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Unless the people of this Commonwealth rise in their might and crush out this attempted fraud, they will have at the mouth of the Charles River another New York, with its frauds, Tweed rings and scandals.
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Hoar warns of the dangers of electoral fraud and its potential consequences for Massachusetts.
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