. Souvenir of the unveiling, dedication and presentation of the Abraham Lincoln G. A. R. memorial monument dedicated to the veterans of the civil war, 1861-1865, at Long Beach, California, July 3rd, 1915 . ervice. Here let the citizen come for inspiration in civicduty and know from his example that honest purpose, altruistic motiveand fearless fidelity to truth will triumph and be glorified in spite of criti-cism, antagonism or assassination; for his name is lovingly lisped todayby millions while his distractors and defamers are forgotten. A half cen-tury dead, he still lives and here on the n
. Souvenir of the unveiling, dedication and presentation of the Abraham Lincoln G. A. R. memorial monument dedicated to the veterans of the civil war, 1861-1865, at Long Beach, California, July 3rd, 1915 . ervice. Here let the citizen come for inspiration in civicduty and know from his example that honest purpose, altruistic motiveand fearless fidelity to truth will triumph and be glorified in spite of criti-cism, antagonism or assassination; for his name is lovingly lisped todayby millions while his distractors and defamers are forgotten. A half cen-tury dead, he still lives and here on the nations far-flung line of empire,we bow in Ieverence and gratitude to God for giving Lincoln to the we can but accept him as a people—take him into our personal andpolitical life, we may hope to rise to the serenity of his service, the gloryof his sacrifice and the purity of his patriotism. So may we join theever-swelling anthem of those great souls who have led the world into thebetter and the brighter day—echoing and re-echoing the chorus that: Because right is right, to follow right were wisdom in the scorn ofconsequence. Selection—Stanton Post G. A. R. Drum Corps, Los Angeles. 34. COL. JAMES M. EMERY (G. H. Thomas Post 5, G. A. R. Chicago) Secretary Citizens Monument Association Assemblyman Joseph A. Rominger, in a Brief but Timely Speech Intro-duced Lieutenant Governor John M. Eshleman, who was Present toRepresent the State of California. Governor EshlemanSpoke as Follows: Over a century ago this man was born in a hovel; a half century agohe died the most powerful ruler of his time. Today we honor ourselves by honoring him, not because he madethe hard climb from poverty to power but because he forgot not the lowlyplace whence he came; because he thought always of the labors of theoppressed, the tears of the afflicted. His power given him by a greatpeople he Icnew was only his in trust for that people, and forgetting him-self, oblivious to the pomp and glory
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