The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-10-11
misrepresentation Of Abraham Lin
coins Ideas.

COIN Iucas.
We print and answer tho subjoined com
municatlon because Mr. BRYAN Is persis.
tcntly and impudently false in his misuse
Of the political teachings of ABRAHAM
LINCOLN:
TO THE EDITOR or TIIR SuN-Sr Is there
a doubt In any honest mans mind that when Mr.
BRYAN speaks for the Fliplnos fun right 10 citizen.
ship and all is privileges, II he IS 10 remain under the
American nag, BRYAN speaks as ABRAHAM Lis.
co.'s would speAk were he alive today' llNCuLN's
memorable debates with DOuGLASin the summerG and
fall of 1855 lcitn no room Tor questioning his sentiments
AS 20 gov rnmcnt without the consent Of the gov
ctnrd. Did he not say at LsWIston'
coo The Declaration " lndcpcndcncc was formed by
the representatives Of American liberty from thirteen
sal 500 n, Coniederacy. twelve Of which Y ere slave
holding States : : These communities, b.
their representative IN old Independence Hall. said
To thu whole world FOL, wcn. We told these truths Ia
hc self evident. nat an men are created tuual: that
they arc endowed D., their Creator with certain lnallcn
able lights. UaAt among th"s' are lie, liberty and the
pursuit. ~ happiness. This was their majestic inter
probation OF, NE economy NJ the Universe. This was
their lofty, and wise, and noble understanding OF the
Justice ~ the Creator t. his creatures. To The Whole
great family N mon. In their Enlightened belief.
nothing stamped with NE Divine image and likeness
Was sent lu'. tho world 10 hs tTodden or and tsgrAdrd
Id lmhrutrc O., IS fr'ows. They grtsrel not only
r whole race 81 men then living. but they rrachrl
forward and ssls-d upon the iarihrst posierty. wlSe
statesmen a., they we're, they snCw the tendency Of
prosperity To breed tyrants and so they established
thcs' great sell evident truths, that when In The dts
taut future some faction should SGT up the doctrine
that none but rich men. or none but white Trn.
ur ronr but Anglo-SaKon white msn, wcrr
entitled to llfe. liberty and the pursuit Of happiness.
their posiTrity might look again to the Declaration
Of Independence and TIVE courage TO renew the Latte
which their fathers began
" You will pardon the length NJ thr extract Il
seems 10 mr conclusive. Its words were prophetic.
II was = question then Of white and black. II IS
question rrw Of white and yellow. The principles
Of the Declaration Of independence apply TO az human
beings, including the F~iltplnos BRYAN stands
In 1000 where LINCOLN stood In 1855 LG.
" WORCESTER, Mass, oct s."
Our friend seems TO be sincere In his
apuliCation Of LISCoIN's words, but Mr..
BRYAN is not His repeated mouthings
of detached phrases and sentences from
the speeches and writings of LINCOLN show
careful study with a view TO the selection Of
convenient matter for campaign use: they
do not show an honest purpose to represent
LINCoLN's exact sentiments regarding
political equality.
What inalienablc right. asserted by the
Declaration Of Independence according to
ABRAHAM LINCOLS's understanding Of
that document, il withheld from the Fill
pinos to-day by President Mckinney?
BRYAN's answer would he the inalicnable
right Of liberty. meaning independent self
government; or, on the other hand. the
right Of equal citizenship and fun partici-
patton in the United States Government
II the Filipino elects to remain under the
United states flag.
We ask our correspondent in Worcester
10 remember, In the first place. that ABRA-
HAM LINCOLN gave his heart and soul and
finally his life blood to the refutation Of
the doctrine that the i%nalienablo right Of
liberty means the right 10 rebel against the
authority Of the United States Government,
or 10 withdraw territory from under its
sovereignty and flag.
We inform our correspondent, in tho
second place, hat in that same series Of
Joint debates between LINCOLN and DouG-
LAS, Mr.. LINCOLN stated in precise terms
on several occasions his understanding
of the limits Of the natural rights asserted
by the Declaration of Independence. The
speech from which our CORE
spondcnt quoted was delivered on August
H., 1855. On September IL, n month and a
day later, LINCOLN said at Charleston;
Il will sag tina, / an not, nor ever have been. in
favor Of hrlngirg about In any way the social and 20,
lltlcal equality Of the white and black races. that I am
not. nor ever have been In favor Of making voters
or Jurors Of negroes, nor Of qualifying them TO hold
once. nor to with white people and
! will say In addition 70 this. that there Is q physical
difference between the white and black races ,rtirh
torerer ro-5id the tro rare, from ifri7g io1r1rr
on ter ms Of socid and political equality. and. lnasmuch
as they cannot 40 live, while they do remain toy thcr,
there must he me petition or superior and interior; and
!, hs much as any other man. an IN rdror OF harfng
fhs superior position dJStgnsd g The uhEs race"
Another version Of the same speech, or
a similar declaration elsewhere during The
Joint debate. is printed as follows in Moo
N HAY's biography Of LINCOLN:
There is a physical difference between the two,
which. IN my Judgment will probably forever forbid
their living together upon the footing OF perfect cqual.
Nv and lnasmuch as Il becomes a necessity that
there must he a difference. /, as we'll as Judge porG.
LAS, am In favor Of the race TO which / belong having
p superior position. have never said ANYTHING
tao contrary, h1t | hold that notwlthStand!rg all
, there is no r'aSon In the world why the negro
is not Untitled 10 all TIE natural tgtiS enumerated
In the Declaration ~ Independence tho right H. life,
liberty and thr pursuit " hApp.n~s hold tai
is rs much en- ,itl"d to thcs, a. M pE O.. rlr.
agree with judge DOUGLAS he p p.i ur oau, r
many respects certainly rot in color. puldp, NOT u
moral or intellectual endowment. but In the light to
ratthc bread, without thcltsve Of auy body else, Nl.rh
own hand EARNS, h is my equal and the ccuAl oi
Judge DorGLASard the equal " every living man"