The Washington times., 1918-02-12

SCHOOL cno, In the inspiration OF every faithful public
servant in the courage and patriotism with which the
America Of this day meets this days problems
A big, long, lanky baby. with big baby hands and
feet was that Lincoln of hundred and nine years ago.
lying there just born red in the face crosseyed with the
big xOot mother Nancy Hanks Lincoln bending over him
rocking him the dirt floor of the cabin that had window
A powerful mother a rather slip-shod, neer do well
father-that the Lincoln combination It the
Napoleon Bonpare combination and has been the combna
ton producing scores of the worlds great men.
To every type of American Lincoln teaches lesson
Say to the small boy:
Lincoln succeeded because he WANTED to learn.
'He walked miles to get book, and read it eagerly
Reading not forced upon him
'He had comfortable table no good reading lamp
no lamp at all And he had no writing paper.
He took piece of board and that by the light
of the wood fire Then he shaved of with plane and wrote
on it again
Say to the young man discouraged because has
not come in hurry:
Lincoln too was discouraged He applied for job
in Government department with comfortable small sal
ay He failed get and plunged into dependency
Had he got that place he would probably have remained
Government clerk famous for his wit and good nature
never President of the United States
Say to the ordinary rough and tumble man.
Study Lincoln. He was a rough from the coun-
y
rough, his face and beard were rougher still.
But within he gentle He rarely fought but when
local rowdy used profane language before in the
country store Lincoln dragged him out by the nape of the
neck threw him on the ground and rubbed smart weed
into his mouth to teach him to use better language"
Human beings general will be interested in these facts
concerning Lincoln.
BE believed in Iiberty-REAL liberty He believed that
black slaves should have free bodies And he believed that
women should be free in politics AND VOTE.
BE put men first money second he knew the difference
between the capital invested in factory and the human
beings working in it. The human beings important to
him-not the money.
Rich men from New York told him that they must have
bateshp protection because they had much property
exposed in New York city He asked them why they ddn
build batteshp of their own since they had much
money.
No man was ever loved more than Abraham Lincoln
No man was more bitterly, cruelty libeled When he
to New York candidate for the Presidency they
cused him Of living with negro woman His quiet reply
was: 'I do not need TO make black woman either INV wife
my slave can leave her alone
he giant physically mentally courageous patient
with all the earnest goodness of the nation in his rough
Only those that remember the grief Of this nation when
Lincoln murdered tell you what deep love faithful
servant can inspire in the people that he serves.
Here is one letter that should be reprinted every year
written by Lincoln to mother that had given her five
the and death Cut this letter and keep
it. Other letters on the same subject will unfortunately soon
be written from the White House to mothers and fathers in
this country
EXECUTIVE MANSION.
Washington Nov 81, 1884
To Mrs. Bixby, Boston, Mass, Dear Madam
have been shown in the files of the War Department
statement of the Aduant General of Massachusetts that
you the mother Of five who have died gorousy
the field of battle feel how weak and fruess must be
any word Of mine which should attempt beue you from
the grief of a loss so overwhelming.
But cannot refrain from rendering you the consolation
that may be found in the thanks of the republic they
pray that Heavenly Father may asSuage the
anguish Of your bereavement and leave you only the cher
shed the loved and lost the solemn pride that
be yours to have laid costly sacrifice upon the
altar Of freedom