The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1860-05-25
LincoIn nnd IlnmIin.

WORK quickly and we'll 10 has present.
ed to che voters Of the country a Plat
form Of Principles which must command
tho assent and indorsoment Of every man
who wishes well Of his county. Il has
presented, further, as candidates upon
that Platform for the Offices Of President
and Vice President, men whom the peo-
pie ofthe West aud the East know and
honor-LrSooLS and HAMLrN.
We venture to say that there is not in
the whole West a man who stands high
er In popular confidence rhan OLD ABE
LrNooLN lie Is a man Of the people
He has risen by the force Of his own en-
ergy from the position Of a Ratboatman
to the honorod head Of the Illinois bar.
lie is a man whom no obstacle could in
timIdate, no defeat check, no misfortune
embitter. a man whose life Is a syno-
nym Of honesty, oupubilitY and energy is
ABE LINCOLN.
In selecting him, the Convention had
In view the demands Of the time. They
knew that for President was needed a
man Of broad views, Of quick perception
Of results, so as to be prepared for deois-
i've action in emergencies, and Of a strong
will that would carry out his purposes
when formed, without regard to the
"pressure" Of lobbyists, the "fearful vati-
cinations," to use ROGER A. PRYoR's
phrase, Of timid timoservers, nor the
blusterings Of threatening soctionalists,
ABE LINCOLN possesses in a marked
degree the peculiar qualifications need
cd. There ia no man living who darcs
impugn his honesty. His ability is nsun-
doubted as his courage and his will
with LINCOLN in the White House, we
shall have an honest and a firm Admin
istraton There will be no more Walk
ER letters, no more Presidential recom-
mendations to let a contract 30 as to help
party hack struggling for office. We
shall have the Hfairs Of the Government
economically administered. "The right
man will be in the right place"
Mr.. LINCOLN is fresh from the people.
IIo has had experience of public life,
and has, while in public life, shown the
qualities we have mentioned But he
has not been 10 constantly in politics as
TO have acquired the peculiar notions Of
integrity which such men as Buchanan
aud other lifelong politicians have. He
will sec events as the people see them,
ard 80 seeing, will have the courage to
act upon them honestly and fcarlessly,
as the people would have him.
HANNIBAL lIAMLS is one of the most
influential and able men in Maine, which
State he now represents in the United
States Senate. Mr.. HAMLIN, as our read
ers will remember, is Of Democratic an
tecedcnts, and ms a Democrat was in the
United States Senate in 1896.
The wrongs ofKunsOs opened his eyes
to tho real character of so-called Dc
mocrucy, aud he became a Republican
lie was taken up by that party in Maine
as their candidate for Governor, ant
made a most brilliant canvass, complete
! ly revolutionizing the State, which hut
before been Democratic, and gaining hi,
election by majority Of some 10000
votes. Mr.. HAMLN was, in 1857, re.
elected to the Senate.
We append a brief sketch of the life
Of LINCOLN, which is published in last
weeks issue Of IIarper's Weekly:
Hon. Abraham Lincoln Of Illinois was
born on the l2th of February, 1909, In
Hardin county, Kentucky, His family,
although much respected, were not
blessed with much OF this worlds goods,
and no was forced TO fight his own way
through tho opening struggles of lile's
campaign, In this way ho became inti-
mately acquainted with the industrial
classes, and they now claim him as one
Of their number-"The Flatboatmanr'
Whether he was engaged in rural pur.
; suits. or in plotting down the Mississippi
boats laden with produce, he permitted
no opportunity to escape for the improv.
al Of his mind. When he had thus, hy
] his own esertions, been admitted TO the
4 bar, ho settled in the pleasant town Of
Springfield ILL.,, where he has since resi-,
ded
Whom the "Black Hawk War" broke
p out in the spring of 1899, Mr.. Lincoln
was among the first to offer his services
and was elected captain Of company o.
Illinois volunteers, at the head Of which
ho distinguished himself during tho brie
= yet effective campaign, He was after
p ward elected to the State Legislature
taking decided ground as a Wing of the
Henry Clay school. In 1896 he wal
elected a member oC the XXXth Con,
o gress, where he acted with the Whil
! partyi aud at the National Convention
which nominated General Scott fol
President, in June, 1889, no was olocte,
10 represent Illinois in tho Central VIII,
). Committee. Yeoman's service did h,
= renderin that campaign.
. In 1906 Mr.. Lincoln entered activel,
in the Republican contest, and tw,
>, years later the Convention of that party
u nominated him in opposition to Judg,
= ID ouglus as Republican Senator front III,
n State Of Illinois. He was defeated as i
known, but lost none Of his reputation
with his party.
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