Heroes Did Not Make Our Liberties; They

Individuals May Wear For A Time The Glory Of Our Institutions, But They Carry It Not To The Grave With Them. Like Raindrops From Heaven, They May Pass Through The Circle Of The Shining Bow And Add To Its Luster; But When They Have Sunk In The Earth Again, The Proud Arch Still Spans The Sky And Shines Gloriously On.

Justice And Goodwill Will Outlast Passion.

You And I Are Now Nearly In Middle Age, And Have Not Yet Become Soured And Shrivelled With The Wear And Tear Of Life. Let Us Pray To Be Delivered From That Condition Where Life And Nature Have No Fresh, Sweet Sensations For Us.

Now More Than Ever The People Are Responsible For The Character Of Their Congress. If That Body Be Ignorant, Reckless, And Corrupt, It Is Because The People Tolerate Ignorance, Recklessness, And Corruption. If It Be Intelligent, Brave, And Pure, It Is Because The People Demand These High Qualities To Represent Them In The National Legislature. . . . If The Next Centennial Does Not Find Us A Great Nation . . . It Will Be Because Those Who Represent The Enterprise, The Culture, And The Morality Of The Nation Do Not Aid In Controlling The Political Forces.

It Would Convert The Treasury Of The United States Into A Manufactory Of Paper Money. It Makes The House Of Representatives And The Senate, Or The Caucus Of The Party Which Happens To Be In The Majority, The Absolute Dictator Of The Financial And Business Affairs Of This Country. This Scheme Surpasses All The Centralism And All The Caesarism That Were Ever Charged Upon The Republican Party In The Wildest Days Of The War Or In The Events Growing Out Of The War.