The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-05-31
PRESIDENT PLEADS
FOR TOLERANCE AND
CHARITY IN NATION
lnvokes lincoln's Vision Of Mod.
Grafton for Peace as Mar.
tyr Saw It Amid War

f. Standing where Lincoln pronounced
the immortal words of his Gettysburg
Address nearly three-score and ten
years ago, President Hoover called on
the nation today to go forward to its
tasks moved by charity toward all,
by malice toward none."
Ellis was the call of moderation"
! said Mr.. Hoover. I'VE shall be wise
to ponder here what precious wealth
Of human life might have been
preserved, what rivers Of tears might
never have flowed. what anguish Of
souls might never have been. what
spiritual division of our people might
have been avoided, If only leader
ship had always been tempered by the
moderation and calm vision of Lin
coin"
Delivering a Memorial Day address.
the president said the passing years
had brought new problems, and de-
veloped new aids to progress, while
the union Of the states had become
a spiritual one. based on common
ideals.
The Nations Paths of Glory
1.-THE things of the spirit alone per-
sist," he concluded. 1T is in that
field that the nation makes its last
ing progress. To cherish religious
faith and the tolerance of all faiths;
to reflect into every aspect Of public
life the spirit of charity, the practice
! OF forbearance, and the restraint Of
passion which reaso seeks the way:
to lay aside blind prejudice and fol-
low knowledge together; to pursue
diligently the common welfare and
find within its boundaries u private
benefit; to enlarge the borders Of
opportunity for all and find our own
within them, to enhance the great
ness of the nation and thereby find
for ourselves an individual distinc-
ton; to face with courage and con-
fident expectation the task set before
US. these are the paths of true glory
for this nation"
The president said:
Every Americans thought Of this
great battlefield of Gettysburg flashes
with the instant vision of the lonely
figure Of Lincoln, whose immortal
words dominate this scene. No monu-
ment has been or can be erected here
50. noble and enduring as that simple
address which has become q part Of
this place. Greater than the tribute
OF granite or bronze remains that
memorable message to the American
people. That appeal for the unity
Of our people and the perpetuation of
the fundamentals Of our democracy
IS a vital today in our national think
ing as 1t was when Lincoln spoke.
Behind him were the 70 years Of. ma
tional experience that had passed be-
tween himself and Washington. His
words from their span Of the past
rang with courage and assurance for
the future. Though no president has
been SO beset, though no time in our
history has been so dark, though
never have strong men been so af-
fected with doubts, yet in the midst
OF all that turmoil he found strength
to lift his head above the clouds and
proclaim that vision which the pass
ing years have so fully confirmed.
Linc0ln's Message True Counsel.
To-day nearly 70 years have passed
since Lincoln spoke. Ours Is q new
day and ours new problems Of the
republic. There are times when these
problems loom ominous and their
solution difficult. Yet, great as our
difficulties may sometimes seem, we
would be Of little courage il in our
concerns We had less Of faith than
Lincoln had in his far greater task.
"Lincoln'S counsels sounded strange,
~ when spoken in the midst of war.
His was the call Of moderation. Our
history would be even brighter than
1t Is II his predecessors and his con-
temporaries had spoken as temperate
~ as he, If they. had been moved. by
charity toward all. by malice toward
none. -.
I'VE shall be wise: to ponder here
what precious wealth Of human life
might have been preserved, what
rivers OF tears might never have
flowed. what anguish Of souls need
never have been, what spiritual divi-
sion OF our people might have been
avoided, II only our leadership had
always been tempered by the modera-
ton and calm vision Of Lincoln. Since
his day, reason has not always ruled
instead Of passion, knowledge has not
always been sought instead Of reli.
ance upon improvised conjecture. pa
thence has not ever delayed the Inn
petuous feet Of reckless ambition,
quiet negotiation has not always re-
placed the clamor Of the: musings,
prudent common counsel has not In
varlably overcome the allurements Of
denagogic folly, good will has not al
ways won the day ove cynicisrn and
vain glory. Yet the ideals which he
inspired have served to mould our
national lite and have brought IN
time great spiritual unity. His words
have poured their blessings Of e
straint and inspiration upon each new
generation. -"
Our Ideals Should Re Eternally Valid
In the weaving Of our destiny. the.
pattern may change, yet the warp
ana wool Of Dur weaving must be
those inspired ideals Of unity, or ord.
cred liberty, Of equality Of opportun-
ity, OF popular government and Of
peace to which this nation was
| dedicated.
Whatever the terms may be in
which w enunciate these great ideals,
whatever the new conditions to which
we apply them, they must be held
eternally valid. The common striv-
ing for these ideals. U common
heritage as Americans, &1d the in
finite web Of national sentiment
these are the things that have made
us a great nation, that have created
a solidarity in a. CREST people un-
paralleled in all human history.
The weaving of freedom is and
always will be a struggle Of law
against lawlessness, of individual lib
erty against domination, Of unity