On the recordMay 11, 1879
No soldiers, either of the Union or of the State militia, should be present at the polls to take the place or to perform the duties of the ordinary civil police force.
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presidency.ucsb.eduRutherford B. Hayes: “No soldiers, either of the Union or of the State militia, should be present at the polls to take the place or to perform…”
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