On the other issues of the party they had been hopelessly beaten, but the moment the hostility to slave-labor in the Territories became identified with protected labor in Pennsylvania, the party was inspired with new hopes, received indeed a new life.
Blaine emphasizes the connection between anti-slavery sentiment and labor protection in Pennsylvania's political landscape.
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