Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-24

SO our fTlefu hlSNlch, pdtlipttS ~
~structor in the e.. A. r.. is not yet
down. He return to conflict, armed
with the mighty and always cogent
name of Lincoln. Listen the to what
he says:
Editor Golfers, New York City:
MY Dear Sir--In replying to your
favor Of the Goth inst, ! shall give a
higher authority than any OF the ms
t%orians. Perhaps you may
his standing.
president Lincoln. in his message
to the congress-, July 4. 1861, said:
"sThis is essentially a peoples con-
test. ] am most happy to be-
lieve that the plain people understand
and appreciate this. 1t is worthy OF
note that While in this, the govern
ment's hour of trial, large numbers OIL
those in the army and navy who nave
been favored with the offices nave re-
signed and proved false to the mana
which has 'pampered them, not II
common soldier or common sailor Is
known to have deserted his flag.
".Great honor is due to those officers
who remained true despite the exam
nIA OF JnSlT lIcdSllClOa
he greatest honor and most important
fact of all is the unanimous hrinness
OF the common soldiers and common
sailors. To the last man, SO 1ar as
known, they have successfully resisted
the traitorous efforts of those whose
commands but an hour before theS
obeyed as absolute law. N is the
natriotic instinct of the plain people.
They understand without an argument
that the destroying the government
which was made by Washington means
no good to them
observation-disclosures 'traitorous,
that is L.incoln's official judgment OF
Lee as well as the other officers OF the
army and navy VIII deserted the nag.
AS a teacher of American PATRIOTISM
prefer to abide by Lincoln's Judg-
ment rather than the judgment OF
Rhodes. he historian. Ii you prefer
Rhodes to Lincoln's, be good enough
To saw so. and then the Grand Army
of the Republic will know exactly
where to place you as a teacher OF
American patriotism. I would IKE 10
know YOUR choice, and shall hope mat
yo,, may think it %expedient to give
sD1lDl1ClCN 10 ILlI1SOlA5
officers deserving the flag. Yours very
truly, Hobhi.A -
Mr.. Kissick is a trile d1slngenuous
We quoted Rhodes, blu We offered MI.
kissick space galore 1t he coulo ili'u
a single reputable historian, north or
south. who spoke with dlsparagemeht
of General Lee. For him to cite LIN
coins appeal at the beginning or the
war when the president was endeaN-
oring to stir the people to a mighty
struggle, is near to childish.
Lincoln and the South.
Who can imagine Lincoln today, or
indeed a day after the victory was as
s,1red. acting or talking in any spirit
hut the kindliest Of the that had
met defeat? Was it not a soldier OF the
rebellion who spoke these lines:
..Ha was the Southern mother, can
ing forth
At dead of night to hear the can
non oar,
Beseeching Cod to turf the cruel North
And break it, that her son mlshl
come once more
He was New England's maiden. pale
and pure,
Whose Sallan lover Iell oi ~
plain.
HE was the North, h South, the
East, the West.
The thrall, the master, all OF us IN
one"
In his last public address Lincoln
spoke with his habitual gentle protest
of the "professed Union men VINO
were trying to stir up trouble on the
question of whether the seeded states
had ever been out of the
problem, of course, involving the Whole
theory Of state rights. Such a ques-
ton. Lincoln said, having no practical
utility, could have no effect other than
he mischievous one OF dividing our
friends 1t was good for nothing at
all - a merely pernictous abstraction"
which seems to US a fair description OF
he patriotic instructors persistent
oerebration. He might better study
how to help in solving difficulties or
today. instead of pouring salt INTO the
wounds of long ago. Lincoln rancor-
GUS, and Findietiye after thirty