Above All, Tell The Truth.

I Feel Obliged To Withhold My Approval Of The Plan To Indulge In Benevolent And Charitable Sentiment Through The Appropriation Of Public Funds ... I Find No Warrant For Such An Appropriation In The Constitution.

Loyalty To The Principles Upon Which Our Government Rests Positively Demands That The Equality Before The Law Which It Guarantees To Every Citizen Should Be Justly And In Good Faith Conceded In All Parts Of The Land.

Public Officers Are The Servants And Agents Of The People, To Execute The Laws Which The People Have Made.

I Believe That The Public Temper Is Such That The Voters Of The Land Are Prepared To Support The Party Which Gives The Best Promise Of Administering The Government In The Honest, Simple, And Plain Manner Which Is Consistent With Its Character And Purposes. They Have Learned That Mystery And Concealment In The Management Of Their Affairs Cover Tricks And Betrayal. The Statesmanship They Require Consists In Honesty And Frugality, A Prompt Response To The Needs Of The People As They Arise, And A Vigilant Protection Of All Their Varied Interests.

No Investment On Earth Is So Safe, So Sure, So Certain To Enrich Its Owners As Undeveloped Realty. I Always Advise My Friends To Place Their Savings In Realty Near A Growing City. There Is No Such Savings Bank Anywhere.