Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-02-15
LINCOLN THE PATRIOT


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Ire jusser ciasa II q God privilege
class in Germany. ana that German
IA superior nation answerablo 10 n
nw % nann cr ood- Tbix Ia 10 ne,
oescs<z We stiif hold that ever.
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s9ssy<rnu--ssas ervtAis inaii>nabi'
sssbta hrocg which arr life. iisert,
sss ~ sssrssiit a hssSsssss.
Nsd essms> ~ orss<~~xs
Lsacvsn issps 10 the esd tia charm
~ .ray hupsn nature. Like all
&sfy gr>ss nieu no WAS eoaovrx with
= oess<fsus senss 81 honor. Mental
~ without fsanor " menace II h
nun,o< that ceAblc~ ~ To zee fha
soiet-s and tire rorfas o< men and OF
rass-~1v-s. II seere as cheerful In the
faia~t o. tragedIea- Aer abused Lin
esls s~-euuse he jcs<oa wkre tire army
sas p<rsdins Bot the trnops In
f'rsnos sodsT.- as All troops who win
slcfori~s joke 10 the face OF death.
They sacst joke ~ gn insane. II Is ma
t.rsr safety vaivo Tor oversirained
-lnosic~s, This monsters Of history
IRON rssro 20 Kaiser Wilhelm II OF
ssernsry hav> beea devoid Of humor.
rhe ~sotist is unable to be he-
~-orIns.. One cannot be an egosist and
have humor Il could prick the bub-
hls Il his seif nnffciency. Humor
a. Al o
vtid- h.
DO sou think the kaiser could
~sako s,o0 Almighty a minor member
- Tho uohenzoilcru family II he had
shs a1nse o. humorf Ono % The quail
'ties thst mrde Lincoln the safest
-aness ana wisost man who ever al
reaea governmental affairs wan his
ability TO iaash. he could even laugh
- hlnrelf
knos~ine feat Ne Ind power he
-an nrser eoucelted lie never ea-
teemed himself more highly than he
sueht a. re had the humility that
s. commended ~ shr Nazerene. no
etYer made tho cEreeloua hlunder Of 4
ihinkinE hat he was infallibie re
could make . decision and follow II,
''ut ~ ~ss net unwilling to hear and
accept = better program.
criticism 10 8 Frierc
Honest critcism - friend and
no, Zoe II IA part " tho scheme
- democracy II Ia destructive 70
aasocraey, bat vital IN democracy
small caiibsred men cannot stand crit
icism Great men learn by Il and
ssconar greater hut for criticism
lsased cn the facts. England and
France ~ould nov he whipped to their
Knees Lord Hor,hcliffc's crlticism o.
British inefficiency. cocksursness.
.iownoa@ and red tape in the first year
81 the ~at arc responsible in no small
fss'res for tho magnificent Industrial
and mechanical support England Ia
nov siving her armies In tho field.
II WE are TO win this war there
nuss be room FOR honest and patriotic >
rri,ieism. based on the facts. but
M no reo"e partisan IN character. LIN
cein newer hiinked tho facts nor con-
os.led them from thu public. lie was d
~ fundamentally honest in the white Z
House. a. when grocery clerk. he q
sAlkcd osilss 70 rectiry a trining mis-. Il
AXE In Neirht. n
oersnded Action a
ffe ssrsw that war can only be 4
'nded ~ nshtlnr. 50 ne sought action. d
te urged Mcclellan 70 night lie Il y
va that urged Dispatch ia following q
- after Antirtam and Gettysburg. r.
: he found a man who could secure ~
esults hf prosnoicd him The inea- o.
icnt me sloshni. the reckless. he r.. al
laced With ricn who could secure q
tsnlls ~ ihl. wsf W. are bound 70 90
lah, uslstate-. many Of them. he- q
aese Il - a new business Tor us. av Tor "
focol" nui r man repeats them. ~ u'
r sshtses "a ienn from experience
- fnm M experience ~ oar allie. ~
= oasht % - raahisred THE time -
" fw.diiug 20 omtors B, some @
fFHf ~f~atess weakness IL nos going Ht
, - in lhs army st she front our
feti'sS Fratn-se eiil 81 Ben the mo-
''i1iss - our matsriai resources ana va
asfier az The aisrosai ~ the troops ~
~ ouf tilie- ~. have men in this N
'anisy ~He ear snake success n ans an
psiasss snierprise ir record time "a
H~e. experts thss, elsnts q our "a nj
astri'i sra eeinmefclsi worid should Or
3 gi'ru FRYE hand ana thea held ~
friiy responsible o.
Diseripss tas lnnsHe,ent H
r ono riap sss, NOT mske good
~ snotrer Thnf l. fhr example Of al
Incel fis ensnsed Generals untn mi
; Foi men VINO. ike sherman and VI
RANT knew how and delivered the 81
e,sis Caleb Srusih vas a member ~