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George F. Hoar: “I do not think most of the Republican Senators who voted that way would have so voted if the culprit had been a…”

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I do not think most of the Republican Senators who voted that way would have so voted if the culprit had been a Democrat.
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George F. Hoar
Massachusetts

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In this statement, Hoar critiques the political motivations behind the Senate's actions, suggesting partisanship affected their judgment.

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