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De Alexander: “He had waked up, at last, to the scandalous barter in bank charters.”

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He had waked up, at last, to the scandalous barter in bank charters.
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De Alexander
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

This quote indicates Alexander's realization of the corruption surrounding bank charters in his time.

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