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He had the sagacity to perceive that in order to gain any solid foothold in the country the Democratic party needed to cut loose from its discredited past and secure a new rallying-cry.
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gutenberg.orgJames Blaine: “He had the sagacity to perceive that in order to gain any solid foothold in the country the Democratic party needed to…”
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Blaine recognizes the necessity for the Democratic party to distance itself from its past to gain support.
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