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We believe, on the other hand, that those States, and others whose votes were counted for Tilden, were strongly Republican, and would have been counted for Hayes without a question, but for violence and crime.
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Hoar argues that certain states were unfairly counted against Hayes due to violence and crime, asserting their Republican leanings.
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