It will require a strong standing army, and probably more than two hundred millions per annum, to maintain the supremacy of negro governments after they are established,--a sum thus thrown away which would, if properly used, form a sinking-fund large enough to pay the whole National debt in less than fifteen years.
Blaine argues against the financial burden of maintaining African American governments, suggesting it could be better spent on national debt.
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