Leather Apron Club, IV., 319, 320
Leavenworth, Lawrence and Galveston R. R. Co. vs. United States, IV., 174, 175, 187, 188
Lecompton Constitution, I., 89
Lee & Shepard, III., 115
Lee, Captain, III., 258
Lee, Rear-Admiral, II., 213, 214
Lee, Robert E., I., 235, 282, 457, 464
Leighton, Colonel, V., president National Sound-Money League, 474
Le Moyne, J. V., III., 348
Leupp, Francis E., V., letter of introduction to Cleveland, 181
Liberal movement, II., 440, 441, 442, 449
Liberal Republican movement, III., 100, 101, 105
Liberal Republican movement, The aims of, II., 354; abuses that called the party into existence, 354; objects that may be accomplished, 356; how to secure reform, 358; not the tricks of the politician but altruistic patriotism, 360
Liberal Republican ticket, II., 375
Liberal Republicans, II., 315, 316, 320, 374, 378, 381; address of, 388 et seq., 432, 440
Liberals, III., 158, 230
“Liberty Congress,” VI., call for, 199; opportunity for organizing a new party, 200; independent nomination by, 204
Lincoln, Abraham, I., as Presidential nominee, 111, 113, 114; to, 116; from, 118; interviews of, with Schurz, 119-121, 179, 180; mentioned, 165, 167, 168, 170, 172, 174, 177; to, 180; from, 182; urged to decisive measures, 198; to 206; to, 209; from, 210, with editor's reason for printing verbatim, 211 n.; to, 213; from, 219; to, 221; to, 222; Schurz's estimate of principles and character of, 250-252; assassination of, 253 and n.; trial of conspirators to be in secret, 256; chiefs of the rebellion charged with instigating the assassination, 256; Sumner's eulogy on, mentioned, 259; letters of, to Schurz, escape destruction by fire, 376 n.; Nation lost great opportunity by the death of, 383; II., jest of, concerning appointments, 132; opinion of, concerning officeseekers, 155; III., relations of, with Sumner, 35, 38, 51; his characteristics, attainments and mental growth, 36; Louisiana reconstruction incident, 38; spoils system a greater danger than the rebellion, 295; mentioned, 367, 369; opinion as to paper currency, 461; IV., “standard bearer of the newly-born Republican party,” 269; death of, a calamity to the South, 369, 370; tact in treating those who differed from him in opinion, 476; V., calls for new levies of men, 53; deterioration of party of, 79; Schurz's sketch of, commended by Hayes, 82; Democratic government best defined by, 155; officeseekers, 173, 393; “liberator of the slave,” 176; VI., his characterization of good government, 2, 10, 36, 44, 152; fundamental principles reaffirmed, 77 n.; “consent of the governed,” 79 n.; characterization of popular sovereignty, 87, 189, 216; against government other than by the consent of the governed 220, 232, 244; assassination of, 317; non-interference, 342; justice to the negro does not mean social equality, 345; nomination of, for the Presidency, 403
Lincoln, Mrs. Abraham, I., adaptability of, 120; cordiality of, 121; III., at inauguration ball, 39
Lincoln, Robert T., IV., 195, 201
Lippincott, publishers, I., 278
Little Rock and Fort Smith R. R., IV., 228, 231, 237, 238, 244, 284
Livingston, II., and his “influence,” 130
Loan, Benjamin, I., to, 473
Local self-government, III., 251, 254
Lockwood, George M., IV., to, 148
Lockwood, E. Dunbar, III., 503
Lodge, Henry Cabot, III., mentioned, 161, 218, 225, 258; to, 346; as assistant secretary to Bowles, 413; to, 495; to, 506; to, 507; IV., to, 215; from, 218; to, 221; VI., extract from speech
