The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-11
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IL - rarely Sdo case tfsAk taa seeS So
eons by during the present campaign dur
Ing which Il has not become necessary 10
expose some Populistic forgery set ahoat
Tor the purpose OF influencing votes The
ueanes,. the mos, despicab.e form this
campaign Of forgery has taken Is that
which pretends 70 put into the mouths OF
che dead statesmen Of the past language
which they never used and IDEAS Al total
variance with shoss expressed during tneif
Nfetfms OF all the particularly despscaose
fcrgeries or this class. the viless II one
which endeavors TO trade upon the love.
She admiration. the reverence which all the
D>opis Of this country have sor the men,
0y Of the great Central ng0re Of the drama
e DE rebellion. the maxsyred preaidsnt.
Abraham Lincoln.
Some ghoaAsh concocter OF Populisic
pazgn forgsries has set Aaoai the fol-
lcw.ng - having been said by Abraham
LINCOLN. anc the Popaiistie newspapers all
ever the country have promptly repro
Auoed II. Some Of them have even gone
90 The extent 81 keeping IL standing IN
their columns that 1, may do duty from
A&y to day until after election:
''As q result Of the war corporations have
been snthroned and an era Of corruption
ta high places viii follow. and the money
power Of the country Will eneeavor TO pro-
loax Its reign BY working upon the pretu-
lices Of the people. until ali wealth ID
aggregated In . fsw handle and the repno-
Ne 10 destroyed ! feel ~ this moment
more anxiety for the safety Of my coun-
Try than ever before. even IN the midst
Of war. God grant that my snspicsons
Uay provo groundiess-"
John q. Nicoiay and Col John Hay
were tho private secretaries Of Mr.. LIN
coin during his term a. president. They
we're also inrrusted BY his family with the
daty OF writing the life History OF the
great president. a task Ia which they spent
many years. and In the performance OF
which they had access to al the data IN
existence bearing upon every incident in
The life and punAc services Of Mr.. Lin
coin There Is not . recorded actual public
Siterance Of Mr.. Lincoia whish has no,
b~en examined and It's authenticity esta6-
hshed by these gentlemen In tbs perform
ance OF thelr monumental task
AR. Ntcaiay declares that the alleged
quotation from AZ. Llnco.n - bold. IN
bsnshinx forgery. He says further:
The great president never said Il or
vTe;e II. and never said or xrate anything
that BY the utmost license could De IS
toriec to Resemble s.. Any one who crstl-
csliy ssans the language wgll al once dis
cover Intrinsic evidence Of is gassfIy IN
that the phrases employed bear the stamp
OF having esea invented or OF having cone
snto popular use fifteen NJ twenty years
after Nj. iArce.n's death. It's o-Sxsn
seens 20 date back 70 ISIS, as II frss CD
ea'ned circulation IN httle pamphls.
prtnts3 by radical sgitasor in fowa.
eopy~TisAfed on May 10 % ehas year IL
appears there. as ncw. without explanation
or credit. My attention was arss called
60 " sn tNsa and taoGga at the slime i
made an effort ~ trace Z - ia saures.
could OBTAIN no Fesnecta Die or reSpans soss
clrw. Snce thsn my oelssAgae Col Hav.
an9 ] have written .sseas Of letters in
answer to private Inquiries. Esnoanrsrr ne
forsery. TX deserves exposure arss. reoro-
nsacn from al sslF-EzlnaeS journals"
We ask tn all eAn5ar. was, san honestly
- thought 0. cause which requires "a
% ecisser~t ne by sacA conseaatsals for
GeFtes a. The one sxasss1 ~ NJ Nicolas