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De Alexander: “People had not realised what an avenging hand pursued Tammany, but they now understood that Tweed was a common thief…”

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People had not realised what an avenging hand pursued Tammany, but they now understood that Tweed was a common thief, and that Tilden, by reducing strong suspicion to a mathematical certainty, had closed the mouths of eulogists and apologists.
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De Alexander
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

This statement reveals the public's awakening to the reality of corruption and criminality within Tammany Hall.

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