The Kenosha telegraph and tribune. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1859-1860, 1860-06-07
Abraham Lincoln.

Every day adds new strength to the
conviction that the Republican COnven-
ton at Chicago, chose the right man to
be the standard bearer, in the present
political contest. He is eminently a
man of the people. The very fact that
he has struggled with poverty and ad-
versity, and by his own hands and head
has worked his way to the position he
now occupies, in the minds and hearts of
the American people, will add tremen-
duous potency to the royal qualities he
is known to possess for presiding off.
Ger over the first Republic in the world.
The opposition may well fear the pop
ularity of the trail candidate" and pro-
test against making rail splitting and
hatboating an element of the political
forces which will be brought into promi-
nence this summer but the issue is
inevitable and although our cotempo-
rary, of the Kenosha Democrat affects
to see no principle in this mode of con-
Quoting the canvass, and remarks that
''men who are governed by principle in
their action, were never known to resort
to means of this sort'' yet it appears to
us that this feature is an outgrowth of
the principle, par excellence which made
the Republican party, and which now
is the grand point at issue between
Republicans and Democrats it is
LABOR against CAPITAL Is there
any thing to be wondered at that the
laborer' the artizan, the farmer, designa-
ted, as "mud stills" by the Southern aris-
tocracy, should delight to honor man,
who is one from among them, who has
suffered all the privations and discom-
forts connected with poverty and has
come up by his own efforts to the prom
inence which he now holds b? In the
halls of Congress, hardly week passes
without adding to the insults already
heaped npon the Northern laborer, if
he is poor, it is because he is indolent,
if homeless, it is because he does not
deserve home, and so the Homestead
Bill is defeated by democratic votes.
Butnow the toiling millions of the North
have an opportunity to express their
opinions, and they will do it by voting
for man who preeminetly represents
the free labor interest.
But that Mr.. Lincoln represents the
laboring interest ofthe nation, is but one
of the many qualities, which not only
renders him qualified for the station of
President Of the United States, but in.
oreases his availability and popularity.
He is honest. And will not honesty be
valuable commodity p? Against the
black record of the develope ments of
the Covode committee and the frauds
brought to light by the Kansas Investi,
cation, will not Honesty stand out in
bold reliefP And will not an honest
man ''the noblest work of God'' receive
that homage which is his dues?
That Mr.. Lincoln is capable to ad-
minister this government, his Speeches
attest. 1t was no second rate man who
beat Mr.. Douglas in the popular vote in
the memorable canvass of 1858, in
Illinois, and life spent in successful
warfare against physical obstacles and
moral evils, is apretty good guaranty of
ability sufficient for the discharge of
the duties about to be devolved upon
Mr.. Lincoln. To recapitulate then; the
canvass on which we have just entered
Is to be battle between honesty on
one side and chicanery and corruption
on the other, between labor and Capital,
between Freedom and Slavery, between
eternal justice and Squatter Sovereignty.
May the right be successful.
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