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On the other hand their antagonist has been, is, and for an indefinite time to come will be, controlled by the foreign population and the criminal classes of our great cities, by Tammany Hall, and by the leaders of the solid South.
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George F. Hoar
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Hoar critiques the Democratic Party for being influenced by negative elements in society, such as crime and corruption.

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