Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-02-11

and frightened the Secret Service men
by going to places where feeling
against him existed. When told that
he was in danger of assassination he
paid no attention to the warning and
went where he pleased.
Politician.
Lincoln's political life began wher
he was but twenty-five years of age,
and from hat day to the time of his
death he was a politician. Although
he several times refused nomination.
he was always in the game. lie can't
to Congress in 1Sd7, and While IL
Washington became very friendly with
Daniel Webster, who was then in the
Senate. Webster became fond Of Lin
coin, who was often his guest at the
famous Saturday morning breakfasts.
These were about the only social at
tentions which Lincoln accepted while
in Washington, although Mrs. Lincoln
chafed under what she called being
shut up in a cheap hotel Lincoln
continued his study while In Congress,
getting many OF his reference DOCKS
from the supreme Court Library. HIS
faVorite way of carrying the booksV
to and from the library was by tyins
them up in a bandana handkerchief
and singing them over his shoulder
After his term in Congress expired ne
returned to Springfield and took up
the practice Of law, but he was soor
drawn back into the political vortex
In 1856 he became a Candldate IorI
the highest office in the gift OF theI
people and was elected. He received
the Notification Committee in his mod-I
est Springfield home. His house lsl
now the property of the state OF mn
nois. having been presented to theI
state 10y Robert Lincoln.
Linco!n's trouble began early, Tor
even before he started for Washing-
ton to hc inaugurated a plot 10 assas-
sinate him was discovered. The train
on which he travelled to the nations
capital was switched off by another
route and the plans of the ASSESSING
thus frustrated.
At the time of MS election he was
tall, gaunt man with long limbs, large
feet and hands, stopping shoulders and
coarse features. He was, taken all II.
all, at first glance a most unpreposes1
sing parsonage, but after he had spo1
ken a few words a change seemed I'd
come over the features and the IN
calmly appearance was forgotten.
Diplomatist.
Lincoln was a dlplomatist to a rel
markable degree-a talent developed
in his boyhood when he was selected
as umpire of wrestling matches, cocg
fights. races. etc. His associates ha1
.1rGl.,.. -, hfc INDIGNANT and kOn1
esty. Added to these qualities ne pos
sessed tact and was a peace maker
His decisions were rarely, If ever
questioned.
He was not a member of church,
although he was a mar OF keen per
ceptions Of right and wrong. He de
clined to join churC eau he could
not accept the doctrine taught by thS
Baptist and Christian Churches II
which his parents belonged. Nor did
he accept the tenets of the Presoy
terians. the church to which his wifi
belonged. He, however, ATTENDED
church regularly, and the Reverend
Doctor Gurley. who was one of hi
hest friends. declared that he was
"true believer" Lincoln was an hab
itual reader Of the Bible n was per
maps llbIt oA4''-"'
than most c~lergynlen.
He was a t%eetotaler and up to tn
time of his election to the Presidenct
he had never tasted whiskey. Thi
was learned after a newspaper articl
had been written in which the reporte
stated that the President-elect treate
the guests to water, which late
brought out the tact that Lincoln hai
aIwo ys stood for tom nprance.
just \ Plain, Sincere Man.
In the martyred President tn
American people have a type OF man
rood which bristies with more Of IN
genuinely human quality than an
other of our public men, and who's
life had little OF the pretense or shoY
which is SO often mistaken for GU
ture or establishment, He was JUS
a man, simple in manner sincere !
thought and action, II steadfast l
the pursuit of truth as he saw an
understood 1t.
The story of his assassination, jus
as a speck OF blue was shown
through the dark clouds which ha
lowered over his administration is to-
well known to need repetition herr
suffice TO say hat he died at 1922 o
the morning Of April 18th, 1868, in Il,
Peterson home, SIC North Tenth 81
Washington. where he had been a
ried after the fatal shot was fired.
Thus passed from earth one OF tn
greatest men the world has eve
knoWn-one whose name will live fol
ever in the annals of history as tn
Preserver Of the American Republic