The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-02-12
SHOWS LINCOLN
WELL QUALIFIED
FOR HIGH POST

tCOnI0ueu from rage Nluey Il
view Of StepheRBOn's Book. 70 be
sure, Lincoln had not appeared in
New York before he made his famous
Cooper institute address In February,
1850, but In 184S, twelve years earlier,
he spoke in fremont temple, Boston,
his later opponent, William III. Sew
ard, sharing the platform with him,
and during the same TRylOr campaign
Of 1913 he spoke In Worcester, New
Bedford and other Massachusetts,
towns. In 1859 he delivered a long
speech in Cincinnati, and in the same
year he gave his remarkable agricul-
tural address In Milwaukee, which was
followed by a political speech, and Ia
ter IN the year he made a number of
speeches In Kansas. only fragments
Of which have been preserved. Aft
er the Cooper institute address he
spoke in New Haven, Hartford and
other Connecticut towns.
Four States Knew Him.
In 1849 he delivered the recently dis
covered eulOgy on General Taylor in
Chicago, and nine years later he made
a very important speech in the same
city. In 1S4S he spoke several times
in Maryland and Indiana. He is also
known to have spoken a number Of
times In Missouri, possibly, among 9TH
er places, in st. Louis. In 1912 Lin
coin visited his friend Joshua Speed
in Kentucky, but the nearest approach
10 q speech in that state that / have
been able to discover is a reference
in the Cincinnati speech to the Ken
tuckians across the river. On at least
one occasion Lincoln spoke In Michi-
gan, and this completes the list Of
states IN which Lincoln is known to
have spoken. Il is quite within the
limits Of probability that Lincoln Wis
tied and spoke in Iowa and Mime
sofa. but the known facts are suficienI
for our purpose.
His Ability Recognized.
The facts assembled show that, be
fore his nomination In 1860, Lincoln
had spoken in at least nine states anC
n territory, and that he had ap
peared in at least as many cities O
considerable size and importance. /
local paper characterized. the WOrces
ter speech as "a truly mastery ant
convincing speech" and the Tribun
said Of the Cooper institute address
mo man ever before made such a
impression on his first appearance be
fore a New York audience" The Cir
cinnati speech was included in the 70.
ume containing the LincOln-DO ugla
debates, published in 1850, and til
Cooper institute address, besides b.
ing reported in full In the newspaper
the day after its delivery, formed on
OF the Tribune tracts and was issue
a few months later in an annOtate
edition. It Is doubtful whether eve
Seward, whose knowledge Of the cOuI
; try has never been questioned, ha
covered SO great and varied a teri
tory as speaker as Lincoln. Il ma
! be added that Lincoln supplement-
l his first-hand observation Of diHereI
{ sections by a careful reading Of q nun
be Of newspapers, including the Wee
ly Tribune and the Charleston Ne
= curry, and that be knew personal
many political leaders Of beth parti'
y IN different parts OF the country.
+ Intimate With Great Men.
Z During his "negIIble" single ter
e IN congress he formed an intimaI
q with Alexander H. Stephens, lat
q vice president Of the COnfederacy, al
a on his way back from New England
q 1913 he stopped at Albany in order
D meet ThurlOw Weed, later Seward
campaign manager. It is an interel
s ing fact, indicative Of LincOln's bread
% Of view and freedom from prejudll
IS that his most intimate early friend v
le a Kentucky Democrat and slave-OWn
&c Joshua Speed, whose brother bocal
II a member Of Lincoln's cabinet In
o. knowledge Of the real sentiment q
character Of the South. q very imp
d tant matter at that time, Lincoln y
undoubtedly far better equipped III
any other Of the Republican can
" dates In 1880. Before as wen as d
rs ing the Presidency Lincoln was a
o. through his knowledge Of the coun
e IS a whole and net merely Of q sect
il of Sc, 90 take q truly national view
u the diiucult situation, IA marked c
nast TO the narrow sectional view