Won't you say something?" I then made a little speech to the President, in which I said that there was no question of the existence of these disorders and crimes; that they would be likely to be increased, and not diminished, especially as the elections in the Southern States approached.
In a pivotal moment, Hoar addresses President Grant about the increasing violence in the South and the need for action.
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