“It was.”
“Why should a man who can make such a speech as that have been silent so long?”
“I am dragged almost to death with my hard work, and I have had no time to prepare fine speeches. I have tried to do my duty in my appropriate sphere as a representative of my state in the senate.”
“To what do you attribute your political success?”
“To fidelity to the political principles professed, and especially to my loyalty to my friends.”
ADVICE TO YOUNG MEN.
“Would you advise a young man to enter the political field?”
“By no means! I should advise him to keep out of it. It is vexatious, unsatisfactory and unremunerative. I have requested my sons to keep out of politics, and they have wisely heeded the request.”
“Do you not think that it is the duty of a young man to hold office or in some way bear his share of the burdens of state?”
“Certainly I do. That is a different thing. I referred to the undesirable calling of a professional politician.”