Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-09-16

The public is to have something interest
ing and historically important in the com.
ing issues of The Century magazine. the
first installment Of which will appear in the
November issue of the periodical named.
This installment and the papers which will
follow will constitute new life of the
most remarkable man of this century,
abraham Lincoln. whose name will GO
down To pOSterity associated with the great
est and best men known 10 history. The
life" will be from the pen of John George
Nicolay and the Hon. John Hay, now OF
Cleveland, Ohio, who were the efficient and
trusted private secretaries of Mr.. Lincoln,
and they have taken plenty of time TO col
lect and arrange their data, and to acquire q
mature and correct opinion and Judgment
concerning the subject of their work.
The Century Company makes the an
nOuncement that, when Lincoln died these
two returned to the white-houSe, where they
were still living. though already appointed
to Paris; they gathered together the presi-
dents papers and handed them to Robert
Lincoln and David Davis, who sacredly
guarded them until the return of the secre-
taries from Europe; they We're then rede-
livered to the latter for the purposes of this
history. and have never been in any other
hands"
1t is fortunate for the true fame of Lin
coin and for the American people that the
work of perpetuatmg the memory of the
martyred president and the great moral
hero of the age has been committed TO such
competent persons. Mr.. Nicolay has al
ready done good literary work. and Col.
Hay has shown himself to be one of the
most fascinating and brilliant writers of
the day. The Century Company has shown
the best possible literary taste in selecting.
and a wonderful amount of enterprise In
securing for publication. this new and only
authorized and authentic Life of Lincoln.
A well-known citizen. of standing and
character, writes TO the GLOBE-REPUBLIC.
as. follows:
The resolution on city printing may have
been acted on last night; il so. have not heard
the result. But II il passed, is IL possible that
IL IS In the spirit Of right and progresSS" IL
so. am all wrong and don't understand the
spirit or the resolution. | cannot see how the
city ear legally give TO enc order Of men privi-
leges that they would deny to another. Would
il be just and equitable to show such favoriI-
ism? IL this can be legally done and IL is the
proper thing to do. can we consistently find
fault with the favoritism shown white children
TO the disadvantage Of the cOlOred? The next
step may be 10 exclude the colOred man from
working on the streets for the city; then il is
not big Jump TO exclude the Germans also. IL
the lrishmen and Americans have the major
ity and want all the city work. 1t does seem
TO ME the resolution is entirely out of place,
and any union or ron union men asking such a
thing are cheeky. 10 say the least, and show
their weakness: Please give this resolution a
careful reconsideration. You are, | know, for
eNart justice 10 all. white and black. high and
low, union and DOn-uniOn. Let all have an
equal chance.
The city has no right to discriminate be-
tween classes of workingmen. 1t ought
not TO shut out men because they belong to
labor organizations or because they do not.
The same sense of justice that requires one
to condemn the discharge Of men from EN-
ployment because they are Knights of Labor
should condemn the discharge of men be
cause they are not The right of the citizen
10 act for himself must be conceded. under
republican form of government. We
presume that the resolution would never
have been presented to council but for Will
liam \. Whiteley's unjust discrimination
against men because they exercised their
rights as citizens by joining the Knights of
Labor.