By the operation of our electoral system, and the superadded dictation of National Conventions, the choice is practically limited to President Grant and Horace Greeley; so that no preference for another can be made effective.
Sumner critiques the limitations of the electoral system in the context of the Presidential candidates.
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Far above any flickering light or battle-lantern of party is the everlasting sun of Truth, in whose beams are the duties of men.
The subterfuges of the politician cannot escape it.
Still further: every ship-of-war that floats costs more than a well-endowed college.
I agree with the Convention in the importance of the new organization; nor do I think there are many candid persons, recognizing morals as the soul of all true politics, who will hesitate in this conclusion.
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