The progress of the canvass strengthened this impression; the Democracy was placed everywhere on the defensive; its own declarations shotted every gun that was aimed against it; and its orators and organs could neither make effective reply nor divert public attention from its fatal commitment.
Blaine describes the Democratic Party's defensive position during the election campaign and its inability to counteract criticism.
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