He is bound in honor to the people of the United States to keep his promise, and to break up, not nominally but in reality, all big business, all trusts, all combinations of every sort, kind, and description, and probably all corporations.

What he says is henceforth of little consequence.

The important thing is what he does, and how the results of what he does square with the promises and prophecies he made when all he had to do was to speak, not to act.
APPENDIX C THE BLAINE CAMPAIGN In "The House of Harper," written by J.Henry Harper, the following passage occurs: "Curtis returned from the convention in company with young Theodore Roosevelt and they discussed the situation thoroughly on their trip to New York and came to the conclusion that it would be very difficult to consistently support Blaine.

Roosevelt, however, had a conference afterward with Senator Lodge and eventually fell in line behind Blaine.

Curtis came to our office and found that we were unanimously opposed to the support of Blaine, and with a hearty good-will he trained his editorial guns on the 'Plumed Knight' of Mulligan letter fame.