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I do not mean to imply that, as I have said, a large number of the Democratic Party both in public life and out of it, were not sincere and zealous in their opposition to this wretched business.
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gutenberg.orgGeorge F. Hoar: “I do not mean to imply that, as I have said, a large number of the Democratic Party both in public life and out of it…”
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Hoar acknowledges the sincerity of many Democrats opposing the treaty despite his criticisms.
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