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De Alexander: “Although its influence had materially suffered during and since the war, it still controlled a great constituency…”

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Although its influence had materially suffered during and since the war, it still controlled a great constituency throughout the North, and the longer its chief hesitated to join the new party the more earnest and eloquent did the appeals of the Liberals become.
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De Alexander
Republican · New York

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Alexander discusses the enduring influence of the Tribune despite its challenges during and after the war.

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