I Tread In The Footsteps Of Illustrious

The United States Have Fulfilled In Good Faith All Their Treaty Stipulations With The Indian Tribes, And Have In Every Other Instance Insisted Upon A Like Performance Of Their Obligations.

The Less Government Interferes With Private Pursuits, The Better For General Prosperity.

To Avoid The Necessity Of A Permanent Debt And Its Inevitable Consequences, I Have Advocated And Endeavored To Carry Into Effect The Policy Of Confining The Appropriations For The Public Service To Such Objects Only As Are Clearly With The Constitutional Authority Of The Federal Government.

Railroad Carriages Are Pulled At The Enormous Speed Of Fifteen Miles Per Hour By Engines Which, In Addition To Endangering Life And Limb Of Passengers, Roar And Snort Their Way Through The Countryside, Setting Fire To The Crops, Scaring The Livestock, And Frightening Women And Children. The Almighty Certainly Never Intended That People Should Travel At Such Break-neck Speed.

In A Government Whose Distinguishing Characteristic Should Be A Diffusion And Equalization Of Its Benefits And Burdens The Advantage Of Individuals Will Be Augmented At The Expense Of The Community At Large.