01/28/1890
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"There can be no occasion to urge upon Congress the immediate enactment of a suitable law to carry into effect the patriotic purpose expressed in the will."
"I have appealed against race discriminations as to civil rights and immunities."
"I have endeavored to hold up the law as the one single admissible rule of conduct for good citizens."
"Lynchings are a reproach to any community; they impeach the adequacy of our institutions for the punishment of crime."