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From one point, however, he never flinched; that was in the treatment of the negroes. FROM ONE POINT HOWEVER HE NEVER FLINCHED THAT WAS IN THE TREATMENT OF THE NEGROES
in, but for fear of that, I cannot trample on my convictions." By his eloquence he was able to carry the law calling out half a million of men, and it was not long before he convinced the whole country, as he had convinced Congress, of the wisdom of his advice. Garfield had long ago discovered that it was almost as dangerous to refuse his friends as to oppose his foes. But the straight and simple line he had marked out for himself was his sufficient guide. There was one man, he used to say, from whose company he could never escape. He must eat, walk, work, and sleep with him; and no matter whom he disappointed besides, he was bound to gain and keep the respect of that one individual, who was himself. It was a wholesome saying, and it expressed the principles which guided all his public life. While the war lasted, no man more resolutely opposed any kind of concession to the rebels; but when it was ended, he was foremost in his attempts to soothe the passions which the war had enkindled. NTS MAY REFUSE TO ELECT ME AGAIN BUT FOR FEAR OF THAT I CANNOT TRAMPLE ON MY CONVICTIONS BY HIS ELOQUENCE HE WAS ABLE TO CARRY THE LAW CALLING OUT HALF A MILLION OF MEN AND IT WAS NOT LONG BEFORE HE CONVINCED THE WHOLE COUNTRY AS HE HAD CONVINCED CONGRESS OF THE WISDOM OF HIS ADVICE GARFIELD HAD LONG AGO DISCOVERED THAT IT WAS ALMOST AS DANGEROUS TO REFUSE HIS FRIENDS AS TO OPPOSE HIS FOES BUT THE STRAIGHT AND SIMPLE LINE HE HAD MARKED OUT FOR HIMSELF WAS HIS SUFFICIENT GUIDE THERE WAS ONE MAN HE USED TO SAY FROM WHOSE COMPANY HE COULD NEVER ESCAPE HE MUST EAT WALK WORK AND SLEEP WITH HIM AND NO MATTER WHOM HE DISAPPOINTED BESIDES HE WAS BOUND TO GAIN AND KEEP THE RESPECT OF THAT ONE INDIVIDUAL WHO WAS HIMSELF IT WAS A WHOLESOME SAYING AND IT EXPRESSED THE PRINCIPLES WHICH GUIDED ALL HIS PUBLIC LIFE WHILE THE WAR LASTED NO MAN MORE RESOLUTELY OPPOSED ANY KIND OF CONCESSION TO THE REBELS BUT WHEN IT ENDED HE WAS FOREMOST IN HIS ATTEMPTS TO SOOTHE THE PASSIONS WHICH THE WAR HAD ENKINDLED
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