Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-02-15

with the wishes OF his constituents.
Public sentiment was his guide.
Second, he had deep insight into
public opinion. One of his happiest
faculties was his power to look away
from the delnsive influences around
him and few influences are more de-
lusive than. those of a capitol, and
read Alright the hearts of the people
Thomases tried to make MIN doubt
himself; Catalines discouraged him
with threats; but. like the Danes. who
are said to have destroyed the hear
ing OF their horses, lest the din OF
battle should alright them, his ears
were stopped against them. None oil
the self-interested host of eager coun
cilors who sought TO force upon him
their own personal views ae the voice
of the land. could mislead him. His
own words were as follows: "for
can fool some of the people all oi
| the time; you can fool all of the peo-
| Pile some of the time; but you cant
fool all of the people all OF the time.
| And the maxim was taken as safe
guard for himself. Earnest effort was
made to discover the thoughts of the
people. and, instead of trying to de
ceive them. when their wants were
| krown to him, his energies were bent
| toward their satisfaction.
Third. he was a man of moral fiber,
AS much was evinced as soon as he
came into public life. The call t.
| battle at once inspired him with faith.
The Popular Science Monthly has
spoken of him as follows: up to the
\ time of his election as president, The
| darkest feature of his character wa
his disposition toward skepticism, but
during the war, when his mind an
soul were wearied in the effort to en-
force the will of the nation, a con-
| plete change came over him. Rel
| zion became his refuge, and nov
when one reads of him at the time
| ne tension was the highest in 1864
when his heart was Ike the action
| ines glow with a sublime faith, ana
his form appears in the attitude of =
suppliant on his knees before God.
| And, fourth, he was a man of ac
lion. The clarion tone of his speeches
IN his debate with his illustrious op
ponent during their presidential cam
| 1aign was this: 81 do not believe thai
the government can endure half free
and half slave. do not believe tha
I house divided against itself cal
stand. I do not expect the house Il
all. but / do expect the division Il
ease" To effect this he called {
million men to arms, and, when the
gictory was won for liberty and unity
he most majestic figure of our day
lothed with the unlimited power o
, triumphant government. stood be
tween the passions of the strife, am
commanded peace and forgiveness
When he fell by the hand of the as
ASSN the hundred years struggle fo'
national existence was ended. H'
had throttled sectionalism and bur
ed 1t. The republic for which hal
million men had died and half mil
ion had been wounded was so firml!
imbedded in the hearts, minds AM
blood of the people that the question
of dissolution will never more form
part of the schemes of its politicians
1r require the wisdom of its states
men or the patriotism of its people.
This. too, was made manifest
few years ago. The point at issut
1t the time of the Civil war involved
4 two-fold question. To some the re
'ult was logical; to others the resul
was illogical; but to all the resui
was final, and. instead of disputing 1t
instead of deploring it, instead q
mourning over the desolation, the peo
ple have shown their insight by tht
discovery of the fact that the even
was radiant with future glory. The
heroes of the new North and the new
South who contested in generous ri
yalry up the fire-swept sleeps of f
Caney, and side by side re-emblaZonet
The national colors in the water
lbout the island of Corregidor, an,
beneath the walls of Cavite. hav,
blended the old North and the oil,
South together into a Union wnici
inows no point of the compass, an
| 'dSl tneH geography INTO tne seas
So we are today realizing the long
ago dream of Lincoln. Newell d
Hills says: "Of all our statesmen
The calmest, wisest and sanest wai
pur first president; but. while non,
would Gull note from the song o
praise which is sung in honor of MIN
1r pluck a flower from the wreath OF
his brow, many of us feel that oul
president of the COS measures vel
up to him. If the former can be sait
10 have been the father of our coun
try. the latter must be said to hav,
been its savior"
One might suggest more or LEES
ianciful warrant for this is as follows
Somehow there is a strange coin
cident in the fact that the birthdays
of these two men come in the same
month. Providence itself would lf
them up to the same plane. Lincoln
there looks with level eyes into the
face of Washington. One might use
his own tribute to the father of his
country to describe him:
| ITO add glory IN his mama iS as