Whether sufficient has been said here to put you upon an inquiry, the fact remains that the people of Ohio believe, that in the election of my colleague, there was the corrupt use of money sufficient to change the result.
Sherman asserts that public belief in election corruption warrants further inquiry.
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I have given my views, speaking for no other man, frankly and fearlessly, and I will stand by them now and in the future.
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