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Show (itAltM Was the Judicial Temperament Tem-perament of Abraham Lincoln Frankfort, Ky , Xo;. S. A new thought was thrown on the outstand- i ing character figure of Abraham Lincoln Lin-coln today when President Taft, who camo here to witness the dedication of the monument to tho "Emancipator," "Emancipa-tor," said: "I don't think it is too much to say that Lincoln had the most judicial temperament of any man in history. Mr. Taft paid his tribute with thut of Kentucky's mark of dofcrenco for her greatest son in the new state capltol when a monument to the war president, given by tho descendants of a long line of Kentucky pioneers, was dedicated. Prior to these ceremonies, Mr. Taft talkod to a score of negroes who became be-came free men under tho Lincoln administration. ad-ministration. Huddled in Governor Wlllson's public offices, these negroes listened to Mr Taft's explanation of the things that wont to make up Lincoln's Lin-coln's omlncnce ovor other men. Immediately after the coremonlcs Mr. Taft and his party departed for Louisville, where tonight the president presi-dent will bo a guest at a f'ress club banquot.and a public reception. |