I see in the near future a crisis approaching that unnerves me and causes me to tremble for the safety of my country... corporations have been enthroned and an era of corruption in high places will follow, and the money power of the country will endeavor to prolong its reign by working upon the prejudices of the people until all wealth is aggregated in a few hands and the Republic is destroyed.

I have got you together to hear what I have written down. I do not wish your advice about the main matterfor that I have determined for myself.

[Uniting workers should not] lead to a war upon property, or the owners of property.

A right result, at this time, will be worth more to the world, than ten times the men, and ten times the money.

The President to-night has a dream: - He was in a party of plain people, and, as it became known who he was, they began to comment on his appearance. One of them said: - "He is a very common-looking man". The President replied: - "The Lord prefers common-looking people. That is the reason he makes so many of them".

In all that people can do for themselves, government ought not to interfere.

The political horizon looks dark and lowering; but the people, under Providence, will set all right.