Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-08-23
Lincoln on neutrality-suspicious."

striving to convince the people that
Abraham Lincoln, if President to-
day, would not suppress by force
the rebellion in the Philippines
Would he or would he not2 The
answer is to be found in his own
utlerances.
In reply to the first pleas that
due respect Tor the rights of the
governed would prevent him from
| making war on the seCessionists or
rebels, Lincoln said:
You have no oath registered in
heaven to destroy the government,
while | shall have the most solemn
one to preserve, protect and de
fend it. ~
He added that he would use
every means in his power to sup
press the rebellion.
In reply to the Baltimore commit
tee April 2S, 1901, President Lin
coin said:
You come to me and ask for
/ peace on any terms, and yet have
no word of condemnation for those
who are making war upon us.
You would have me break my oath
and surrender the government
without a blow. There is no Wash
ington in that, no Jack son in that
There is no manhood or honor III
that.
In letter to Horace Greeley
Aug ~, 1862, Lincoln explained
his war policy thus
II shall do less whenever | shall
believe what | am doing hurts the
cause, and | shall do more when.
ever | believe that doing more will
help the cause.
He told Mr.. Greeley plainly that
he did not propose to observe the
limitations fixed by doctrinaires
and hobby riders,
Among the scvcrest critics of the
, present war policy is Carl Schurz,
who would have the people believe
that he speaks from his close asso-
citation and sympathy with Lin
coin In letter to Mr.. Schurz
under date of Nov. "a, 1862, Mr..
. Lincoln said:
The purport of your letter is
that we lost the late elections and
$ the administration is falling be-
$ cause the war is unsuccessful, and
p that must not fl liter myself that
! am not justly to blame for it. II
| must discard my own Judgment
i and take yours ! must also take
f that of others, and by the time |
= should jet all that | should be
advised TO reject | should have
none left.
Then turning to Mr.. Schurz' 5
g.. special complaint Lincoln said:
Il wish to disparage no one
n certainly not those who sympathizS
with me, but must say | neec
success more than | need sympa
; thy. -
In his second annual message
Dec. 1, 1862, Mr.. Lincoln, in urg
. ing more vigorous prosecution Of
Il the war, said:
, The dogmas of the quiet pas
are inadequate to the stormy pres
Il ent. The occasion is pilet higl
IL with difficulty and we must ris,
c with the occasion. As our case i
o new, so we must think anew ant
9 act anew, We must diSenthral
, ourselves, and then we shall saw,
l. our country. We shall nobl,
e save or meanly lose the las, hes
y hope of earth.
l. In his reply to the New Yorl
le democrats, under date of June IL
d 1868 Mr.. Lincoln defended tn
$ suspension oi habeas corpus an,
l. spoke of the assaults made on tn
ot government under cover of fre
if speech and tree press. After re
al terring to spies, iulormerS, alder
We aud abettors of rebellion, Mr.. Lin
Il coin said
a He who disSuades one maj
y from volunteering or induces on
- soldier to desert weakens the Unior
II cause as much as he who kills tn
Union soldier in battle"
IS Coming close to the special Pile
p of the New York democrats. h
. said
Y The man who stands by an,
h says nothing when the peril of hi
government is discussed cannot b
" misunderstood. Ii not hindered h
u is sure to help the enemy mucl
e more is he who talks ambiguouSly