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{{cquote|I am for the regular nominee in all cases… no one could be more satisfactory to me as the nominee in that District, than Mr. Conkling. I do not mean to say there are not others as good as he is… but I think I know him to be at least good enough.|||President Abraham Lincoln, 1864}}
{{cquote|I am for the regular nominee in all cases… no one could be more satisfactory to me as the nominee in that District, than Mr. Conkling. I do not mean to say there are not others as good as he is… but I think I know him to be at least good enough.|||President Abraham Lincoln, 1864}}
During the [[American Civil War]], Conkling strong supported President Lincoln.<ref name=u-s-history.com>[https://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h706.html Roscoe Conkling]. ''U-S-History.com''. Retrieved November 19, 2021.</ref><ref>[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Roscoe-Conkling Roscoe Conkling]. ''Britannica''. Retrieved November 19, 2021.</ref> Following the war, he expressed support for confiscating land from the defeated Confederates to distribute among the newly freed slaves.
During the [[American Civil War]], Conkling strongly supported President Lincoln.<ref name=u-s-history.com>[https://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h706.html Roscoe Conkling]. ''U-S-History.com''. Retrieved November 19, 2021.</ref><ref>[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Roscoe-Conkling Roscoe Conkling]. ''Britannica''. Retrieved November 19, 2021.</ref> Following the war, he expressed support for confiscating land from the defeated Confederates to distribute among the newly freed slaves.
A [[fiscal conservative]], Rep. Conkling opposed using paper money to finance war efforts, instead sharing the viewpoint common among Republicans during the time in supporting money backed by [[gold]] (known as "sound money").<ref name=remarkableroscoept1/>
A [[fiscal conservative]], Rep. Conkling opposed using paper money to finance war efforts, instead sharing the viewpoint common among Republicans during the time in supporting money backed by [[gold]] (known as "sound money").<ref name=remarkableroscoept1/>