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Regard it as the completion of these Reconstruction measures, as a constitutional enactment, or as a measure of expediency to secure results we all desire at the approaching elections, and who can hesitate?
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Sumner encourages viewing the bill as a completion of Reconstruction measures and a means to achieve desired electoral results.
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