Show Q Cop Copyright 1924 North American Newspaper Alliance Prophetic Words Of Lincoln In the trying days which prece preceded ed the th organization of at tho the present Republican party a n. young oun mats man in Illinois by name Abraham Lincoln was as asked to define his political po PO- tion Ho lie found the question somewhat some some- what hat difficult but butin In on ana one point at l least east his answer was clear and he heave gave gaye ave It in 1865 1855 in a n. letter to an Jn- Jn n friend Joshua F. F Speed It ft Its Is s here hete quoted from Lincoln's speeches peeches In Levys Levy's Lincoln the Politician V I I 1 am not a a. Nothing Know that thatis I is III s certain How could I 1 be bo How could anyone who abhors the tire oppressIon op- op of ot negroes be bo in favor of degrading classes of ot white people Our ur progress In deg degeneracy appears ap- ap I pears peara ears to me to be pretty rapid As AI Asa Asi a a. i n nation we began by declaring that all aU men are created equal We Ve now ow practically read It It all Pall men are re created equal except negroes When the Know Know- Nothings Know get control COn COn- rol it will read all men are creat- creat ed d equal except Negroes and for- for rs and Catholics When It comes omes to this I shall prefer emigrating emigrating emi emi- I grating to some country where here they m make ke no prel pretense of pf loving liberty liberty- to o Russia for tor Instance where here de despotism despotism des des- can be taken pure and without without with with- ou out t the base a alloy of hypocrisy For the sake of at record It it t should be noted that Paris got its name for gayety before the allied premiers began meeting there there Richmond Times Dis Dis- patch V |