Their creed, so far as it represented practical, well-meditated reform, was a respectable, healthy faith, but the magnet which attracted the coterie of Republicans whose leadership gave it whatever influence it exerted in the Empire State was Horace Greeley.
This passage discusses the ideological foundation of a political group and highlights the influence of a prominent leader in shaping its direction.
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