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Charles Sumner: “If the President is sincere for reform, it will be easy for him to set the example by declaring again his adhesion to…”

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If the President is sincere for reform, it will be easy for him to set the example by declaring again his adhesion to the One-Term principle.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

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Sumner calls on the president to publicly endorse the One-Term principle as a demonstration of commitment to reform.

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