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Although the Tammany exposure had absorbed public attention, the Republican party did not escape serious criticism.
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This statement acknowledges that despite Tammany's exposure, the Republican Party also faced significant scrutiny.
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He represented Republican principles and aims more fully than any man in the country, but Thurlow Weed, looking into the future through the eyes of a practical politician, disbelieved in Republican success.
It cared nothing for the Democratic party except as it contributed to its selfish ends.
People were getting tired of bold action without achievement in the field, and every opponent of the Administration became a threnodist.
And what have I to lose by withdrawing and leaving the party unembarrassed?
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