He believed the failure of the Republicans to associate themselves intimately with reformers and to manifest a loathing for all corrupt alliances, had added greatly to their burden, and early in the summer of 1874 he determined to run for governor.
This quote illustrates Tilden's strategic decision to run for governor based on the political landscape of the time.
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The evident purpose of the United States Bank was to create, if possible, the fear of a panic.
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