 By this time , Booth was arguing so vehemently with his older , pro @-@ Union brother Edwin about Lincoln and the war that Edwin finally told him he was no longer welcome at his New York home . Booth also railed against Lincoln in conversations with his sister Asia , saying , " That man 's appearance , his pedigree , his coarse low jokes and anecdotes , his vulgar similes , and his policy are a disgrace to the seat he holds . He is made the tool of the North , to crush out slavery . " As the Confederacy 's defeat became more certain in 1865 , Booth decried the end of slavery and Lincoln 's election to a second term , " making himself a king " , the actor fumed , in " wild tirades " , his sister recalled . 
