For the moment the fierceness of the fight excited the hopes of Republicans that the State might be carried, and to spread the influence of the warring Democratic factions into all sections of the commonwealth, Republican journals made a combined attack upon Allen C.
This quote reflects the strategic efforts of Republicans to capitalize on Democratic factionalism to gain political advantage.
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It is not the bondholder, it is the office holder who sucks the blood of the people.
The act and the veto amounted to an appeal to the people, and in an instant the country was on fire.
Public sentiment generally sustained the Administration in such action, but many persons, including conservative Republicans, frequently questioned the right or justice of such procedure.
Let us agree to put contentions aside and complete our task.
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