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in personal touch exasperates the SYM
pathetic reader and arouses protest
| that vents itself in contempt toward
many of those who surrounded him and
yet did not measure the great nature
they were privileged to know. The diaries
| of his cabinet officers show how under
his very nose, and generally with his
cIear perception of it, political comDina-
tons were formed, only to be dissolved
and fall harmless through the patient
tact of this master of men, this greatest
of diplomatists.
''When he came to the presidency he
had only the experience OF two terms In
the legislature, of one term in Congress.
of the political, discussions and DEBATES
in an interior district and of the great
debate with Douglas. He had no train
ing at all in administrative matters, and
when there was presented to him the
awful task which the threatened seces-
sion of the southern states presented he
had to feel his way.
Seward, having been beaten by Lin
coin by accident, as he conceived - ana
.eeung n,Inse.i iucn better quai.iied ior
The presidency, did not hesitate TO at
President by distributing patronage In
various departments until in that quiet,
mastery but humorous way Lincoln took
me reins ana nciu .iheIn 10 the END. WIN
Seward, with stanton, with Inase ne hdu
his trials
with no knowledge Of military STRAIT
egy. he developed out of his own study
a clearness of perception and common
sense view of the needs OF the army
which makes his letters models Of stra-
tegicc suggestion.
Attacks on Lincoln.
I'm the outset Mr.. Lincoln encountered
the difficulties that fall to the lot Of any
responsible head of a government, diff
culties which are intensified by the great
ness of the issues at hand. but which all
have the same characteristics when they
arise from the overZeal of moral re-
formers. Those who wished slavery
abolished felt toward Mr. Lincoln d
greater degree Of hatred and contempt
ton than even the rebels themselves.
Brooking no delay. accepting every cx-
cuse as mere preteXt they pounced
upon Mr.. Lincoln with emphatic denun-
citation and bitter attack. but he knew
better than they what was necessary be-
fore he took the step of emancipation
they were pressing.
lie knew better than they the loss of
support he would suffer in the border
states .e knew better than they that
he must delay until the emancipation
proclamation could be issued. not to
break up slavery, but to effect con-
stitutional amendment, but only Tor mill
tary reasons and with military purpose,
and so he barred his breast to the Shafts
OF criticism from this most important ele
ment of the republican party and waited.
No Public Man So Abused.
no man in public life was ever so
much abused as Lincoln. The contrast
between his position In history today and
the description OF him by his friendly
critics during the civil war can hardly
| be credited
| 1.-THE great reason for the present me-
mortal Is the constant reminder 1t fur
nishes of the unexplained and unex-
| plainable growth and development. from
| the humblest and homeliest soil. Of Lin
coins genius intellect, heart and char
| acter that have commanded the graft
| tude of his countrymen for the good he
| worked with them and awakened the love
and devoted admiration OF world
| Veterans Of both Union and .Confed-
crate armies, notable men Of the nation.
| government departments are here. and
| twenty special trains carried people who
assembled In Louisville.
Site of the Lincoln Cabin.
| The memorial stands where the cabin
| II shields was originally built by Lin
! coins parents. II is In the center of the
| farm en- which the Lincolns and
! Nancy Hanks-settled after their long
i journey from Virginia.
| Cut into one wall of the memorial hall
are these words:
Here, over the log cabin where Abra-
/ ham Lincoln was born destined to pre-
serve the Union and free the slave.
| grateful people have dedicated this me-
| mortal to unity. peace ana brotherhood
among these states.
| Within is the rude cabin OF logs. the
| same that the newly welded Lincoln and
| Nancy Hanks built when they took pos
session OF the farm thas today becomes a
| national park.
Cost of Memorial, $4,000.
Robert J. Collier. chairman OF the ex-
eeutive committee OF the Lincoln Farm
| Association. has written. Gov. Wilson.
| formally notifying him that the memorial.
| costing &112UOO has been erected and
| paid for and that a fund OF $1,000 has
/ been collected and Invested In safe Sc
/ curttics,. the income 10 provide the neces-
sary maintenance fund. Gov. Wilson.
/ who made public last night his reply. has
! accepted the trust in the name OF the
commonwealth. providing only that FORM
a