Our country had supreme confidence in you.

This administration has such confidence still.

It will give all that is seemly for one of your station to accept.

It will not ask aught of party lines, this or that." "Do you speak with authority other than your own ?" "It is not yet time for me to answer that." "Yet you dare approach one who is in the opposing camp." "But one whose camp we either hope to join, or whom we hope later to have in our own.

Who can tell where party lines will fall in the next three years?
All the bars may be down by then, and many a fence past mending." "For the sake of harmony, much should be ventured." "Excellent words, Sir." "One owes a certain duty to one's country at any time." "Still more excellent." "And political success can be obtained best through union and not disunion of political forces." "Most excellent of all! We rejoice to hear the voice of New York speaking in the old way." "My faith, I believe you are serious in this! Have you really formulated any plans ?" He was safe in the trap, and the other knew it.
"Sir, I will not discredit you by choosing methods.