The election of a Republican House of Representatives is of vital importance, because if we can have not only a Republican Senate, but a Republican House of Representatives, we will tie up Cleveland and his administration so that he and it can do no harm to anybody.
John Sherman: “The election of a Republican House of Representatives is of vital importance, because if we can have not only a…”
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Sherman argues for the necessity of a Republican majority in Congress to limit the power of President Cleveland's administration.
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