Democratic Sentinel, Volume 6, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 January 1883 — A CANDIDATE MILDLY DISCUSSED. [ARTICLE]

A CANDIDATE MILDLY DISCUSSED.

There is no Presidential timber in “Bob” Lincoln He is a good head clerk to General Sherman and the Military Bing', but little more than that. Garfield appointed him secretary of War solely on account of the name he bore, expecting to make capital for hie Administration by its use. Lincoln was then associated with Judge Isham, of Chicage, and had charge of the office business. He was prospering comfortably, and was getting clear of debt, caused by bad ventures. The best evidence of his weakness is that he gave ud his good place to gratify a vain ambition. James Harlan, of lowa, who let the Senate and the Interior Department, with a bad reputation, is the father-iu-law of Lincoln. He and his family wanted to live In Washington and to return lo tbe rich pastures they had formtrly enjoyed. Hence they strained every nerve to bring Lincoln Into Garfield’s CabinetThey succeeded, and now the old jobber, James Harlan, one of the three Judges of the new Court of Alabama Claims, with a fine opportunity to improve his fortune. “Bob” Lincoln resembles his mother in face,in form, and in characterAs has keen well said, he is more of a Todd—the mother’s name—than a Lincoln. He las none of the* peculiarities of his father in mind or in sigaoity, and he will go out of the L abinet, as he came in to it, without having made any mark worthy of notice.