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There Is A Power In Public Opinion In This Country - And I Thank God For It: For It Is The Most Honest And Best Of All Powers - Which Will Not Tolerate An Incompetent Or Unworthy Man To Hold In His Weak Or Wicked Hands The Lives And Fortunes Of His Fellow-citizens.

The Connection Which Formerly Existed Between The Government And Banks Was In Reality Injurious To Both, As Well As To The General Interests Of The Community At Large.

It Seems Proper, At All Events, That By An Early Enactment Similar To That Of Other Countries The Application Of Public Money By An Officer Of Government To Private Uses Should Be Made A Felony And Visited With Severe And Ignominious Punishment.

Most Men Are Not Scolded Out Of Their Opinion.

I Am More Than Ever Convinced Of The Dangers To Which The Free And Unbiased Exercise Of Political Opinion - The Only Sure Foundation And Safeguard Of Republican Government - Would Be Exposed By Any Further Increase Of The Already Overgrown Influence Of Corporate Authorities.