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George Julian: “They were still further and more completely vindicated by the misdeeds of the party they had sought to defeat.”

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They were still further and more completely vindicated by the misdeeds of the party they had sought to defeat.
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George Julian
Republican · Indiana

Editor's note · Context

Julian notes that the actions of the party they opposed ultimately vindicated the Liberals.

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