. Abraham Lincoln's stories and speeches : including "early life stories" : "professional life stories" : "White House incidents" : "war reminiscences," etc., etc. : also his speeches, chronologically arranged, from Pappsville, Ill., 1832, to his last speech in Washington, April 11, 1865 : including his inaugurals, Emancipation proclamation, Gettysburg address, etc., etc., etc. : fully illustrated . show their hands. Here is mine. I go for allsharing the privileges of government who assist in bear-ing its burdens. Consequently, I go for admitting all thewhites to the right of suffrage who pay
. Abraham Lincoln's stories and speeches : including "early life stories" : "professional life stories" : "White House incidents" : "war reminiscences," etc., etc. : also his speeches, chronologically arranged, from Pappsville, Ill., 1832, to his last speech in Washington, April 11, 1865 : including his inaugurals, Emancipation proclamation, Gettysburg address, etc., etc., etc. : fully illustrated . show their hands. Here is mine. I go for allsharing the privileges of government who assist in bear-ing its burdens. Consequently, I go for admitting all thewhites to the right of suffrage who pay taxes or beararms, by no means excluding the females. If elected, I shall consider the whole people of San-gamon Connty my constituents, as well those who opposeas those who support me. While acting as their Representative, I shall be gov-erned by their will on all subjects upon which I have themeans of knowing what their will is, and upon all oth-ers I shall do what my judgment tells me will best ad-vance their interests. Whether elected or not, I go for distributing the pro-ceeds of the sales of the public lands to the several States,to enable our State, in common with others, to dig can-als and construct railroads without borrowing money andpaying the interest on it. If alive on the first day in November, I shall vote forHugh L. White for President. ? 294 Lincolns stories and FORQUERS LIGHTNING ROD IS STRUCK. Lincolns opponent for the Legislature in 1836 was the* Hon. GeorgeForquer, of Springfield, 111., wno was celebrated for having changed hiscoat politically, and as having introduced the first and only lightning-rod in Springfield at this time. He said in a speech in Lincolns pres-ence, this young man would have to be taken down, and I am sorrythe task devolves upon me; and then proceeded to try and take himdown, Mr. Lincoln made a reply, and in closing, turned to the crowdand made these remarks: Fellow-Citizens:—It is for you, not for me, to saywhether I am
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