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John Sherman: “I have not been ignorant that there has been a studied effort-- ascribed by me to the common tactics of political…”

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I have not been ignorant that there has been a studied effort-- ascribed by me to the common tactics of political warfare--to create the impression, by vague innuendo, that I have used my official position to make money for myself.
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John Sherman
Ohio

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Sherman addresses accusations suggesting he has profited from his political position.

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