Upon the direct public issue which he had raised he would undoubtedly have been beaten in nearly all the Northern states, but when his weakness had brought him within fair range of ridicule, he became powerless even in the place of power.
Blaine discusses the political consequences of a leader's weakness and ridicule in the Northern states.
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