In other words, that there had been created a National citizenship as distinguished from State citizenship, resulting in a paramount allegiance to the United States,--the general Government,--having ample power to protect its own citizens against domestic and personal violence whenever the State in which he may live should fail, refuse, or neglect to do so.

In other words, so far as citizens of the United States are concerned, the States in the future would only act as agents of the general Government in protecting the citizens of the United States in the enjoyment of life, liberty, and property.

This has been my conception of the duties of the President, and until recently I have pursued that course.

But there seems to be a number of leading and influential men in the Republican party who take a different view of these matters.

These men have used and are still using their power and influence, not to strengthen but to cripple the President and thus prevent him from enforcing the Constitution and laws along these lines.