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... struggle . The speeches attracting the greatest attention were those of Blaine and Garfield upon the one side , and Hill of Georgia and Lamar upon the other . This GEORGE F. HOAR SAMUEL J. TILDEN great debate recalled vividly 12 II IN ...
... struggle . The speeches attracting the greatest attention were those of Blaine and Garfield upon the one side , and Hill of Georgia and Lamar upon the other . This GEORGE F. HOAR SAMUEL J. TILDEN great debate recalled vividly 12 II IN ...
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... struggling tides of life that seem In wayward , aimless course to tend , Are eddies of the mighty stream That rolls to its appointed end . " Norwich , the home of the deceased member , Mr. Stark- weather , and where he was laid to rest ...
... struggling tides of life that seem In wayward , aimless course to tend , Are eddies of the mighty stream That rolls to its appointed end . " Norwich , the home of the deceased member , Mr. Stark- weather , and where he was laid to rest ...
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With Some Papers of a General Nature, Political, Historical, and Retrospective Adlai Ewing Stevenson. JAMES A. GARFIELD NATH . P. BANKS after a protracted and exciting struggle.
With Some Papers of a General Nature, Political, Historical, and Retrospective Adlai Ewing Stevenson. JAMES A. GARFIELD NATH . P. BANKS after a protracted and exciting struggle.
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With Some Papers of a General Nature, Political, Historical, and Retrospective Adlai Ewing Stevenson. NATH . P. BANKS after a protracted and exciting struggle , he was elected.
With Some Papers of a General Nature, Political, Historical, and Retrospective Adlai Ewing Stevenson. NATH . P. BANKS after a protracted and exciting struggle , he was elected.
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... struggle , he was elected Speaker of the House of Representatives . In the body over which he had so ably presided in ante - bellum days , he had again taken his seat . While by no means taking the highest rank as a debater , he was ...
... struggle , he was elected Speaker of the House of Representatives . In the body over which he had so ably presided in ante - bellum days , he had again taken his seat . While by no means taking the highest rank as a debater , he was ...
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