Charles Sumner: “Much as I am in favor of secret voting at the polls, I cannot hesitate…”

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Much as I am in favor of secret voting at the polls, I cannot hesitate in declaring for open voting wherever men represent others.

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Massachusetts

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He expresses his preference for open voting in representative contexts, despite supporting secret voting at polls.

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Charles Sumner: “Much as I am in favor of secret voting at the polls, I cannot hesitate in declaring for open voting wherever men…”