It would be very strange if they did feel such grief.

If, for instance, we had strikes which led to riots, I would of course be obliged to preserve order and stop the riots.

Decent citizens would demand that I should do it, and in any event I should do it wholly without regard to their demands.

But, once it was done, they would forget all about it, while a great many laboring men, honest but ignorant and prejudiced, would bear a grudge against me for doing it.

This might put me out of the running as a candidate.
Again, the big corporations undoubtedly want to beat me.