Lincoln centennial number . to a successfulissue; but because of his wise nnd tolerantand sympathetic leadership during that war. That he failed pathetically to carrythrough this plan, upon which his heartwas set, illustrates, also, the fact thatuninterrupted success is not necessary tothe fame of the great figures of failure to win support for thishumane policy deeply grieved him, but themisadventure is not held against him inthe estimate of his greatness. On the con-trary, the fact that he made the attemptscounts in his favor, and to-day especially LINCOLN THE LEADER 491 end
Lincoln centennial number . to a successfulissue; but because of his wise nnd tolerantand sympathetic leadership during that war. That he failed pathetically to carrythrough this plan, upon which his heartwas set, illustrates, also, the fact thatuninterrupted success is not necessary tothe fame of the great figures of failure to win support for thishumane policy deeply grieved him, but themisadventure is not held against him inthe estimate of his greatness. On the con-trary, the fact that he made the attemptscounts in his favor, and to-day especially LINCOLN THE LEADER 491 endears him to multitudes of his country-men, and is one of the very bonds thathold the country together. But Lincolns sympathy and tolerance,his forgiveness, his distaste for personalcontention, his lack of resentment, his among his nominal supporters whose zealled them into positions of open or con-cealed antagonism. The opposition to himin his own party was much more intensethan is generally known to the Half-tone plate engraved by H, Davidson ABRAHAM LINCOLN IN i860 From an ambrotype owned by Major William H. Lambert, which is one of the twoambrotypesmadeat the request of J. HenryBrown as guides to that artist in the painting of the miniature which is the color frontispiece of this number of The Century. great heart, were shown not only in hisattitude toward those whom, — for theirown good, as he believed,—he unrelent-ingly opposed with all the forces at hiscommand ; but also toward his political op-ponents in the North, and toward those HIS MANAGEMENT OF DIVERSIPERSONALITIES As to his masterly management of thepersonalities whose followers he placatedand whose peculiarities and diverse abili-
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