The pardon of the President must not be allowed to confer a title to vote; and since officials have shown such a disposition to impair the efficacy of an Act by interpretation, reducing it to a mere shadow, we ought to provide that it shall be interpreted liberally.
Sumner argues against the President's pardon affecting voting rights and calls for a liberal interpretation of the law.
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