You’re all right personally; we’re proud of you, and you shall have plenty of offices by and by, but just “at this time” it isn’t expedient to embarrass our cause at Washington, by carrying your conspicuous services in the war on our shoulders!
Reid discusses the political strategy of not highlighting the contributions of war veterans to avoid complications in Washington.
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