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