But General Grant was resolved that neither he nor the members of his Cabinet would go through the disagreeable and undignified process of filing reasons for suspending an officer, when in fact no reason existed aside from obnoxious political opinion.
Blaine criticizes the political maneuvering that required General Grant to justify suspending officers based on political opinions.
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