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The great and dignified office of President is the summit of an American's ambition; and it is only in the United States that a poor lad may hope and believe it possible for him to climb from the humblest position to a rank which places him on an equality with kings. THE GREAT AND DIGNIFIED OFFICE OF PRESIDENT IS THE SUMMIT OF AN AMERICAN'S AMBITION AND IT IS ONLY IN THE UNITED STATES THAT A POOR LAD MAY HOPE AND BELIEVE IT POSSIBLE FOR HIM TO CLIMB FROM THE HUMBLEST POSITION TO A RANK WHICH PLACES HIM ON AN EQUALITY WITH KINGS
more swiftly to the martyr's crown, he was still found ready. Dividing his time between Congress at Washington and his little home farm at Mentor, he served his nation as a statesman, and ruled his happy household as a citizen. His noble mother, by whose godly counsel he had walked, spent some happy years in his home; while his brave and loving wife cheered and helped and inspired him in those days of patient service. Gradually he gained the position of Leader of the House of Representatives. In 1879 he was elected Senator of the United States; and then, quite unexpectedly, in the following year he was lifted into the highest place of all. The President of the United States is elected every four years. In each State a number of persons known as "electors" are chosen by the votes of the people. The number of these electors is exactly the same as the number of the Representatives of each State. These persons then meet and elect the President and Vice-President for the ensuing four years. ET MORE SWIFTLY TO THE MARTYR'S CROWN HE WAS STILL FOUND READY DIVIDING HIS TIME BETWEEN CONGRESS AT WASHINGTON AND HIS LITTLE HOME FARM AT MENTOR HE SERVED HIS NATION AS A STATESMAN AND RULED HIS HAPPY HOUSEHOLD AS A CITIZEN HIS NOBLE MOTHER BY WHOSE GODLY COUNSEL HE HAD WALKED SPENT SOME HAPPY YEARS IN HIS HOME WHILE HIS BRAVE AND LOVING WIFE CHEERED AND HELPED AND INSPIRED HIM IN THOSE DAYS OF PATIENT SERVICE GRADUALLY HE GAINED THE POSITION OF LEADER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN EIGHTEEN SEVENTY NINE HE WAS ELECTED SENATOR OF THE UNITED STATES AND THEN QUITE UNEXPECTEDLY IN THE FOLLOWING YEAR HE WAS LIFTED INTO THE HIGHEST PLACE OF ALL THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES IS ELECTED EVERY FOUR YEARS IN EACH STATE A NUMBER OF PERSONS KNOWN AS ELECTORS ARE CHOSEN BY THE VOTES OF THE PEOPLE THE NUMBER OF THESE ELECTORS IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE NUMBER OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF EACH STATE THESE PERSONS THEN MEET AND ELECT THE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT FOR THE ENSUING FOUR YEARS
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