Abraham Lincoln's cabinet . o operation. A. Lincoln. Ican mentally see that signature, theInitial of the given name only being used, as clearly as I saw It then, andam tempted to believe I could almostproduce a creditable facsimile. From what I learned later during myservice in the army, I became satisfiedthat the patriotic, 6turdy. imperiousSecretary of War, who really gave uphis life for his country, was the pro-tector, the Intermediary, the buffer, asit were, who guarded the kindly Presi-dent In many ways and, so far as It layin his power, shielded him and pre-vented harm or embarrassment c
Abraham Lincoln's cabinet . o operation. A. Lincoln. Ican mentally see that signature, theInitial of the given name only being used, as clearly as I saw It then, andam tempted to believe I could almostproduce a creditable facsimile. From what I learned later during myservice in the army, I became satisfiedthat the patriotic, 6turdy. imperiousSecretary of War, who really gave uphis life for his country, was the pro-tector, the Intermediary, the buffer, asit were, who guarded the kindly Presi-dent In many ways and, so far as It layin his power, shielded him and pre-vented harm or embarrassment comingto the chief he revered, in strong con-trast to his former attitude. In thecase of Dr. Mahan, the Secretary wellknew that It was entirely Impracticable,almost suicidal, to recognize In soprominent manner a non-combatant, aminister, as a controlling factor Inhighly Important matters of warfare,ignoring the counsel and advice of themany skilled military men gathered atWashington. W. A. S. Hackensack, N. J., Feb. 8, EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of War HEALTH OF EDWIN STANTON NOT all the books dealing withEdwin M. Stanton are compli-mentary to Lincolns secretaryof war. It will be rememberedthat years before T Trlfl hTiRTT1A Presi-dent Stanton treated the future Presi-dent with scant consideration or cour-tesy in a certain important spite of this Lincoln selected him tosucceed Cameron as secretary of warand, incidentally, let himself in fortrouble and even humiliation at , in telling the story of AndrewJohnsons life, tells us much about Stan-ton that was not to that gentlemanscredit. McClellans autobiography han-dles Stanton with some of the spirit ofscorn with which this scrappy secre-tary handled other people. There arefew now who defend Stantons course inthe trial of Mrs. Surratt and some ofthe other Lincoln conspirators. But possibly the doctors can supply adefense for him. Dr. L. C. Duncan saysof Stanton : He was a short, heavy-set man who too
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