Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-04
ESSAYS ON LINCOLN.
WHAT GOTHAM WoULD-BE POLICE
MEN SAY ABOUT THE MARTYR.
Civil Service Object Lesson-Answers
to One of the Questions In IN
Examination Pnper-Sur-
prising Ignorance.
From the New York Post.

| FROM the New York Post.
For some of the machine politicians
| who could see no use in written civil serv-
| ice examinations for policemen President
| Roosevelt had the following extracts taken
from essays on Abraham Lincoln writ
ten by unsuccessful candidates for appoint-
ment TO the police force:
| Abrehom Lincoln was president of the
| United States he was 4 very smart and
| endrust man he was very kind to all the
| people who he had conrrool over he was
| grately thought of by all the officers that
| We're in office while he was a very brave
| man all thrue the war of 1862 he did nearly
| all he took in his head to do he trust in
| god a CRATE deal he was at the head of
many battles and fought very bravely in
| all battles he was in when he died he was
| reSarde by menny OffaCes whom thought
| grately of him is picture is now in menny
| building and Grately thought of he don is
| duty in all he undertook to-"
He was shot while at threaten by De-
| Gotta Ode Sota?. He had been a President
| for year and six MONTHS
"Abreham LinCon was elected for the
second turn but only served a part of it
beng shot and killed by man named
Guitar who was afterwards caught and
imprisoned
'.TOO Bad to Have Him Dead"
HE was a good Presented but he was
Kill and we did not have one so good sence
it was to bad to have him kill if he had to
live he would be a god Presented he was
trying to make a good Country for us
when he shot but for the war we would
be slaves so the People Regards him for
that. so don't think no very much about
Lincoln for went to work at nine years
of age"
Abraham Lincoln was to the best of my
knowledge the Commander in Chief of the
titrlNtf tfY,1r
battle for supremacy between the North
and the South in the year eighteen hun
dred and twelve
started life on a ferry boat on the Mis-
sissippi River and from there he went to
Lincoln Nebraska to run a flat boat and
after that he started in the Dry Goods
business and in this he went Bankrupt and
after that the people thought so much
about him that they nominated him for
United States senator
Was president for one term after the
sivil war in which he served and gained
great distinction"
He did not die Immediately after he was
assassinated. He lived until April II 1865
and died at his home in Long Branch 1t
was he who issued the proclamation that
freed the negroes and that entitled them to
citizen ship He was in power during some
of the principal battles of the Civil War
He was shot entering Theatre and his
assailant it was said was insane.
"Was Shot by Garfield"
HE was the president that freed the
South and let the Dorkey go fred and he
was shot by Garfield this is all that 1
renber of of prestended Lincoln so L will
close hoping that l will pass
I'VE have sertinly had very flew like
unto Lincoln, as far as l can find out he
was tall lathey man great rail splitter
true to principle true to his Country true
to his god.''
WAS assassinated by Booth at Chicago |
1861
He was a man of good moral carator
have you copy of His life if so you phase |
lend to me for q week or so''
He received his education reading a |
Bible and speler."
was borne in Kentuckey st. Alaly age |
his father moved the family to Ohio float
ing down the Mississippi"
II hereby try to pass a mental exam |
nations for position as patrolman and hop
ing to hear from your request. 1 have |
learn Common educations and willing to |
learn more if it is convenient L think 1 |
could fill positions to your satisfaction"
ile was Il poor boy assisting his father |
at work in the year 1868 when the war |
bl Cke out. Mr.. Lincoln was one of the |
first to the front. he made such rapid |
progress that he received the honor of |
generals of the United States Army. Mr.. |
Lincoln had many engagements in war |
and was bound to be victorious especially |
at the battle of Gettysburg when he swept |
all before him.
He hasbin shout vile walking loum |
thir STREET by man whoum did not like |
hin"
He was killed and taking to thir house |
nearby wair he was picked up l due not |
know mush about him becauu L did not |
have Very mush schoohig-My Pipal is |
very poor and Kood not send me to 4 HE |
school,
"Farmer by Occupation"
HE was a Farmer by occupation when
and it is through him that we know en-
joy our united peace and that the war |
of Rebellion was conquered
He was attending a performance in |
Booths theater in Philadelphia when he
was shot in the back of the head and |
died "
'I will state in regard to the Honorable |
Mr. Lincoln the deceased he was brave /
man and coregoes. He was President elect |
ed in the year of 1861 but unforteonaly |
shot by Geteay in the year of 1861 he was |
a intelligent man l think this country
would be as bad as Cuba or Ireland Scot |
land and Whales if he didn't take action" |
81 have read of his being a great raStler |
and being hard man TO handle. IL he had |
not been killed he might be living to-day |
to a ripe old age Mr.. Lincoln was very |
kind man kind in peace but very Stearn in |
war"
his great act of banishing slavery from
the negroes is one to be commemorated."
"he freed Sfle slavery and was looked |
upond at that time as the Honorable Gen.
eral Grant was wen he was put in office.
''negros were bought and sold by the |
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