11/21 He was as careful and patient in doing this as if he were putting his signature to some great state document. This he has done, whether it was to make a personal donation or to use his influence in securing the donations of others. Judging from my personal acquaintance with Mr.Cleveland, I do not believe that he is conscious of possessing any colour prejudice. In my contact with people I find that, as a rule, it is only the little, narrow people who live for themselves, who never read good books, who do not travel, who never open up their souls in a way to permit them to come into contact with other souls--with the great outside world. |