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George Julian: “I could not aid in the re-election of Grant without sinning against decency and my own self-respect.”

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I could not aid in the re-election of Grant without sinning against decency and my own self-respect.
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George Julian
Republican · Indiana

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Julian expresses his moral conflict regarding supporting Grant's re-election.

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