Evening star., 1914-02-08

''i'' it'4N 't li'N iibf ar. ~ NA'-N4A
oe,n placed newspaper clippings taken
from papers all over the country during
the War Presidents admins ton. 1t
the time Of his death. ana shorty there
after. They give many details regard
ing the happenings then that are NOT
usually found in the 1rdinaT! qilnte"
volume Lincoln. And. in addition. .
considerable number OF the famous Lin
coin stories have been gathered together
and pasted i'll one Of these books.
1t vas among this collectors - jof.ss
on about ard by Lincoln that one vas
found which. III the light Of present
day Developments. viii be interesting
aside from any other connection. 'Th,
incident occurred shortly after Lincoln.
had been elected the first time. lie was
ont walking one ,la:- ami encountered an
lrsh:nan. a Violent democrat. digging .
ditch. The rrishIuan accosted Mr. LIN
coin with the remark: An % ye got
the election. Shur an it wasn't By
Iot" 1T ali al Ali.
To this tine president-eteet made some
trivial reply. and Pat. seeing an oppor-
tu.!it,' for conversation, fastened oM.
tNiver mind : nc said. IT'S glad ! a.u
=" it. for q fact. Had We been
d"wned il would haze been the -tr.ct. for
me Ridda Ike to bate the life out 81
m" fer voiln aein ye. and had We been
bate III" auld home would not have heit
t'n. two of us.
We'll, said Mr.. Lincoln. laughing,
Civ. nay resa Tds to Eiddy. and tell lie;
That when / get to Washington Shall
SERIOUSLY consider the question of wonl-
ans suffrage
Ever since the 4 saying has heen
current. which had its origin in that con
fitt and which was at that time mace
the subject of cartoon. This is the
famous "nigser in the woodpile cartoon
which shows Lincoln, as the republican
candidate astride d woodpile. through
which a negro is peeping man Is at
tempting to assure Young America that
the platform has absolutely no connec-
ton with the abolition party. but Young
America refuses to believe it. saying he
can see "the niger peeping through
There was no limit to the lengths to
which the cartoonists Of Lincolns time
went This fact has its greatest proof in
several of the cartoons at the Congress
sfonal Library one of which was printed
by a New York firm and put on sale al
the rate of 25 cents a copy. practice. in
cidentally, which was very prevalent Al
the time
The particular cartoon in question is the
second of a series of political carica
lures" and is entitled 'Miscegenation' OF
"The Millennium of abolition The pic
ture shows Lincoln speaking to Charles
Sumner and "his friend. Miss Dinah Ara
belle Aramintha Squash whom Lincoln
is depicted as saying he will be proud
TO number among my intimate friends.
The rest of the picture is in keeping with
this main incident. and. extreme as it may
sound it is but single example OF many
which We're equally as vitriolic in charac-
ter.
An editorial in an old W: shinstom news
pap.r gives an excellent instance of how
the feeling for and against Lincoln ran
The clipping speaks for Itself:
We observed some weeks ago in
,eaaing Virginia journal not only the
suggestion but the earnest recornmen-
aation that the District of Columbia
should be invaded at an early date by
a military force. proceeding from Fir-
ainia or Maryland, or from both COM
ninad with view of its armed occu-
nation nrior to the 4th of March next
in order to prevent the peaceful m
,,,e,,ration of Abraham Lincoln, the
President elect
The editorial discusses the situation
at some length and then states: The
,,.,,tias to the dissemination of these
statements seem wholly to ignore that
norton of the American people Wh"
ave most immediately and Nitally con
,,.r.cd in the premises. We mean the
inhabitants Of the District we tax
il for granted, and feel quite at hDelts
70 announce that the citizens OF IN.
United states dwelling in this metro
nolftan center of the land Will conceive
that they have duty TO perform ~
any such cxigencles as are cohteiHpid 'e'
by the threats. ,
aiit
tnis ultirnatuu but it goes Oh 70 SAY
that il the situation becomes SO de!'-
cate as to neceSSitate action. one iut'h-
od which might be pursued would be
10 hold the inaugura ton in Springfield.
Ill. which would be absolutely legal.
despite the opinions many people
seemed to hold.
While this threat was denied on the
part Of George j. KANE. marshal OF the
police department of Baltimore. VINO
claimed that no such organization was
being even contemplated. il Is lever
theleSs the fact that. due to the urgent
requests of many friends. Lincoln III
coming to Washington changed his
schedule regarded Baltimore,
Th.- original plans called for his ar
rival in Baltimore at l o'clock the
afternoon of Saturday. February 70.
Leaving there at 5 the same afternoon.
4 80. EApectant Baltimoreans, how
ever. out at an early hour that they
might see all We're surprised aud dis
appointed to learn that the President
elect had arrived about 10 in the
morning. and qu etly proceeded di-
r"ctly on his way Ia Washington
arriving before noon. To the ma
iori1y. this appeared merely as Joke
something to throw them off the track
until it was later verified from Wash
ineton The train scheduled to carry
the President to Washington at
o'clock was kept at the station ana
took Mrs Lincoln and her three sons
to their final destination.
An Interesting cartoon on Lincoln is ore
of a series of .Stronss Dime Carica-
lures This cartoon shows Lincoln
standing upon the brink of muddy lake
from which he IS attemptin" to coa-s the
naughty boys who represent the seeded
states He has by the hand one reluctant
%oul2si-r. who is depicted as howIne
nadly: You let me alone. | Will play III
the mud if / like it'
1t is Interesting to note that during pres
ent-dav campaigns a favorite manner Ill
which cartoonists show the various con
testauts is IN the republican or demo
cratic swimming poo-an idea which ap-