De Alexander: “This arbitrary proceeding led to twenty years of corrupt methods and political scandals.”

Referring to the fraudulent practices, he said: "No one claims, no one believes, that I had lot or part therein, or previous hint or suspicion thereof.

Enlightened and persuasive discussion of the negro problem in its present phases and aspects.

In accepting the Democratic nomination Cleveland had the great advantage of not being obliged to refer to anything of which he was ashamed.

He writes of the Filipinos as he found them, and with the knack of the true investigator, has avoided falling in with the political views of any party or faction.