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Without him disaster threatened--with him victory seemed certain.
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This emphasizes the critical role Tilden played in ensuring victory for his party.
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He represented Republican principles and aims more fully than any man in the country, but Thurlow Weed, looking into the future through the eyes of a practical politician, disbelieved in Republican success.
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This Administration cannot now save this Union, if it would.
Its attitude was strong, defiant, and its only purpose apparently was to create a public sentiment hostile to the extension of slavery.
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