On the recordJanuary 1, 1901
I believe that in time, through the operation of intelligence and friendly race relations, all cheating at the ballot-box in the South will cease.
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Booker T. Washington
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Washington expresses his optimistic belief that electoral fraud in the South will eventually end through the advancement of intelligence and improved racial harmony.
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