The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-06

ISp@X@nN1I Lincoln was remote from miltar'
IB3SHFR19Nl ism, yet when Fate lined him NJ
Ik(SSNNHMIO)lI against one OF the sternest neces'
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I&Sl[ 77e5<Al stiles n man could know, he ranged
IlM0 ~ k4f1l himself -'pnch heart, spacious
1cNI l&e1I mind and noble soul--behnd one
l|UH q lMElI NJ the greatest military move
VWkSMH/SM\NI ments in history.
lN\S)S4(gDJI| He did not want war, but when
leSS<94SS9l Il had to be he rose with all tho
powcr of his big frame, his clear Intellect ana MS
firm PURPOSE confidently to push 1t to successiu'
issue. Always he endeavorcd 10 dissociate Abra'
ham Lincoln the man, about whose abilities ne was
persistently diffident, from Abraham Lincoln the
selected representative Of the great American people,
Who as SUCH would bow to none
Early Campaigning.
in opening the campaign for his election as United
States Senator from Illinois, In 1858. Mr. Lincoln
made speech, which he said was carefully pre-
pared, but explained that he was not master Oh
education that he had not fine education and ihat
he was not capable Of entering into "a disqulston
of dialectics as believe you call it"
eff we could first know where we are and whittier
we are tending we could better Judge what to 90
and how to do It," Mr. Lincoln said in addressing
the Convention. I'VE far into the fifth year
of policy which was adopted with the avowed OBJ
ject and confident promise Of putting an end to
slavery agitation. Under that policy the agitation
has not oily not ceased but has constantly aug
mented. amy opinion 1t will not cease until n crisis
has been reached and passed. house divided
against itself cannot stand. believe this country
cannot endure permanently half smve and half free
do not expect the Union to be dissolved and do
not expect the house to fall. 1t will become all one
thing or the other"
He concluded his address with the words
"Our cause, then, must be intrusted to, and con.
Quoted by, Its own undoubted friends-those whose
hands are free, whose hearts are In the work-who
do care for the result Two years ago the repub.
licans of the nation mustered thirteen hundred
thousand strong We did this under the single i'm
pulse Of resistance to common danger with every
external Circumstance against u.s. OF strange, dis
cordant and even hostile elements we gathered from
the four Winds and formed and fought the battle
through under the constant hot fire Of disciplined
proud and pampercd enemy. Did we brave all to
falter now, when the same enemy is wavering, dis.
severed and belgerent? The result is not doubtful
We shall not fai-if stand firm we shall not
fail. Wise counsels may accelerate mistakes de-
lay it; but, sooner later the Victory is sure to
come"
In speech before the Young Mems Republican
Club of New York he said:-"Neher let us be sian.
dered from our duty by false accusations against us
nor frightened from it by of destruction to
the government nor Of dungeons to ourselves Let
us have faith that right makes might, and in that
faith let u.s. to the end dare to do our duty as we
understand It."
On this visit to New York he met friend and
asked him how he had Jared since he had left Spring.
field, Ill. The man replied that be had made and
lost hundred thousand dollars. Mr.. Lincoln said
that he had his cottage and $4,000 If he became
Vice President, seemed possible lie hoped to have
$4,000, which, he asserted, was much as a man
ought to have.