He treated the reduction of the duty on wool with the same dexterity, charging it upon the Republican party, when he knew that every Democratic vote had been cast for it, and for even a greater reduction, and that nearly every Republican vote had been cast against it.
Sherman critiques Hoadley's arguments regarding wool duty reductions, highlighting the political dynamics of the vote.
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