I Would Strenuously Urge A Single Term

I Leave The Governor's Office Next Week, And With It Public Life[which] Has Been On The Whole A Pleasant One. But For Ten Years And Over My Salaries Have Not Equalled My Expenses, And There Has Been A Feeling Of Responsibility, A Lack Of Independence, And A Necessary Neglect Of My Family And Personal Interests And Comfort, Which Make The Prospect Of A Change Comfortable To Think Of.

The Unrestricted Competition So Commonly Advocated Does Not Leave Us The Survival Of The Fittest. The Unscrupulous Succeed Best In Accumulating Wealth.

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

I Would Strenuously Urge A Single Term Of Six Years.

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?