The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-04

twelve years before. and providing for
q loan OF 100000 ON The credit OF the
state wllerewlth 10 mike "A beginning
on tie Illlnels and Michigan canal
The bill for the latter project was
drawn and introduced by senator
lanes n Strobe, the gentleman who
described with such moving el0qnence
the horrors OF StiIlman's defeat. These
measures Governor Ford considers .sthe
beginning OF ali the bad legislation
which followed In a few years and
which, as Is well known, resulted In
general ruin" Mr.. Lincoln .fa.ored
them nil and faithfully followed ont
the policy OF which they were the in.
lauguration ut subsequent sessions OF
the same body. For the prevent new
ertheless. he was n silent member. al
though he was assigned prominent
place on the committee on public ac.
counts md expenditures. The bank
charters were drawn by Democrat
who hoped to fiad his account In the
Issue. All the bills were passed by a
legislature "nomInally" Democratic.
but the board Of canal commissioners
was composed exclusively OF whigs.
and the Wings straightway assumed
control of the banks.
1t WIS at a special session OF this
legislature that Lincoln first saw Ste.
phen A. Dougfas and. viewing his &c
tive little person with immense amuse-
ment, pronounced him .tEe least man
he ever saw" Douglas Ind come into
the state from Vermont only the pre.
rious year, but. having studied law TOR
several months, considered himself
cminently qualified to be stote's attor-
ney for the district in which h. lived
and was now come to vDndatia for
that purpose. The place was already
hiied by man OF considerable tttstinc.
lion. but the incumbent, remaining at
home, possibly In blissfnl ignorance OF
his neighbor's design, was eastIy sup.
planted by the supple vcrinonter.
1t Is the NILS fortune OF legislatures In
general, as 1t was in those days the
peculiar mtsfLstune OF the legislature
of Illinois. to be beset by multitude
of gentlemen engaged in the exclusive
business Of log rolling" Chief among
the "rollers' were some OF the most
distinguished" members. each assist
ed by an influential delegation from
the district, bank or Constitution" 70 be
benefited by the legislation proposed
An expert log roller" an especially
willy and persuasive person who could
depict the merits of his scheme with
roseate but delusive eloquence, was
said to carry 81 gourd of possum fat"
and tile unhappy victim OF his art was
said to be "grcaseh and swallowed"
1t is not to he supposed that anybody
ever succeeded In amounting single
square inch OF Mr.. Lincoln's person
with the fat" tint deluded. but his.
torlans aver that 1.-THE Long Nine" Of
whom he was the longest aud clever.
est, possessed '.gourds" OF extraortlI.
nary dimensions and distributed
grease" Of marvellous virtues. But OF
that ut another place.
} In 1896 Mr.. Lincoln was again can.
dilate for the legislature, his col.
leagues on the whig ticket In Sanga.
mon being for Representatives John
Dawson, William +. ElSip, n, W. Ed.
wards, Andrew Mccormick. Dan Stone
and II. l.. Wilson and for senators A.
G. Hcrndon aud Job Fletcher. They
We're all elected but one. and ne was
beaten by John Calhoun.
Lincoln For Woman Suffrage.
Mr.. Lincoln opened the campaign by
the following manifesto:
New Salem. June u. 1886
To the Editor OF tho Jpurnal:5
In your paperfof last. Saturday ] Dee a
communication sover the signature OF
Many Voters" In. which the candidates
who are announced In the journal are
called upon to ''show their hands"
Agreed. Here's mine.
l go for all sharing the privileges OF the
government who assist In bearing Its
burdens. Consequently go for admitting
all whites TO the right Of suffrage who
pay taxes or bear arms (by no means
excluding frnalea).
II elected I shall consider the whole
people OF Sangamon my constituents. as
well those that oppose as those that sup
port me.
While acting as their representative I
shaif DO governed by their wilt on alt
subjects upon which have the means
OF knowing what their will IA and uboft