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This nation  where the people rule  is governed by the people, for the people, and so long as it is, then the office holder is but the servant of the people, and the Bible says the servant cannot be greater than the master. THIS NATION WHERE THE PEOPLE RULE IS GOVERNED BY THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE AND SO LONG AS IT IS THEN THE OFFICE HOLDER IS BUT THE SERVANT OF THE PEOPLE AND THE BIBLE SAYS THE SERVANT CANNOT BE GREATER THAN THE MASTER
rancisco do. Oh, if we only could get that spirit out among our people, that we can do things in Philadelphia and do them well! Arise, ye millions of Philadelphians, trust in God and man, and believe in the great opportunities that are right here not over in New York or Boston, but here--for business, for everything that is worth living for on earth. There was never an opportunity greater. Let us talk up our own city. But there are two other young men here to-night, and that is all I will venture to say, because it is too late. One over there gets up and says, “There is going to be a great man in Philadelphia, but never was one.” “Oh, is that so? When are you going to be great?” “When I am elected to some political office.” Young man, won’t you learn a lesson in the primer of politics that it is a _prima facie_ evidence of littleness to hold office under our form of government? Great men get into office sometimes, but what this country needs is men that will do what we tell them to do.  OF CHICAGO NEW YORK SAINT LOUIS AND SAN FRANCISCO DO OH IF WE CAN ONLY GET THAT SPIRIT OUT AMONG OUR PEOPLE THAT WE CAN DO THINGS IN PHILADELPHIA AND DO THEM WELL ARISE YE MILLIONS OF PHILADELPHIANS TRUST IN GOD AND MAN AND BELIEVE IN THE GREAT OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE RIGHT HERE NOT OVER IN NEW YORK OR BOSTON BUT HERE FOR BUSINESS FOR EVERYTHING THAT IS WORTH LIVING FOR ON EARTH THERE NEVER WAS AN OPPORTUNITY GREATER LET US TALK UP OUR OWN CITY BUT THERE ARE TWO OTHER YOUNG MEN HERE TO NIGHT AND THAT IS ALL I WILL VENTURE TO SAY BECAUSE IT IS TOO LATE ONE OVER THERE GETS UP AND SAYS THERE'S GOING TO BE A GREAT MAN IN PHILADELPHIA BUT NEVER WAS ONE OH IS THAT SO WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO BE GREAT WHAT I'M ELECTED TO SOME POLITICAL OFFICE YOUNG MAN WON'T YOU LEARN A LESSON IN THE PERMOR OF POLITICS THAT IS A PRIMA FACIA EVIDENCE OF LITTLENESS TO HOLD OFFICE UNDER OUR FORM OF GOVERNMENT GREAT MEN GET INTO OFFICE SOMETIMES BUT WHAT THIS COUNTRY NEEDS IS MEN THAT WILL DO WHAT WE TELL THEM TO DO
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