He Serves His Party Best Who Serves

While I Am In Favor Of The Government Promptly Enforcing The Laws For The Present, Defending The Forts And Collecting The Revenue,i Am Not In Favor Of A War Policy With A View To The Conquest Of Any Of The Slave States; Except Such As Are Needed To Give Us A Good Boundary. If Maryland Attempts To Go Off, Suppress Her In Order To Save The Potomac And The District Of Columbia. Cut A Piece Off Of Western Virginia And Keep Missouri And All The Territories.

The President Of The United States Should Strive To Be Always Mindful Of The Fact That He Serves His Party Best Who Serves His Country Best.

In The Great And Deep Qualities Of Mind, Heart, And Soul, There Is No Change. Homer And Solomon Speak To The Same Nature In Man That Is Reached By Shakespeare And Lincoln. But In The Accidents, The Surroundings, The Change Is Vast. All Things Now Are Mobile--movable.

The Man Of Large And Conspicuous Public Service In Civil Life Must Be Content Without The Presidency. Still More, The Availability Of A Popular Man In A Doubtful State Will Secure Him The Prize In A Close Contest Against The First Statesman Of The Country Whose State Is Safe.

The Study Of Tools As Well As Of Books Should Have A Place In The Public Schools. Tools, Machinery, And The Implements Of The Farmshould Be Made Familiar To Every Boy, And Suitable Industrial Education Should Be Furnished For Every Girl.