Whitelaw Reid: “Even here, the proportion of young men and women who could spell out simple sentences was not more than one or two in a…”

They should persist in this claim respectfully, but firmly, taking care to bring no discredit upon it by their own action.

He who has that right will usually respect himself more, be more respected, perform more, and more productive work, and do more to increase the wealth and welfare of the community, than he who has it not.

Ordinarily the simple performance of duty is so blessed of God, that men who live in the doing of it, are the best off, in all respects, even in this world.

Our national experience has demonstrated that public order reposes most securely on the broad base of universal suffrage.