to pay their homage at his tomb. His achievements and yours were their salvation. His fame and yours are their possesThey have enjoyed the blessings of one, the other they will cherish and defend.

sion.

In this age and country great names abound which time will not obliterate nor dim and among those names can be seen from every section of the globe the name of Grant. Yet he was neither scholar nor statesman, but a soldier, carved like all heroic figures, in strong lines for dangerous altitudes and great purposes. As we move away from him and years and events pass between us his outline will still be visible and distinct. Such characters built upon courage and faith and that loyalty which is the seed of both, are not the playthings but the masters of time. His benefactions have passed away and their memory may grow obscure, but his fame will continue forever. His place among the greatest of his countrymen is fixed for it was he of whom his friend once justly said, his name rests not upon the unsubstantial basis of things written or things said, but upon the arduous greatness of things done.

To every brave and honest soldier, though his fame be less, his countrymen extend the full measure of esteem, and to every soldier here, whatever his rank may be, I extend the cordial welcome of the State, remembering that they who do not wear the badge of office may still wear the decoration of noble service well performed; for power is not proclaimed by title nor heroes made by stars or epaulets.

There is one soldier here in whose welcome every citizen will join with unequaled zeal and fervor. Not alone because he holds the highest office in the world but because his character, unspotted through all his years, his impulses strong and high, his whole life by its unobtrusive power, have ennobled and enriched the office which he holds.

ADDRESS AT THE STATE FAIR AT SYRACUSE, AUGUST 27TH MR. PRESIDENT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: I am glad to meet the representatives of the farming interests of New York. I have seen in various signs for the past few weeks the appearance of that confidence whose departure but a few years ago, was so sudden and complete. With re-established confidence, prosperity, which must always rest upon it, will be general and secure, and our business men no longer fearful of the changes of a single night, will not hold their breath in apprehension when the sun goes down.

To you farmers this change that is coming with unmistakable advance will be welcome and deserved. Your lot has been surrounded with many difficulties, and I am glad that the time is coming when your suspense already much too long, is drawing to a close. I am glad to meet you here, and to join with you in your mutual congratulations. no expectation of addressing you, but I should have long regretted it if I could not have overcome the obstacles which seemed likely to prevent this visit, for with you and all farmers I feel a close alliance and a deep and lasting interest.

ADDRESS AT THE COUNTY FAIR AT LOWVILLE SEPTEMBER

15, 1897

MR. CHAIRMAN, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: I have never made long speeches except to my enemies, and I have every reason to believe that the people of Lewis county are my friends, and for that reason I shall not inflict a speech. I believe it is a bad policy to spoil a good visit with a poor speech. This visit promises to be one of the most agreeable I have had. I intended last year to visit Lowville at the time of your fair, and I am glad that it was simply a postponement and not a complete denial. This section has always possessed for me a strong interest. It is located near the forests and streams, and that adds to its attractiveness. Its merits are not described by its beauty alone, for the agricultural and mechanical industries of this territory are prosperous and active. I feel myself repaid for coming by the evidences I have seen of your handiwork and thrift and especially for the very cordial greeting you have given me.

REMARKS AT THE COUNTY FAIR AT MALONE, OCTOBER 6, 1897

MR. PRESIDENT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: In my youth I often heard of the independence of the farmer's life. The countless avenues of industry open in the East within the last few years, and the vast expanse of fertile territory afforded by the West, have modified this former independ

ence in many ways. The uplands of the New England States are not tilled by people as they were, and in New York the inducements to agriculture have gradually fallen away. I believe we have touched the lowest point, and that from now on we shall steadily gain. Farmers will feel with all others that encouragement which is now general and well founded. The welfare of the farmer is of the highest interest to every patriotic citizen, for the farm is the never-failing source of that sobriety, thrift and independence without which the highest characters are never formed. For these no other place has ever equalled it, and agriculture is the bottom upon which all other industries must rest.

ADDRESS AT HAMILTON COLLEGE, CLINTON, NOVEMBER 16, 1897

MR. PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN: Every school will rejoice with you at the great prosperity which now distinguishes the career of Hamilton College. And when the schools rejoice the country must pay attention, for in the halls and at the desks are now developing those forces on which the welfare of the future will depend. Struggle is always the order of existence. It is the price we pay for living. It extends to every spot where natural laws hold sway. The centres of trade and population are no more its subjects than the remote and sheltered crevice, where the smallest forms of life contend for sustenance. Contention is the root of every enterprise and the cause of many failures. A blessing to-day,

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a curse to-morrow, it is still the order everywhere. not change this tendency, for it is fixed and immutable, and the motions of the universe depend upon it. But insignificant as we are, we may still impress ourselves upon and in some measure guide the forces whose influence will be felt forever. We cannot stop the war, but we can aid whichever side we choose. Character, charity, the graces and sublimities of life are not so high but that every man can crowd them up a little higher, and after all is said, these are the great things for which the wise and valiant have always striven.

Equality will

Through all the history of the world the struggle has been mainly between the upper and the under. never be maintained. One must have the mastery. In this fact lies the scholar's opportunity. He may throw his strength for education in the fight against ignorance, for integrity against dishonor. He will have much to do, for the forces against him are naturally stronger than his own. In the struggle between vice and rectitude, between enlightenment and barbarism, the disposition, but not the course, tends slightly downward, for there is in morals and in civilization a law of gravitation, and the side which pulls toward the ground has the advantage which that law provides. It is easy to stand on the earth, but it is difficult to remain long above it. To stay in the valley where we are calls for no effort, but to climb the hill requires labor from which the majority will shrink. The view from the summit may be

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