One of President Lincoln's defeated rivals for the 1860 Republic

Cape May - One of President Lincoln's defeated rivals for the 1860 Republican nomination for President said this about him afterwards: Lincoln had earned "a high reputation for truth, courage, candor, morals and ability so that, as a man, he is most trustworthy. And in this particular, he is more entitled to our esteem than some other men, his equals, who had far better opportunities and aids in early life." Obviously, Republicans have completely changed their values since the days of Lincoln.