Milford chronicle., 1934-02-16

stanton turned, anu, pointing tOWar
Lincoln in the adjoining room, sait
Look there! There sits the ma
around whom the heart strings @
this nation are wrapped. being anus
ed by quack storybook!" At tha
particular moment, Lincoln wa
leaning back against the wall, witt
his left heel over the top rung of tn
chair, and his right leg thrown owe
his left knee; he was lying back
mouth wide open, convulsed will
laughter over something he had jus
read. Dana said, Lincoln heard it
for as quickly as he said it, he turn
ed and looked at us, and then hC
said ,'Secretary Stantonn What is
I ii, Mr.. PRESIDENT Have you ever
read anything by Mr.. Nasby% Stan
ton here said, Nasty? Nasty? No,
haven't time for such buncombe as
that!' Well, here is some buncOmbe
you may enjoy. Listen, Nasbg says
there are three kinds of fools: there
is a natural fool, then there is an
educated fool, and when you take a
natural fool and try to educate him,
you have got darn food" When
Dana was asked if Stanton enjoyed
the joke, he said he never cracked a
smile.
Mr.. Dana said that at another
time he was talking with the Presi-
dent when Congressman Thomas of
Baltimore came in, and Thomas told
this story: that down in Baltimore,
it had been discovered that a blanket
manufacturer had been manufacture
ing and selling blankets to the Con-
federacy. When Stanton learned of
it. he ordered everybody connected
with it imprisoned for treason, in
cluding the wOrkmen. Thomas was
appealed to, by all the friends of the
workmen especially, until he finally
went down to see the President. Lin
coin listened to Thomas and then
said, We'll, Thomas, if those people
were making blankets and selling
them to the COnfederacy. that is
treason, and what are you complain
ing about? ," Thomas said, MIR. Pres
ident, the workmen-you mean that
the workmen are traitors, too" Lin
coin looked upand said. Has he got
the workmen in, too" Thomas said,
Yes, he has got them all in" After
Lincoln had had a short talk with
Stanton. he summoned Judge Holt
TO be brought in. When the Judge
arrived. Lincoln said, Holt, go down
10 Baltimore with Thomas, get up It
court, and let those fellows out"
And he did. And when this matter /
rame to the attention of Stanton, he
said to Holt, Did Lincoln order you
% do that ," He did" Stanton heSi- .
lated moment, and then in bitter
anger said, Holt, we have to get rid
1f this baboon in the White House" /
When that came TO the attention of
Lincoln from somebody. very angry,
who said. II would not endure his
insult" Lincoln said. Insults? He
lid not insult me. All he said was
hat | was a baboOn, and that is
only matter of opinion" Now note:
he further added, My only concern
IS that Stanton is usually right"
When Stanton was appointed to
ill vacancy in the cabinet. protest
came into Lincoln against Stanton.
because Stanton did not vote for Lin
coin. Stanton had been attached to ,
the preceding administration as a
Democrat. One man said. MIR. Pres T,
ident, this is a mistake" Mr. Lincoln }
said, Il met Stanton in a lawsuit. !
felt his mettle. he is a great secre-
-ary. and that is why | appointed
him." But" they said. you are the
irst President of the new party, and
'Ou must not unbalance the cabinet"
'ir. Lincoln said, We'll save the
country first. and then we will build
he party out of what is left"
Just sample of Mr.. LincOln's hui
nOr:-
One time, when he was in a de-
'ate with Douglas, Douglas was
olding to the point that the tariff
as local issue; he didn't use the
erm local ISSUE" but he said, THE
lriff must be applied to the place
nd time; il is like a mans legs
hey must be suited to his body"
'hen Mr.. Lincoln came to reply he
eferred to this sort Of argument. I
hen someone broke out and said 10 ]
lr. Lincoln, How long should a
lan's legs be-" Mr.. Lincoln, as
uick as a flash. said, They ought
reach from his body down to the
round"
That is one side of Lincoln; it is {
lie side you read most about. ! do '
OF know of any public character I
lat has so many stories attached to
i'm. a
The other side is equally well de-
sloped; it is that very sad, pathet-
side.
There are so many incidents about
n. Lincolns sadness that il is diff
llt for one TO know how much 10
ay. | think the most superb of all
lie qualities of this man were dis
layed in his relationship with Anne
utledge, his first love. Frequently, Il
#. Lincoln would come in, in the
orning, and Judge Logan, his part :
er, would say, What is wrong,
be? What is the matter?" And Mr.. :
incoln would say, Don't criticise, :
ont think me weak, but l have =
cen on her grave all night" :
One of the most touching incl
snts in the life of Lincoln refers
his frequent visits out at the Sol ,
ers' Home in Washington. 1t was =
sed during the war as a hospital.
e had spent most of the day, one
~, going through, talking to the .
'ys who were brought in, and when
went out and got in the carriage, q
'meone rushed to him, a guard, and .
ated to one of the cabinet men,
,rS and Il WAS nuarhaarh hr in