Tributes to Abraham Lincoln . entury sky, and you would see passing beforeyou the years wherein he walked from the Nations povertyto the Nations Pantheon. He proved our countrys right tobe, and our power to be right. Who walks in his steps inpublic or in private life always be enrolled in the Army ofConstitutional Liberty. His is the one life in our history wecan not too often review nor too sedulously emulate. Wemay forget all others, but while we remember him in the truesense of remembrance we shall be safe. Too much can notbe said or sung of him. He can not too often be recalled tothe memor
Tributes to Abraham Lincoln . entury sky, and you would see passing beforeyou the years wherein he walked from the Nations povertyto the Nations Pantheon. He proved our countrys right tobe, and our power to be right. Who walks in his steps inpublic or in private life always be enrolled in the Army ofConstitutional Liberty. His is the one life in our history wecan not too often review nor too sedulously emulate. Wemay forget all others, but while we remember him in the truesense of remembrance we shall be safe. Too much can notbe said or sung of him. He can not too often be recalled tothe memory of this people. The marble and the bronze areenriched by his homely face. The pigment takes on a richercolor as it traces his counterfeit presentment. And when thepoet sweeps his strings in music to the greatness and thegoodness of this typical American, his chords approach thedivine—for it was given Lincoln to die for a people. THOS. R. MARSHALL. (MS. S. Read at Lincoln Monument Dedication. 8vo, 2pages). D CL*~u~<-*». Marshall, Thomas MARSHALLS TRIBUTE. Thomas R. Marshall, vice presi-lent of the United States, pays to Abraham Lincoln: He proved our countrys rightto be, and our pqwer to be walks in his steps in publicor in private life, will alwaysbe enrolled in the army of con-stitutional liberty. His is the one life in our his-tory we cannot too often reviewnor too sedulously emulate. Wemay forget all others, but whilewe remember him in the truesense of remembrance we shallbe safe. Too much cannot besaid or sung of him. He cannottoo often be recalled to thememory of this people. Themarble and the bronze are en-riched by his homely face. Thepigment takes on a richer coloras it traces his counterfeit pre-sentment. And when the poet sweeps hisstrings in music to the greatnessand the goodness of this typicalAmerican, his chords approachthe divine — for it was givenLincoln to die for a people. c Marshall, Hon. Thomas R.
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