Whitelaw Reid: “There never was a greater outrage than to turn Stockton out, just to…”

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There never was a greater outrage than to turn Stockton out, just to get a party majority.

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Reid condemns the political maneuvering that led to the removal of Stockton from the Senate, calling it an outrage.

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Whitelaw Reid: “There never was a greater outrage than to turn Stockton out, just to get a party majority.”