Here were the platforms of the two great parties embodied in the form of bills, and the choice between them, not having been decided in Congress, was submitted to the people, and the people of the United States passed their judgment upon the general principles involved in these bills.
Sherman highlights the political significance of the tariff bills, which were ultimately decided by the electorate.
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What I have written is no doubt clouded with partisanship, but I would not be honest if I did not express my attachment to my party.
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