Now he asks whether it is honest, and means what it says, whether it will promote the public interest, weaken special privilege, and help to give every man a fair chance.

If it will, it is good, no matter who proposed it.

If it will not, it is bad, no matter who defends it.
It is a greater thing to be a good citizen than to be a good Republican or a good Democrat.
The protest against politics for revenue only is as strong in one party as in the other, for the servants of the interests are plentiful in both.

In that respect there is little to choose between them.
Differences of purpose and belief between political parties to-day are vastly less than the differences within the parties.

The great gulf of division which strikes across our whole people pays little heed to fading party lines, or to any distinction in name only.