In his brief speech he said that those who had assembled in this gathering were still Republicans, and he urged in justification of their independent action that the forces in control of the party machinery had perverted it to personal and unwarrantable ends.
Blaine emphasizes the need for Republicans to reclaim their party from personal interests.
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You can use force only to repel an assault on the public property and aid the Courts in the performance of their duty.
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