Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-02-12

ticc has Etvcr been done Mrs Lincoln.
She was not with - a p-'phr'ic quail
lty IN diliuing Ia: hu..haud', future
eninence. she had spiritual insight.
She suffered many SnrruWs ald de-
spite her difference from Mr. Lincoln
In temperament uud iuhrriIcd nanEcrS
and beliefs She was loyal t" him
throughout
UU" Other cNlraCtCr has FE'I mini
miZci much In the same WY Nuhlm
H. Seward. Linculn'S chief competitor
for the presidential nomination and
aftcrward his secretary of state. one
thing that can hc said for Seward Is
that he WAS man on"uyll 10 acknoWl-
edge Lincoln's greatness wlcn he SAW
II. He refused /" Iirt against his
chief. as did some Of bis fellow mcm-
bcrS uf the cabinet He WAS Il wise
Counselor and urSrlliSb Statesman. He
had enough foresight TO buy AlaSka
when III" publ. scoircd II him for the
act. The truth about Seward Is that
he was of Il very hich type. hut not
withStandin- his height was over
ShaduWpd
Mr.. Lincoln'S lie falls into two
great divisions that preceding the re-
peal Of tn Missouri compromise and
the formation Of the Republican par
ty ana that following these twin
events His "Hp term In congress WAS
the last important public service in
the first period Following, this were
five or siA Years of Law with little or
no politics. In congress Lincoln had
gained reputation HS II story teller
and wit. had made one cr two cam
paign speeches. had introduced
measure to abolish slavery in the Dis
trict of Columbia and had refused to
say that the Mexican war WIS right
cous. Following his term he had ap-
piled for the Office of land commission
or. to which he had not been appoint
ed, and had been offered the governor
ship of Oregon. which he declined In
1850 he refused another nomination
to congress and in 1852 delivered
Culogy on Henry Clay. 1t was In 1854
that he really re-cntcrcd politics., be
Ing stirred thereto by the repeal OF
the Missouri compromise. That yenr
he was elected to the legislature. but
refused to serve. He was also can
didnte for United States senator. COM
ing within few votes of winning
With rare unScllishncSs he threw all
his strength to Lyman Trumbul and
elected him. For Lincoln to 20 to
Trupnl,nn u, hA hnI Ian a ha, II %
supporters was like the tail wagging
the dog. but il prevented the election
of a proslavcry man.
In 1876 Mr.. Lincoln participated in
the formation of the Republican party.
making his great lost speech" nj
Bloomington. He also received 10
votes for vice president IN the Rcpub-
lican national convention and ran for
elector on the Fremont ticket Two
years later came his great debates
with Douglas. which were held at OF
tawa, Frccport, Jonesboro, Charleston,
GaleSburg. Quincy and Alton As Il
result he had Il popular majority. but
was beaten by holdover senators and
gerrymander.
Following the struggle with Doug
las Mr.. Lincoln made speeches In Ohio
Kansas, New England and the famous
address in Cooper Union, New York
Early In 1850 the Illinois state conven-
tion Instructed for him for president,
and in the national convention that
met nt Chicago. May 1919 he was
nominated on the third ballot In the
following campaign Mr.. Lincoln re-
maincd ut home and declined to make
speeches. The Democratic party split
Oh slavery. which made his election
possible. Following the announcclnent
Of the result many of the southern
states seeded, but the president elect
refused To be drawn into any public
| utterance aS To his policy. ON Feb II,
1861, he started to Washington. max
ing few short addresses on the way
and secretly passing through Balti-
more because of rumors of possible