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In accepting the Democratic nomination Cleveland had the great advantage of not being obliged to refer to anything of which he was ashamed.
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De Alexander
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

This observation points out the strategic advantage Cleveland had in his political campaign by not having past controversies to address.

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