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Those who controlled the New York delegation through the fraudulent process of a unit vote--a rule forced upon a large minority to stifle their sentiments--will hereafter be known as political gamblers.
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Alexander critiques the political tactics of the New York delegation, labeling them as dishonest.
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Against these acts the Democrats vigorously protested, declaring them unconstitutional, revolutionary, and another step toward centralisation, while Republicans pointed out their necessity in the interest of a fair vote and an honest count.
The absence of violent democratic innovations was the Constitution's remarkable feature.
This reckless claim amazed his friends as much as it aroused his enemies, and he at once became the object of most cutting reproaches.
Thoughtful men who reverenced the safeguard known to civil judicial proceedings were appalled.
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