Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-08-31

p, 1857. in which he said: Towering
genius disdains beaten path. 1t seeks
regions hitherto unexplored. 1t sees
no distinction in adding story to story
upon tie monument of fame erected to
the memory of others. 1t denies that it
is glory enough to serve under any chief.
1t scorns to tread in the footsteps OF any
predecessor, however illustrious. 1t
thirsts and burns for distinction, and if
possible it will have it, whether at the
expense Of emancipating slaves or en-
shaving free men. Is it unreasonable
then TO expect that some man possessed
OF the Hottest genius, coupled with ambi-
ton sufficient to push it to its utmost
stretch, will at some time spring up
among us? And when such an one
does, it will require the people to be
united with each other, attached to the
government and laws and generally in
teligent to successfully Illustrate his de-
signs"
In speech delivered at Philadelphia,
February 81, 1861, at Independence Hall
Mr.. Lincoln said: 81 hope l shall do
nothing inconsistent with the teachings
OF these holy and most sacred walls. l
have never had sentiment that does not
breathe from these walls. All my poiti-
cal warfare has been il favor of the
teachings that came forth from these
sacred walls May my right hand forget
its cunning and my tongue cleave to the
roof OF my mouth if ever prove false to
those teachings.
The charge made by republican leaders
that democrats are radicals and that the
republicans are conservative, is met by q
statement made in speech delivered by
Mr.. Lincoln. February q, 1850. In that
speech he said: "But you say you are
conservative -eminen:ly conservative
while we are revolutionary. destructive
or something of the sort. What is con-
servation il not adherence to the old and
tried against the new and untried? We
stick TO and>stand for the identical old
policies of the point in controversy which
was adopted by the fathers who framed
the government under which we live,
VIII lie you with one accord, reject and
scout and spit upon that old policy and
insist upon substituting something new !"
The republican practice of entering
upon war upon the mere order OF the
president or of any army chief was
touched upon by Mr.. Lincoln in letter
to w. II. Herndon under date of Febru-
airy Is, 1859. In that letter MIR. Lincoln
said: "The provision OF the constitu.
ton giving the war making power to
congress was dictated as l understand it
by the following reasons: Kings have
always been involving and impoverish.
ing their people in wars, pretending gen.
orally if not always that the good Of the
people was the object. This our conven.
ton understood to be the most oppres-
sive Of all kingly expressions and they
resolved to so frame the constitution that
no man should hold the power OF bring
ing this oppression upon us. But your
view destroys the whole matter and
places our presidents where kings have
always stood"
The republican claim that all men
should favor expansion for expansions
sake was met by Mr.. Lincoln in speech
delivered October 8. 1858, in which he
said: 81 think it is an exceedingly in
teresting and important question to this
people to consider whether We shall en-
gage politically in acquiring additional
territory discarding altogether from our
consideration while obtaining new terri
tory the question how it may effect us in
regard to this, the only endangering ele-
ment in our liberties and national great.
ness"
There was marked difference between
the opinion entertained by Mr.. Lincoln
and the opinion entertained by Mr..
Roosevelt and other republican leaders
OF today with respect as to what con-
stitutes the bulwark OF our liberties and
as to what represents our real power. In
a speech delivered September IL, 1858,
Mr.. Lincoln said: ''What constitutes