The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-02-22
Lincoln and the War
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philadelphia Public 1cdgef.)
III IA a trick Of shallow persons, who
tall more than they think, and as
ser moro than they know, 20 invoke
q erent name. Lincoln, or Grant. or
Cen araop. OK washington. and sigh
that ne u not now az hand 20 execute
their program FOR world renovation
The abolition Of war. OF poverty or OF
death. The abolition % themselves
would be n great gain for the world
but they never think Of that. IN most
cases the person invoked had nbso-
iniely nothing IN common with the
fada OF the ingoker. but a man who
cannot attract attention 70 himself IN
often able 10 accomplish Il BY COUP
ling his name with that Of some his
toric nearc.
OF ali the grotcsque illustrations OF
this proclivits Of ehaterers the most
proposterous - the observation Of the
Rev. John Haynes Holmes that III
We had a man Ike Lincoln today. We
should have a man whose Influence
and character might serve 20 bring
peace in the world"
Mr.. Holmes Is So constantly talk
Ing That he can hardly be expected 10
read or think, but o. he hns heard OF
Lincoln nc must associate him with
some great event. or period In our
history: - Il IN connection with peace
or war;
Mr. Lincoln called the nation 70
arms when he miEht have avoided
war by allowing the "crrinr sisters 20
so IN peace as he WINS volubly att
Vlsed 70 do. lie refused 20 do snS-
thing Of the sort. lie called "a nation
10 arms. not TO resist a foreign foe,
hut TO prevent certain OF the states
from withdrawing from the union.
! He held to this policy with uadis-
turbed tenaci,y for four years. and a
lot OF our present DAY paclhsts are
having compton FITS because the
| European war has lasted half a year,
There were p~caccmakers between
1861 and 1895. but Abraham Lincoln
would have none Of them. He wni
urged by bis own people 10 make
peace and he would not. Europear
nations we're kind cnoaeh 10 oneI
l their good Offices. and e,el 10 -.
pose Intervention. AMI Mr.. Lincoln
was ready 10 ncni . 'ore over th'
right Of the United states 20 suppress
the insurrection. No suggestion OF
compromise; no proposition to cali u
n drawn hght; no piayi1g on tn
emotions 81 humanitarian, mad IN
slightest effect upon iim.
The war was not conducted With
rose water. or ans similarly mum
tons. The shenandoah valley wal
lrtripped 30 that. In the language o
g.. go aNsm. d. .ggw ~
would have had To- carry his v ro
%tlons.'' The blockade of the southern
ports was 81 nearly absolute as wal
vessels could make u. and medicine
and surgical instruments We're shu
out as vigorously as guns and afnmu
milton. our own men were lott u
eouthrrn prisons because an cNehanE'
~ prisoners would have recruited tn
armlca of the Culfedcrncy N woui'
not have recruited ours.
Tht white pbrulalAsR 81 the unite'
Estates. including TIE tonfcderacy
was not very much moro than one
third n the present population q
J Germany, or say, about hail the pop
%uintion 81 Grsat Britain, and at on
ltime or another un}or tho admins
tratlon Of Abraham Llacoin the horii
and south put about t.50p.0o0 men u
The field. and when men did not vol
untoer fast tnough they were drag
gcd into the army by conscription
and " there lnas heon hleOeier hRht
ing In thetprasont war han there "a
at Gcttyshprg, the WILDERNESS, "a
"Rloody Angic ~ spottaylvani'
Court House, Cold Harhor and the an