Charles Sumner: “Alas for the Republic, degraded as never before, while the Whiskey…”

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Alas for the Republic, degraded as never before, while the Whiskey Ring holds its orgy of corruption, and the Ku-Klux-Klan holds its orgy of blood!

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Massachusetts

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Sumner condemns the degradation of the Republic amidst rampant corruption and violence.

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