If the Senator deceived me, I took care that he had no opportunity to repeat the deception.
I can perhaps best illustrate my theory of action by two specific examples.

In New York Governor Odell and Senator Platt sometimes worked in agreement and sometimes were at swords' points, and both wished to be consulted.

To a friendly Congressman, who was also their friend, I wrote as follows on July 22, 1903: "I want to work with Platt.

I want to work with Odell.

I want to support both and take the advice of both.