Abolish Plutocracy If You Would

How Strange A Scene Is This In Which We Are Such Shifting Figures, Pictures, Shadows. The Mystery Of Our Existence--i Have No Faith In Any Attempted Explanation Of It. It Is All A Dark, Unfathomed Profound.

Fighting Battles Is Like Courting Girls: Those Who Make The Most Pretensions And Are Boldest Usually Win.

Last Evening Attended Croghan Lodge International Order Of Odd Fellows. Election Of Officers. Chosen Noble Grand. These Social Organizations Have A Number Of Good Results. All Who Attend Are Educated In Self-government. This In A Marked Way. They Bind Society Together. The Well-to-do And The Poor Should Be Brought Together As Much As Possible. The Separation Into Classes--castes--is Our Danger. It Is The Danger Of All Civilizations.

The Melancholy Thing In Our Public Life Is The Insane Desire To Get Higher.

I Am Not Liked As A President By The Politicians In Office, In The Press, Or In Congress. But I Am Content To Abide The Judgment - The Sober Second Thought - Of The People.