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Show LINCOLN'S PROPHECY. ; The prophecy of President Lincoln I made by him in a private letter to a ; friend in Illinois, has been frequently ! quoted, but cannot be too frequent ly j read and pondered over. He said: "Yes, we may congratulate ourselves ! that the cruel war is nearing a close. It has cost avast amount of treasure j and blood. The best blood of the j flower of American youth has boon freely offered upon our country's altar ' that the nation might live. It has, in-jdeed. in-jdeed. been a trying hour for the lepub- , lie, but 1 see m the near future a crisis arising that unnerves me, and causes me to tremble for the safety of my country. As a result of the war corporations corpo-rations have been enthroned, an era of corruption in high places will follow, and the money power of the country will endeavor to prolong its reign by working upon the prejudices of the people, until all wealth is aggregated in a few hands and the republic is destroyed. de-stroyed. I feel Ht this moment more anxiety for my country than ever before, be-fore, even in tlie midst of war. God grant that my suspicions may prove groundless. |