On the record
He was placed before the people on his record as a soldier, unhampered by the political declarations which make up the modern platform.
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Blaine discusses the appeal of a military leader to the electorate, emphasizing the importance of a soldier's record over political rhetoric.
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I believe that if it should pass it will receive the sanction of nineteen-twentieths of the loyal people of the country.
The need of action and of energy so pressed upon him that he found no time to utter lamentation, none to indulge even in the most sacred personal grief.
In all the revolted states, upon the testimony of your ablest generals, there is no safety to the property or lives of loyal men.
The wonder excited by the raising of the vast army which saved the Union from destruction was even surpassed by the wonder excited by its prompt and peaceful dissolution.
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