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He saw with equal clearness that it had never been presented in such manner as to appeal to the popular judgment, and become an active, aggressive issue in the struggle for the Presidency.
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Blaine notes the failure to present the Texas issue effectively to the public, which hindered its political traction.
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Such an opportunity would have been a menace to the public credit, and would have proved a constant source of corruption.
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