Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-02-11

craftsmanship and in his frailtieS. Human in his
love for story telling and relaxation, and intense
ly filled with the humanity that will not knowing
~ do unkind or unjust act
1t is not that he was perfection in any of the
walks of life in which fate turned his steps, for
there were better lawyers in his time; there were
even better story tellers than Lincoln; surely it
would not be difficult better military Off
than Lincoln was, more learned men and
greater orators than he. But Lincoln a
If the people and Americans like that kind of man,
writes Joseph Jackson in the Philadelphia Public
Ledger
They hoard every scrap of writing that the
man ever wrote. His walking sticks, his dapi-
dated old law hooks. his brOken-down bookcase.
everything that once belonged to him or in which
he had set his name, is treasured.
Not long ago in New York they sold at auction
II slip of paper on which he showed that good
politician as he was thought to be, he was poor
hand at guessing results of presidential elec-
ton. Yet this slip of paper brought $1025. and
Lincoln had not even signed it, but it was known
90 have been written by him.
1t might be mentioned here that Lincoln proved
himself to be very poor prophet, and Overesti-
mated the strength of General Mcclellan his DO
litcal opponent in the election of 1864 Accord
ing to LincOln'S estimate he felt sure of the New
England states and few others, tOtaling 12O
votes in the electoral college, and he set down as
the supposed COpperhead vote" the states of
New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey. Delaware
Maryland, Missouri, Kentucky and Illinois, and
their ia votes he believed would be cast for Cen
CraI Mcclellan. AS a matter of fact however, only
New Jersey Delaware and Kentucky went against
him, and he carried the election by vote of
212 to %.
There were reasons for Lincolns belief that
the states he had set down as Comprehend"
would go against him. The drafts of men had
been resisted in more less energetic form i'm
many of these commemorative notably New York
and Illinois, and the large number of Sympathiz-
t,rs there might easily lead to his conclusion But
what he had not taken into the fullest account
was that the majority of men in the North were
loyal to the Union. regardless of politics or their
natural SympathieS, and they stood by Lincoln to
the end
Was Real Sef-Made Man.
If anyone were asked to name the most illuS-t
triOuS example of what have called the self
made man in America, there would Instantly occur
the name of Lincoln. In country of self-made
men he stands in high relief. There is no one TO
take place beside him, for not only did he over
some every natural difficulty placed in his way in
ais determination to achieve an education and
they numerous but along with ii always
went that equally strong determination not to
achieve success by any unfair means.
He admitted that his education was detective
and that was weak word for it. Many men
with great deal more have been failures And
Lincoln had every opportunity of becoming fail
urc. but he realized his educational weaknesses
and strove TO remove them. That he did remove
them seems to be testified to by many writer's
At one time-probaby il is to be seen there vet
there was exhibited in one of the colleges at