Therefore, in opposing the prolonged power of the present incumbent, I begin by insisting, that, for the good of the country, and without reference to any personal failure, no President should be a candidate for reëlection; and it is our duty now to set an example worthy of republican institutions.
Sumner advocates for the principle that no president should seek re-election to uphold the integrity of republican institutions.
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