He went out of office at the close of his term with the hearty respect of the American people, and his administration may be placed as among the most beneficial and satisfactory in the history of the republic.

Many men, struggling under loads of debt, found the weight of their obligations growing upon them faster than their power to meet, and they succumbed.

And yet there are few reasoning men to be found now ready to deny that it was for the best, and, taken all in all, a benefaction to the country; one of those sad cases, in fact, where it is necessary to be cruel in order to be kind.

And it is but common frankness to say of him, even as one would give the devil his due, that he builded wiser than we knew--possibly wiser than he knew himself.

Mankind soon forgets the sentimental acrimony of the moment, provoked by the suffering of harsh processes, and remembers only the grand results.

I came here, sir, as a Virginian, to represent my people, not to represent the Democracy for which you stand.

My sympathy was with Mahone, as I felt that, whatever his view of the debt question in Virginia was, he was right on the reconstruction of the south and in opposition to the bitter sectionalism of the Democratic party in that state.

I said that Governor Foster was entitled to renomination, and I believed would receive it at the hands of the convention, that his able and earnest canvass two years before had laid the foundation for a great victory, culminating in the…

I called attention to the achievements of the Republican party during the past twenty-five years in war and in peace.

We know office-seeking is undoubtedly the proper pursuit of mankind.

But, in the main, the general principles and policy of this administration are in harmony with the aspirations of the Republican party.

And now the tax on whisky will pay the interest on the public debt.

Let him further advance the public credit; let him punish all who do wrong; let him give us an administration pure, simple and republican, worthy of a nation like ours, and we will send him our approval twice over again.

We have got to emphasize our approval by indorsing this administration in the election of the Republican ticket this fall.

The death of Garfield, by the hand of a half crazy crank, created a profound impression throughout the civilized world.

As I look over you I do not recognize the faces that I used to know, and when riding about your city to-day, I only found some of the names I then knew--your Hedges, your Parkers, and your Purdys; for the rest I had to go to your cemetery…

I cannot distinguish to-night who are and who are not soldiers, but let me say to you, soldiers, I am very glad to meet you again, after so many years, in this time of peace, when yet the recollection of the hardships of war is a bond of…

We fought, not for ourselves alone, but for those who are to come after us.

The dear old flag we carried through the storms of many battles, ready to die, if need be, that it might still wave over the government of our fathers.

But I want to say to you: Teach your children to honor the flag, to respect the laws, and love and understand our institutions, and our glorious country will be safe with them.

He said no, he could not be lost for he could go to the top of any hill or mountain and determine his course.

If I felt at liberty to be guided by my own feelings, I would, in view of the present condition of the President of the United States, forego all political discussion at this time.

The President is the victim of a crime committed without excuse or palliation, in a time of profound peace and prosperity, not aimed at him as an individual, but at him as the President of the United States.

I neither have nor will I oppose or delay any investigation of the treasury department while I was its chief officer.

I worked hard that winter, for hard work, I thought, was the way to fortune.