The Melancholy Thing In Our Public Life

Shall The Railroads Govern The Country, Or Shall The People Govern The Railroads? Shall The Interest Of Railroad Kings Be Chieflyregarded, Or Shall The Interest Of The People Be Paramount?

General [john] Pope Is Impulsive And Hasty, But Energetic, And, What Is Of Most Importance, Patriotic And Sound--perfectly Sound.i Look For Good Results.

Is This Not True--that In Proportion To The Value Of Their Estates The Extremely Wealthy Pay Far Less Taxes Than Those Of Moderatemeans? Compare The Amount Paid By Millionaires With The Amount Paid By Ordinary Citizens. I Believe That In Proportion To Their Estates They Pay Less Than Half As Much As Ordinary Citizens, Whereas They Ought To Pay More.

It Is The Desire Of The Good People Of The Whole Country That Sectionalism As A Factor In Our Politics Should Disappear.

Universal Suffrage Should Rest Upon Universal Education. To This End, Liberal And Permanent Provision Should Be Made For The Support Of Free Schools By The State Governments, And, If Need Be, Supplemented By Legitimate Aid From National Authority.