Lorman put a hand out, rested it on the fence rail. “You know, I thought it would be best if I supported Mr. Lincoln, nice to see someone from Illinois that made good like that. I never gave much thought to being a Republican or a Democrat or anything else, I figured it was the right thing to do, and now I hear men talking like he’s the devil. I don’t see what it is he’s done that people hate him so.” Hancock saw the innocence, saw himself, a soldier who learns late the dangerous power of politics, said, “There’s been too much talk, I think. Too many loud voices. If someone disagrees with you,
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