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The Tenure- of-office Act was either right or wrong, expedient or inexpedient, Constitutional or unconstitutional, and it was easy to see that men could honestly differ as to its character in these respects.
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Blaine reflects on the differing opinions regarding the Tenure-of-office Act's validity and implications.
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