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We had the Blaine, the Conkling and other factions, and many so-called third parties, and the distinctive principles upon which the Republican party was founded were in danger of being forgotten.
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Sherman warns that the distinctive principles of the Republican party risk being forgotten due to internal divisions and third parties.
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