Its truth was now signally vindicated, when, against the authority of those in high places, against the instruction of those who had always before been trusted, the mass of the Republican party stood with heroic firmness for what they believed to be right.
Blaine praises the Republican party's steadfastness in standing up for their beliefs against authority.
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