The government of South Carolina, under its series of Republican administrations, was of such character as brought shame upon the Republican party, exposed the negro voters to unmerited obloquy, and thus wrought for the cause of free government and equal suffrage in the South incalculable harm.
Blaine criticizes the Republican administrations in South Carolina for their negative impact on the party and the African American community.
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