Finally, the hidden
close oven released the walls and
therefrom came to life the child which
today civilization tells the story Of the
reasons of his birth. He came from the
common people; as time heightened,
stronger he saw the vision Of his birth,
and began, through struggles to build
a mind sufficient to convey to the world
the battle for which his life was given.
He never faltered, but pushed his way
as directed by the unseen spirit to con-
struct a visible structure to unravel
each day that portion Of the duties
brought by the new morn sun, carried
into the vision Of the night where
dreams in its silence marked on the
calendar of new day the things that
might awaken the awaiting people
which would give new inspiration for
higher and better civilization that
mankind might become more human
and as the gateway Of life extended
and the task became more visible and
he became stronger with an indelibly
stamped mind TO carry out principle
that would ultimately lead to the high
est vision Of righteousness Of full
guidance Of the cause given him by the
Master His most remarkable notice
to the public was given when he ut
tered the sentence, IF the time ever
comes to strike blow to human slav-
cry, | shall do it.
Abraham Lincoln, when the power
came, freed by stroke of his pen four
million human slaves, the fire and the
spirit therefrOm caused to be written
in the Constitution Of the Union,
amendments which were intended to
give them equal rights BY, before and
under the law, and yet it is a solemn
fact today that these amendments have
been the benefit TO corporations and
like suits before the Supreme Courts
OF the nation making certain conten-
tons and have given more benefit than
to the purpose Of its intention to give
higher and more lofty thought in an
endeavor to persuade civilization to
know that God, our creator, had sent
this mighty man as His personal rep
resentative to open the gateway for
humanity.
Inhuman man has faltered and yes
terday's four million people today rep
resenting twenty million of Americas
best citizens appealing to the Senate
and Congress of a nation Of the pas
sage Of law that will destroy mob
lynching and burning which has been
the eternal curse to the supposed
American liberty. Lincoln's Gettys-
burg speech read throughout the world
yesterday. retold the most remarkable
story of the cause Of eternal justice,
and it is hoped when the curtain Of
this day shall have been rung down
that the immediate future Of tomorrow
will awaken from the four corners of
the earth to create such sentiment as
will cause law makers to give to these
| twenty million American black men
and women whose blood has baptized
the earth Of every battlefield and whose
bleached bones have enriched the soil,
that justice and liberty which was told
! in the famous Gettysburg speech