Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-26
.sayiinss of Lincoln

w. j. BRYAN.
Sayings of Lincoln 7
Following are taken from recently
published work, edited by DR.. H. 8.
Taylor and d. NJ. Fulwiler, entitled
"Lincoln's Words on>Livlng Issues"
Trusty Publishing Co., AIS Roanoke
building, Chicago.
Letter to H. L. Pierce, April G, 1859,
-lrelan 1928. All honor to Jeffer-
son-to the man who in the concrete
pressure of struggle for national in
dependence by single people. had
the GOODNESS, forecast and capacity to
introduce into a merely revolutionary
document an abstract truth, applicable
to all men and all times, and SO to en-
balm it there that today, and in all
coming days, it shall be rebuke and
a stumbling block to the very harbin-
gers of reappearing tyranny and OPP
preston. ~
(March 4, 1865, Second Inaugural
Fapgood, p. 403) 1t may seem strange
that any men should dare to ask just
Gods assistance in wringing bread
from the sweat of other mems faces.
(August &c, 1868. Letter to James G.
Conkling-Herndon, p. 555.) For the
great republic-for the principle it
lives by and keeps alive-for mans
vast future-thanks to all. 4
September 80, 1859, Speech at MIL
waukee, Wis.-Complete Works, Vol.
l. p. SID Farmers being the most
numerous class, it follows that their
interest is the largest interest. It
also follows that that interest is most
worthy of all to be cherished and cul-
tivated-that IL there be inevitable
conflict between that interest and any
other. that other should yield.
duly 5, 1861, Annual Message-Ray-
mond, p. 1861 This relaive matter of
National power and state rights, as a
principle, is no other than the princi-
pie of generality and locality. What
ever concerns the whole should be
confided to the whole-to the general
government; while whatever concerns
only the state should be left exclu-
siyely to the state.
July 16, 1852, Speech at Springfield,
lll.-Complete Works. l, p. ND A
free people in times of peace and quiet
when pressed by no common danger
naturally divide into parties At
such times the man who is of neither
quence.
September II, 1859, Speech at Gin
cinnati, o. Debates. p. 26S.) The peo-
pie of the United States are the right
full masters of both congresses and
courts. not to overthrow the Constitu-
ton, but to overthrow the men who
pervert the Constitution.
October 16, 1854. Speech at Peoria,
lll.-Howells. p. 279) Well / doubt
not that the people of Nebraska are
and will continue to be as good as the
average of people elsewhere. l do not
say the contrary. What l do say is
that no man is good enough to govern
another man without that others con-
sent. say this is the leading princi-
pie.
(March 4. 1861, First Inaugural
Raymond, p. 1879 do not forget the
position assumed by some, that consti-
tutional questions are to be decided by
the superior court. = At the
same time the candid citizen must
confess that if the policy of the gov
eminent, upon vital questions affect
ing the whole people, is to be irrevoc-
ably fixed by decisions of the supreme
court, the instant they are made in
ordinary litigation, between parties in
personal actions, the people will have
ceased to be their own rulers, having
to that extent practically resigned
their government into the hands OF
that eminent tribunal.
(May IL. 1859, Letter to DR.. Theo-
dore Canisius concerning law of natur-
alization, etc.-Howells, p. $50 AS I
understand the spirit of our institu-
tons, it is designed to promote the ele-
walton of men. l am therefore hos
tile to anything that tends to their
debasement.
February IL. 1861, Speech at Gin
cinnati. o. Complete Works, Vol. |, p.
676) The workingmen are the basis
of all governments for the plain rea-
son that they are the more numerous