I submit that we do not meet all the difficulties of the present hour, unless we go still further and provide against abnormal troubles from the nomination of a Vice-President selected less with reference to fitness than to transient political considerations.
Sumner argues for addressing the issues arising from Vice-Presidents being selected for political reasons rather than qualifications.
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