Democratic Sentinel, Volume 6, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 October 1882 — Lincoln’s Title of Rail-splitter. [ARTICLE]

Lincoln’s Title of Rail-splitter.

Mr. Seward was nominated in tho convention by Mr. Evarts, of New York. Mr. Lincoln was nominated by Mr. Judd, of Illinois. The nomination of Mri. Lincoln.was seconded by Mr. Delano, of Oh'o, who said: “I desire to second the nomination of a man who can split rails and maul Democrats —Abraham Lincoln.” This probably originated the term “rail-splitter,” which immediately became popular.. Decorated and illuminated rails surrounded the newspaper offices, and became a leading feature of the campaign. “Rail-splitter Battalions” were formed in the different cities and minor villages of the North. At the great ratification meeting at Cooper Institute, June 8 r after speeches by Messrs. Evarts, Blatcliford, G. W. Curtis, Gen. Nye, and Judge Tracey, of California, the last named said: “We wage no war upon the South, we harbor no malice against the Soaith. We merely mean to fence them in” (pointing significantly to a rail exhibited on the platform); “this is all we propose to do to stop the extension of slavery, and Abe Lincoln has split the rails to build the fence.” —The Century. It is not proper to speak of a milk man’s watering his milk. You should say that he expedites his eream,-*-2to«" ton Transcript,