The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-11-03

Mr. Whiting, in his address a. Music Hall, last
evening, thus skctched President Lincoln
Perhaps you will expect me b. say a word upou
the personal qualifications Of our candidate for
the Presidency lt has been my good fortune 70
see much Of the President. He is one OF the most
industrious, hard-worSing men in Washington.
His manners and style OF dress and of living arc
simple and unostentaiious. He puts on no airs
Ne is Kind, tender hearted, and generous man.
Ne opens hs house "a the public. He hears the
complaints OF the humble. He is the friend Of
ne Is not puiFed up by the distinction OF Office.
assumes 10 superiority on account OF his
ana Tie has a great love of wit and humor
station. stories. Perhaps this peculiar
ana Goes pu have saved him from being
broken down by the weishs '''' i''
mense responsibilities. irving cir
Having observed his conduct under .'' ''7- - -
sumstanccs, he has seemed 70 me 70 be ono o, 'i0
most conscientious public men have ever known.
His honesty, as you all know, i5 incoruptl9.e and
unhinchipg.
think, not been sufficiently appreciated He takes
broad Omprehensive views of every subject he
examines. He looks at all It's bearings He Is
cautious in getting at the facts He breads mis-
takes which might misead him. or do injustice
10 the absent.
HIS reasoning powers seem to me to be Of a
hich order. His discourse aud his writings are
plain but powerful. They are loaded with com.
mon sense.
He may be So But we must remember that
what is too slow for New England may be too
fast for the Western states; and the States mast
70 together, or they cannot 20 at all.
He has been called vacilla,ing. But no Presi-
dent has ever trod his onward path with irmer
steps lie has never looked backward nor has
he ever broken his word, nor taken back what he
has said. while he holds a question under con-
SideratiOn, he listens to al opinions in or ont Of
his Cabinet. When he has fully made up his
mind he is iDmovabe.
do not hesitate to say that General Jackson
had no more frmness than President Lincolu
but the former was guided 70 his conclusions too
often) by viii and tempcr-the latter is only
guided by conscientious conviction of duty,
10 has been said that the President IS over
borne by tue influence of the members OF his
Cabinet land Is thus swayed one way and the
other. The instance most relied on is that Of Mr..
Blair. Yet il is q fact that on most Of the great
questions of public policy relating to slavery, the
President has gone directly against the views ot
Mr.. Blair, and finally requested him TO resign his
seat IN the Cabinet. Beyond all question, Mr.
lincoln is now and always has been the control
ling mind in the Government.
They are greatly mistaken who suppose tina
hrmness of purpose, decision of character, au'
Rentleness OF manners are NOT combined In him
He wins constantly upon the respect of all VIII
know him well and whatever faults he may have
whatever errors OF judgment he may have com
mitted under the unparalleled difficulties Of ia
Government in new and untried situation, ye
those who know him best believe that he Is tn
man for the hour, and that he has been raised II
by the providence Of God TO save this people,
Boston TraUeler, Norcmber !.