The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-08-20

propriety of the nomination OF Mr.. Lin.
coin, is the fact that the politicians by pro-
fession don't like him. These fellows hate
any man who is superior to them. They
want President whom they can " temper
between their fingers IS Falstaff profesa-
ed to do with justice Shallow. They want
q man out Of their own ring" one who
will 'grind axes for them, one who cares
little for the public, aud will do anything
and everything a. their pretended friends
may dictate.
Lincoln Is not that sort Of . man. When
he became President he left al this class OF
very small creatures behind him. and,
what is more, he quickly proved entirely
too much for them. They have been un-
able to manage him, Is they desired to do,
and they therefore hate him with the nat
ural spitefulness OF little men. There are
q great many politicians = who have
reached conspicuous positions, and who
ara ambitious of reaching higher ones. AL
most every Senator imagines he is big
enough for President. If he cannot attain
that he thinks he ought at least to be one
of the cabinet, or he ought to be minister
to Saint James, or to Paris, or he has some
other object, with which it is an outrage
for any one, and especially the people, to
interfere directly or indirectly. All this
class Of public men are and have been
from the first, against Mr.. Lincoln's re-
nomination. They couldn't see the pro-
priety Of it. They wanted somebody else
-and mostly if hard pressed to tell who
the somebody else should be, would have
declared that their modesty" forbade
their mentioning his name! They were
outraged because the people took the mat
ter into their own hands and entirely dis
regarded their disimterested coansels. 1t
hurt them terribly, and ever since they
have sought a. much Is possible to dis
play their hatred Of the peoples choice.
It Is about time that the whole tribe Of
buzzing and troublesome insects, whose
native meanness is only the more conspic-
uous the higher the position they usurp to
the public injury, were taught that the peo-
pie did not put them in one place in order
that they should dictate who should occu-
Ply another and higher one. If they wish
their opinions to have weight, they must
prove first that they are competent to per.
form their proper functions with ability
and wisdom. Ifthey are anxious for pop
ular respect, they should show that they
are worthy Of it. Nobody but Copper
head or an idiot imagines man is wise or
able, because he has got into position
which requires ability and wisdom to fill
it with honor. If man fails to prove that
he has these qualities, that he is really fit
for his place, all the feeling sensible people
have for him is contempt and an earnest
desire to put better man in his place.
Men who show their want Of statesman
ship 50 plainly as those who indulge il
public or private TRADES against the Pres
ident, only demonstrate their own folly
and incapacity. We don't know q solitary
public man in the country who will COM
pare In sagacity with the President. He
may not always be right. But the rest
seem to be right more by chance than
otherwise. The legislation Of the last ses-
sion il fair illustration Of Congressional
incapacity. But these incapabies, the most
Of them, don't like Lincoln. We are glad
Of it. It is one Of the best endorsements. |
Politicians don't like honest men.
H. Are the people Of Southern Iowa
making due preparation for the Sanitary
Fair which will be held in this city during
the State Agricultural Fair, commencing
on the 26th of September We presume
they are, for they have not been lacking
in noble efforts hitherto, and we have no |
idea that they have any intention Of turn-
ing their backs on the good work now
They love the soldiers who are battling for |
them and the country, and whatever their !
hands and to do to mitigate the suffering
of the sick and wounded Of the army, they |
will continue to do with all their might |
until the necessity for their labors and con-
shall be over.
One thing Is certain. None of US can do |
too much. We should alls contribute and
thankfully. The more we give
for this end, the more we shall feel like
giving and the happier we shall be. Men
and women and children always feel the
better for ministering to the needs Of the
suffering. How much greater should that
delight Of well-doing be, when, besides
the ills our humanity is heir to,
it also fosters and heightens Cur love Of
country and illuminates our patriotism.
There is also to be Sanitary Fair in
with the State Agricultural
Fair Of Illinois. We were goingto suggest
that we should compete with that, and
seek to make our contributions equal those
OF our loyal neighbor. But perhaps that's
asking too much. Illinois is much more
older and richer State than this.
The people there have been liberal and
will continue to be so. But it is not too
much, we think, to urge that our contri- |
buttons should be equal to theirs in pro-
portion to our numbers and means. We
will not admit, will we?-that Iowa people
are less hearty or active than those Of Hi.
nois. We shall not, at all events, until it
proves to be so. We shall be curious to
know what township carries of the $500