Even Democrats of all shades say, 'The election is against us; we will submit and all must submit.' Republicans say, 'The policy of the government has been controlled by the south for years, and we have submitted; now they must submit.' And why not?
Sherman reflects on the submission of Democrats and Republicans to the political realities of their time.
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