If the friends of a proper civil service persist in chasing the ignis fatuus of persuading Americans to throw away territory, while the politicians are busy crowding their favorites into the territorial offices, who will feel free from self-reproach at the results?
Reid questions the effectiveness of pursuing impractical demands in the face of political maneuvering.
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It will make an end forever of Spain in this hemisphere.
The people have generally more education and refinement than in other parts of the State; their public improvements are better, and their country is every way more attractive.
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