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For myself I had no doubt that the election of 1875 was carried by the Democrats by a preconcerted plan of riots and assassinations.
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gutenberg.orgGeorge Boutwell: “For myself I had no doubt that the election of 1875 was carried by the Democrats by a preconcerted plan of riots and…”
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Boutwell expresses his belief that the 1875 election was manipulated by the Democrats through violence and intimidation.
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