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They were vehement against Texas, against California, against organizing Oregon and Washington, against the Gadsden Purchase, against Alaska, and against the Sandwich Islands.
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Whitelaw Reid
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Reid lists various territories that faced opposition from those he calls 'Little Americans.'
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