Though The People Support The Government; The

The United States Is Not A Nation To Which Peace Is A Necessity.

The Friendliness And Charity Of Our Countrymen Can Always Be Relied Upon To Relieve Their Fellow Citizens In Misfortune. This Has Been Repeatedly And Quite Lately Demonstrated. Federal Aid In Such Cases Encourages The Expectation Of Paternal Care On The Part Of The Government And Weakens The Sturdiness Of Our National Character, While It Prevents The Indulgence Among Our People Of That Kindly Sentiment And Conduct Which Strengthens The Bonds Of A Common Brotherhood.

Grover Cleveland Declined To Participate In Character Attacks On Blaine . When Presented With Papers Which Purported To Be Extremely Damaging To Blaine, He Grabbed Them, Tore Them Up, Flung The Shreds Into The Fire, And Decreed, "the Other Side Can Have A Monopoly Of All The Dirt In This Campaign.

There Is No Calamity Which A Great Nation Can Invite Which Equals That Which Follows A Supine Submission To Wrong And Injustice

After An Existence Of Nearly Twenty Years Of Almost Innocuous Desuetude These Laws Are Brought Forth.