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My own personal experience teaches how futile is the charge, that, because Horace Greeley receives Democratic votes, therefore he becomes a Democrat, or lapses under Democratic control.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “My own personal experience teaches how futile is the charge, that, because Horace Greeley receives Democratic votes…”
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Sumner reflects on his own political journey, arguing against the notion that receiving Democratic votes makes one a Democrat.
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