I believe that as time goes on, the great self-restraint of the American people in dealing with the momentous peril of 1877, and the constructive ability which created the simple but perfect mechanism of the Electoral Commission, will receive, as they deserve, the admiration of mankind.
Hoar praises the American people's self-restraint and the creation of the Electoral Commission during the crisis of 1877.
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