The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-29

-, war days are naturally recalling
:. tro,o dsscs OF the past-~and the he
= vac wrought them. The question,
ma d the foremost man II American
.~vvfs L. already answered. Washing
- A. we al know, - first Ia gar. frs:
5 sescs first Ia the hearts OF his country
So Bat the annals OF cur country are
Z crowded with shining names that It Ia
40 10 cay which among tfem-always
saynx out thai pre-smlneut one~ieads IN
= srso,.oEa.e admiration Of the Amer3-
81 scope WITH view Of throwing light
/ : saa Interesting question. a large num-
= a representative American citizens
m pees invited 20 reply 70 this iGqa.ry:
ma y your favorite character in Amer
- history excepting Washington?
e kisfy, why do you make the selec-
.sar Their answers. which follow, dis
sea . vide variety OF preferences IL
~ b seen that the majority choice IS
irzaaFn Lincoln. with Ulysses s. Grant.
aatsmsa Franklin and Thomas jefferson
: tse second choice Of about an equal
,snasr Of tie persons responding. Il Is
trh noting too. that Robert f. Lee Is
;. !sading fav0rlte with the representa-
~ Southern men who have answered.
me Preferences of s;atesmea.
i 64&l1s JULIUS y. Gt altEltSAE.
IA h.In ali for all, Daniel Webster is the
cxssst man this country has ever pro-
tszz he WAS the greatest constitutional
ssssr and axpouuder or his time. and our
sss.ry has not known another such.
ss2eor Shelby NJ. cmlorn. OF Illinois:
u choice falls upon Abraham Lincoln,
alssnan. tlrist emanclpator. No man
&c Shakespeare could so rightly be
sssi myriad minded. II has been charged
b the generation that has succeeded
= has sieaiized his character. ] do not
sss with the statement. We who knew
= nan personally and intimately, and
"a have made his character and his pub
acts a profound study. increase IN our
sssfat!on for the man. Patent. kindly
tEosed toward all creatures. humane in
q esEt AID truest seEse, and IL lover az
3 country. Brave. sagacious and IN
issraoe u his purposes when convinced
"a be was right. always doing the right
&sas al the right lime. 4 man or the
Fspa and one whom the people trusted
ID Who's trust he never betrayed, he
sssf guided this nat,oa through the
Essisss civil var known N history. and
VIZ hts task was finished offered up his
b eh the altar OF his country. Those
s~wsre hls b3tterest enemies now. reser-
tas hss memory.
saAtss Henry NJ Teller. OF Colorado:
Iho.nas isfgsTaon has always been my
fsypses nA,losa character. IFS creative
rowsrs ssYs larger than those Of any
puh'le man 81 bis time No Public mar
since bis day hes exhibited his exalted
constructive genius. jefferson did more
shar asy other man TO found a govern
wen' q the peop.e. by the people and for
| fAE rfsanff AfF To- -.
equality Of az men before the law He
us the champion ~ clv.i and religious
asstiafa. Ne succeeded in incorporating
he principles which he advocated with
u InexoEahle logic into the fundamental
AEs Of the lana. The ideas Of Jefferson
saFe survived the test OF time, and viii
survive rs long as men aspire to lee free
AZ govern themselves.
snator William Lindsay. Of Kentucky:
y iaFeri,e paluaas character after
aashihgteH - Thomas Jefferson. As a
sasIFact'ye statesman he has no equal
: UT aionai history ana no rival except
A'eSshdsr Hamilton. No man has LEFT
| = assp az impress on aur Institutions. and
man has so CLEARLY thought out the
T5o'sa's CT human government.
seaa'or John r Moysan. of Alabama:
a. aGF national characters none occtt-
Es 20 high a pace iH my esteem as
h.eft T. i.ee. the Christian gentleman
- snghily soldier pre cannot read The
~ 81 h,s lte from early youth - ripe
saaaood and screen" old age wlthou; he
e aeeply Impressed with the holiness ~
= eaArscier A. son, husband snd father
sss as near perfect as man can hone
fhe guiding star ~ Lees lie was
~ oaee satisfied what his duty vas,
= Fs'safd Bis way with unfaltering steps
sssieT, and The descendant of a long
- q soldisgs and statesmen. he d.d not
a. carnage. he fought rot for glory.
80 aAd rank did not cNalt him. Lee
s@ great 81 peace ~ In war. when
.Hsefed his sword 20 Grant At Appo-
A''sx sri accepted h.s narnlc he showed
skfSa ialth ~ his acts. With = simple
s-S AMI wth ;he CheerfuIness that
s.saSated tho greatness Of fh. man he
go himself - tAe work % educating
y F0aiA q the .aa1. II he grieved over
Fs~aR ~ the var between the states.
@ d'S'oatcatfd Wlth hts lof. che world
10 Know f.. tTa literally died in har.
- ana - hs last followed those high
- Toes e- di'y that had from early
IS chafacisr.I.d hjs lie.
A. iAatoa~ -. Pat. ~ New York
~1Am ifhCoin. f-ecau~e he vas the
- 81 pairl csa Statesman Of America.
- fairaauks n Indiana. Among
: .4'fi;Ai characters I select size name
-, aA871 i-.rrtt0. iio i.lus.r atef the
a>S' a.i'-.eE ~ Arz~r-san ysayfA.
!, At@ she ga-a ci 3u'g ara taught
A%t*. - waste and tie c5r7,i.y ~
Always self possessed. vel r7f~el
So 'ssney coul1 move hm tr in+f@.
e,...t To *as courteous, tNst e. ne