The Gettysburg Address
"THE PRESIDENT AT GETTYSBURG"
In the Chicago Times Editorial,
"The President At Gettysburg" it may
seem Abraham Lincoln is being
harshly criticized for his speech
because of the cruel and derogatory
statements made by the editor, yet
his claims are reasonably valid.
The editor claims that Lincoln's
speech is a waste of time he even
states "the ignorant rudeness
manifest in the presidents exhibition
of dawdleism". This is not referring to
the length of the speech but to the
fact that the editor believes that the
president is uneducated and no
matter what he says it would most
likely be false or irrational. Lincoln
can not stand by his propositions and
take action upon them, he was also
far less greater than the other
statesmen. All Lincoln really has is
his generous amount of kindness and
common sense, no real intelligence
to his credibility. As some might see
these statements made by the editor
very demeaning, the editor is just
trying to prove a point and show
people just what Lincoln's speech
was really about instead of using
kindness and other gentle qualities to
cover up the actual subjects being addressed.
Abraham Lincoln states "that all
men are created equal", the editor
argues if he believed this why swear
to maintain and enforce something
that would completely contradict it.
The constitution of the United States
clearly shows that slaves are
considered property. This goes to
show that president Lincoln might not
know what exactly he is talking
about. The editor constantly tries to
discount the president only to shine a
light on the subject of equality. The
president states a major contradiction
while the editor gives his readers
evidence.
Lincoln was a great president, but
when it comes to his Gettysburg
address some respect of his
In the Chicago Times Editorial,
"The President At Gettysburg" it may
seem Abraham Lincoln is being
harshly criticized for his speech
because of the cruel and derogatory
statements made by the editor, yet
his claims are reasonably valid.
The editor claims that Lincoln's
speech is a waste of time he even
states "the ignorant rudeness
manifest in the presidents exhibition
of dawdleism". This is not referring to
the length of the speech but to the
fact that the editor believes that the
president is uneducated and no
matter what he says it would most
likely be false or irrational. Lincoln
can not stand by his propositions and
take action upon them, he was also
far less greater than the other
statesmen. All Lincoln really has is
his generous amount of kindness and
common sense, no real intelligence
to his credibility. As some might see
these statements made by the editor
very demeaning, the editor is just
trying to prove a point and show
people just what Lincoln's speech
was really about instead of using
kindness and other gentle qualities to
cover up the actual subjects being addressed.
Abraham Lincoln states "that all
men are created equal", the editor
argues if he believed this why swear
to maintain and enforce something
that would completely contradict it.
The constitution of the United States
clearly shows that slaves are
considered property. This goes to
show that president Lincoln might not
know what exactly he is talking
about. The editor constantly tries to
discount the president only to shine a
light on the subject of equality. The
president states a major contradiction
while the editor gives his readers
evidence.
Lincoln was a great president, but
when it comes to his Gettysburg
address some respect of his