On the record
Seward's election, therefore, was not only a revolution of parties, but a radical change of policy.
Source
gutenberg.orgEditor's note · Context
This statement highlights the significant political shift that occurred with Seward's election, marking a change in governance.
Share
More from De Alexander
He saw the importance of devoting the resources of the State to the reduction of its debt.
But Tilden, conscious of the need of an anti-Tweed legislature, had surmised the Ring's plan as early as Tweed devised it, and he replied with firmness that everything beside the legislative ticket was of minor importance to him.
If Clinton was the Hampden of the colonial period, Robert Yates could well be called its Pym.
Thoughtful men who were not in any sense political partisans gave careful heed to his words.
Other voices in this conversation
