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On the main questions, protection for all in equal rights, and the observance of the public faith, he is as trustworthy as any one named.
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gutenberg.orgJohn Sherman: “On the main questions, protection for all in equal rights, and the observance of the public faith, he is as trustworthy…”
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Sherman asserts that a candidate is trustworthy on key issues like protection and public faith.
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