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De Alexander: “This corrupt oligarchy, continued the orator, his face flushed and his eyes flashing with anger, intends through Hoffman…”

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This corrupt oligarchy, continued the orator, his face flushed and his eyes flashing with anger, intends through Hoffman to control the entire patronage of the State, and if Seymour is elected it will grasp that of the whole country.
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De Alexander
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Alexander warns of the dangers posed by a corrupt political oligarchy seeking to control state patronage.

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