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George Julian: “It was a proposition of gigantic bribery, after bluster and bullying had been exhausted.”

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It was a proposition of gigantic bribery, after bluster and bullying had been exhausted.
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George Julian
Republican · Indiana

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Julian criticizes a political proposition that he views as corrupt and unethical.

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