I Would Strenuously Urge A Single Term

The Real Difficulty Is With The Vast Wealth And Power In The Hands Of The Few And The Unscrupulous Who Represent Or Control Capital. Hundreds Of Laws Of Congress And The State Legislatures Are In The Interest Of These Men And Against The Interests Of Workingmen. These Need To Be Exposed And Repealed. All Laws On Corporations, On Taxation, On Trusts, Wills, Descent, And The Like, Need Examination And Extensive Change. This Is A Government Of The People, By The People, And For The People No Longer. It Is A Government Of Corporations, By Corporations, And For Corporations.

Must Swear Off From Swearing. Bad Habit.

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.

There Can Be No Complete And Permanent Reform Of The Civil Service Until Public Opinion Emancipates Congressmen From All Control And Influence Over Government Patronage. Legislation Is Required To Establish The Reform. No Proper Legislation Is To Be Expected As Long As Members Of Congress Are Engaged In Procuring Offices For Their Constituents.

The Most Noticeable Weakness Of Congressmen Is Their Timidity. They Fear The Use To Be Made Of Their "record." They Are Afraid Ofmaking Enemies. They Do Not Vote According To Their Convictions From Fear Of Consequences.