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It was neither morally nor logically possible to escape it; and on my return to my constituents I prepared for a thorough canvass of my district.
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Julian acknowledges the inevitability of addressing the suffrage issue upon returning to his constituents.
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If it had been morally possible, I would have supported him gladly.
It was completely at war with the genius and spirit of democratic government.
Moreover, men absorbed in a feverish and hazardous industry, and stimulated by the hope of sudden wealth, are not disposed to consider the advantages of permanent ownership and security of title.
The only enthusiasm of the campaign was in the new party, and it was perfectly spontaneous and fervid.
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