Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-02-07

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
ly do an unkind 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 teers than Lincoln: surely 1t
would not be difficult ito better military Off
GERS than Lincoln was, or more learned men and
greater orators than he. But Lincoln was "a 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 dilapi-
dated old law books, his brokendown bookcase,
everything that belonged to him or in which
be had set his name, is treasured. ~
Not long ago in New York they sold at auction
q slip of paper which he showed that, good
politician as he was thought to be, he poor
hand at guessing results OF presidential cleo
ton. Yet this slip of paper brought S1,025, and
Lincoln had not even signed it, but it was known
to 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 po-
lisical opponent in the election of 1864 Accord
ing to Lincoln's estimate he felt of the New
England states and few Others totaling 100
votes in the electoral college, and he set down as
"the supposed Copperhead vote the states of
Maryland Missouri, Kentucky and Illinois, and
their ia votes he believed would be cast for Gen
eral Mcclellan. AS matter of fact, however, only
New Jersey, Delaware and Kentucky went against
him, and he carried the election by vote of
PIP TO %.
There were reasons for Lincolns belief that
the states he had set down as "Copperhead"
would go against him. The drafts of men had
been resisted in more less energetic form in
many of these commemorative, notably New York
and 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 In the North We're
loyal to the Union regardless of politics their
natural sympathies. and they stood by Lincoln to
tle end.
Was Real seIf-Made Man.
If anyone were asked to name the most illus
frious 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
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 That equally strong determination not to
achieve success by any unfair means.
He admitted that his education was defective
and that was weak word for It. Many men
With great deal more have been failures. And
LINCOLN had every opportunity Of becoming fall
x,rc but he realized his educational weaknesses
and sfrove TO remove them. That he did remove
fhem seems to be testified to By many writer's
AZ one time probably IT Is to be Keen there vel
--<here wan exhibited III one Of the colleges at