It Is Now True That This Is

There Is A Great Deal Of Strength In Garfield's Life And Struggles As A Self-made Man.... From Poverty And Obscurity, By Labor At All Avocations, He Became A Great Scholar, A Statesman, A Major General, A Senator, A Presidential Candidate.... The Truth Is, No Man Ever Started So Low That Accomplished So Much In All Our History. Not Franklin Or Lincoln Even.

The Filth And Noise Of The Crowded Streets Soon Destroy The Elasticity Of Health Which Belongs To The Country Boy.

I Have The Greatest Aversion To Being A Candidate On A Ticket With A Man Whose Record As An Upright Public Man Is To Be In Question--to Be Defended From The Beginning To The End.

He Serves His Party Best Who Serves The Country Best.

In Avoiding The Appearance Of Evil, I Am Not Sure But I Have Sometimes Unnecessarily Deprived Myself And Others Of Innocent Enjoyments.