Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1919-02-06

Stntesmanship and in his fratlties. Human In his
love for story telling and relaxation and intense
ly filled with the humanity that will not knowing
~ do an unlind 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 to name better military off,
GERS than Lincoln was or more learned men and
greater orators than he. But Lincoln was man.
OF 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 dilap
dated old law books. 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
slip of paper on which he showed that. good
politician as he was thought to be. he was poor
hand dt guessing results of presidential cleo
ton. Yet this slip Of paper brought $1O25 and
Lincoln had not even signed 1t. but 1t was known
to have been written by him.
It might be mentioned here that Lincoln proved
himself to be very poor prophet, and overest-
mated the strength of General Mcclellan, his p0-
ltical opponent in the election of 1854. Accord
ing to Lincoln's estimate he felt sure of the New
England states and few others, totaling 40
votes in the electoral college, and he set down as
Athe 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 Gem
eral Mcclellan. AS matter Of fact, however only
New Jersey, Delaware and Kentucky went against
him. and he carried the election by a vote Of
PIP to %.
/ There were reasons for Lincoln's belief that
the states he had set down as "Copperhead'
would 90 against him. The drafts Of men had
been resisted in more or less energetic form in
many Of these commonwealth, notably New York
nnd Illinois, and the large number Of sympathiz-
ers 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.
e ~ Was Real self-Made Man. /,
N anyone were asked to name the most illus-l
kraous example of what we have called the self.
made man in America there would Instantly occur
the name Of Lincoln In h country Of self-made
men he stands in high relief. There is no one to
b take place beside him, for not only did he over.
come every natural difficulty placed in his way In
his determination to achieve an education and
they were numerous. but along with It always
went TINT equally strong determination not to
achisye success by any unfair means
He admitted that his education was defective
and that was q weak word for 1t. Many men
with 1 great deal more have been failures And
Z Lineoln had every opportunity OF becoming fail
4 ure but he realized his educational Weaknesses
4 and struve to remove them. That he did renoye
chem seems to be testified to by mnny writer's
At one time-pfobably It IL to be seen there yet
t-<hers was exhibited In one Il the colleges It