The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-03-16
The New secretary of War.

lnasmuch "a Chicago has furnished tho
ycangest cabinet officer the country has
ever had, and one who has never hold any
otherpub'c Office e1ccptthat Of town superyi-
sol, the question has very naturally pri5en in
many minds, what are his intellectual quail
ilications for such lofty position! a
reporter of the Inter Ocean paid visit last
evening 10 MIR. Edward S. .lsbam aud invited
him TO give TO the public his estimate of tho
qualifications Of his law-psrtnor, tho Hon.
Robert T. Lincoln. FOR tho position Of score
tsry of war, Mr.. lsham readily compile I
with the request,
~ have" he sail, an exaul!cd opinion Of
MIR, Lincoln's abilities. am aware that his
retiring disposition ard unassumiug manners
leave uiost people ignorant of his intellectual
strength. But have been intimately asso.
ciated With him now for good many years.
and what want TO say 10 the people Il
Chicago snd OF tho country about MIR. Lin
coin Ia this, no one will ever believe how
much he csn carry until he is made TO carry
II. Tho back will develop strength fully rs
rapidly as burdens can be imposed on Il
TWAS characteristic Of Mr.. Llnccln's father
before him, No one, unless it ,as an iot
mate friend, ever dreamed that Prcsiden,
Lincoln possessed TIM strength and wisdom
TO light the battles which no fought, until
no had fought thom and gained tho victory.
And l confidently make the prediction thM
in like manner the public will DO surprised
at constantly increasing capacity of his
son for public nllars.
What are Mr.. Lnco!n's leading business
tTsi,s!'
"The most noticeable one is his system:
DO IS remarkably selhodica and systematic
IN every thing no DOS. But be is also I'm
commonly patient, worry faithful in his work.
and very jadicious in his conduc. aud coun-
SOL"
How would you characterize him rs y
lawyer"
MIR. Lincoln is an eKccllen. lawyer. His
Duslaoss has beon moro that Of II counselor
IN his Office than o an advocate in court, |
but no has acquitted himself finely ia both
directions. He exhibits rare good sense Ia |
giving aivicc, md, whenever hs has prosen. |
Tod any subject in court, no always did I, /
iorcibly and with excellent Judgment"
"Ana what would you say.. of nis moral
traits"
"Woll, they ara beyond all praise. In his |
profession he has always exhibited Che
greatest aversion to huess0 and indiroction. |
liels tho most perfectly straightforward, !
sincere and honorable man, by nature, tba. |
ever new Ia my life, As 10 his genuine |
m'desty, his freedom from personal vanity, !
or vanity OF his family, or scl(-importsucc, |
his excessive klndlinoss Of heart, aud tho |
strength of bis friendship, need not speak, |
~ loss, NOT to those who have any auQu,in-
lance with him."
Mr. lshaU, do YOU regard Mr.. Lincoln !
AS ono whose tender hearlolnols has in any
degree impaired his independence Of char
actorY
Not at all. do not know more un. |
promising subject for coercion than M |
Lincoln. lido not mean TO say tha, he ia |
obstinate, or inaccessible 10 rSsson or en-.
treaty; hut II would be gross msreprcsen,
Wion OF MS character 20 consider him u
pusp'e man, or one too easily swayed by
=, DO you know whether his relations with
MI usrlcld have been very intimate aud
neutrality-suspicious. 10 his nomination."
NJ Lincoln has been well acquainted
win President Ga field for eooi many
years; we'll enough to enable the president
10 understand fully what his capscty was.
But he IL considerably younger than Garfield
sn1 therefore, has never been NJ intimate
with him rs he would have been but for that
fact"
ell,