The magnitude of the reforms for which the popular desire was unmistakable, may in some degree be measured by the fact that they involved the necessity of radical changes in, and important additions to, the Federal Constitution.
Blaine notes that the public's desire for reforms necessitates significant changes to the Federal Constitution.
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