Henry B.F. Macfarland Quotes
It is not enough that a President should be patriotic and high-minded in his intentions and wise in his purposes; he must also be efficient in carrying them out.
His role was the equivalent of the Mayor of Washington DC
Henry B.F. Macfarland, 1861-*, Chairman of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, Republican Friend and Supporter of William McKinley Jr, “Mr. McKinley as President”, The Atlantic Monthly, March 1901
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