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De Alexander: “Though the day was coming when a majority of the Clintonians and Federalists would make the backbone of the Whig party…”

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Though the day was coming when a majority of the Clintonians and Federalists would make the backbone of the Whig party in the Empire State, a new party could not be built up by such methods as Clinton now introduced.
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De Alexander
Republican · New York

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Alexander comments on the challenges of forming a new political party, criticizing Clinton's methods.

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