The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-10-28
LINCOLN MIS0U0TED.
Hon. Carl schnrI VIndicates III. Memory
OF the Great Martyr President-some-
thing Every WorkinSnnn should Read.
III, tn spnnNb inst

or the Great Martyr Prssident-some-
thing Every WorkinSrnnn should Read.
Hon. Carl Schurz' In his speech last
week at Peoria, H.. said:
This Is the state OF Abraham Lincoln.
His name Is It's greatest glory In the
past. His grave is In Its soil. being a
monument OF oil that IL most patriotic,
wisest and noblcst In American man
hood. knew him well. loved him.
and was his faithful adherent, and It
Is the pride OF my life 10 have possessed
his personal friendship. Let me tell
you that II makes my blood boil to wit
ness the scandalous game the repudia-
tors and the meters OF class hatred
In this campaign play with his name
In claiming him as their spiritual ally.
| will give you an example. They arc
circulating among the people a spu
rious quotation. purporting 10 be from
some speech or message OF Abraham
Lincoln. II Is this:
las n result of the war. corporations
have been enthroned and an err of cor
ruption in high places will follow and
the money power of the country Will
cndcavor 10 prolong its nun by working
upon the prejudice OF the people until
all wealth is aggregated In few hands
and the republic Is destroyed. l feel
Mt this moment more anxiety for the
safety OF my country than ever before,
oven In the midst OF war. God grant
that my suspicious may prove ground
less
1 have the authority OF his two pri-
vato secretaries. Hay and Nicholay, who
were almost constantly In the presence
OF Abraham Lincoln during his prcsi-
l,n do of 10
who have scanned every word wrote
during TINT period and every report
made Of his uttcrances, for saying that
this quotation is false; that Mr.. Lin
coin never said or wrote anything in
the least resembling 1t.
MIR. Bryan goes about the country
quoting from one OF the messages OF
Abraham Lincoln this sentence:
Labor Is prior to and independent
OF capitnl: capital is only the frui, OF
labor, and could never have existed IL
labor had not first existed Labor Is
the superior OF capital. and deserves
much the higher consideration"
He stops there, instead Of reclting the
next sentence, too: Capital has Its
rights. which arc as worthy of protcc-
tlon as any other rights"
Llncoln to WorIsingmrn.
No silver apostle ever thinks Of re-
pcatinS n speech made by Abraham Lin
coin to delegation OF workingmen.
addressing them as worklngmen. he
himself being their truest friend. II
was on the 2lst day Of March, 1861, and
these were his words:
THE strongest bond OF human SYM
pathy outside of the family relation
should be one uniting all working poo
pie of NIL nations and tongues and
kindrcds. Nor should this lead to =. war
upon property or the owners OF prop
erty. Property Is the fruit OF labor:
property Is dcSirablc-is II positive good
In the world. That some should be rich
shows that others may become rlch. and
hence Is just encouragement to indus
try and enterprise. Let him not who
IL hoisclcss pull down the house OF an
other. but let him labor diligently and
build one for himself, thus, by example.
assuring that his own shall be safe from
violence when built"
This Is Abraham Lincoln, MS history
knows him, and as his great image Is
engraved upon the American heart.
And now they seek 10 make him nm nlly
OF Reputation. OF class hatred and OF the
spol!atiop OF the poor
'TIonrst Old Ale" Pr0fanct!.
What Abraham Lincoln-honcst old
Abc-asscnt 10 policy that will create
false values by law; rob the toicr for
long time to come of part OF his
wages. and stripping him OF half Of his
savings! Abraham Lincoln an ally OF
men who strive to cut In hnlf the value
OF the pensions OF those who once went
to battlc singing I'VE are Coming.
Father hbraham!" Abraham Lincoln
favor n policy that win open tho way to
fraud and trichcry in every transac-
tion between man and man. and make
business reckless gamble, giving the
pItllcSs blOohSucker the best chance!
Abraham Lincoln favor policy that
will dcSpo!l the poor! Abraham Lincoln
join In an effort to array the west and
Houtli against the east and the north
md ipcltc bitterness IN the heart OF
ono class of society against anOtherl
Abraham Lincoln seek TO supplant the
Impulse of generous pleasure nj the
success OF others and OF cheerful emit
latiOn among men by envy and hatred
OF everybody who hns risen In the
world! Abraham Lincoln ally himself
TO this crusade of deception, greed aud
malignIty against prosperity, good NOR
ais and social concord, Abraham Lin
coin favor n policy sure TO bring about
fraudulent national bankruptcy and
LASTING disgrace to the national chnrac-
ter!
Abraham Lincoln and Bryan! Abra-
ham Lincoln and Altgcld, To associate