Ingersoll's Last Speech Defends Free Speech and Honest Votes
The speech argues Democrats and Republicans share a common interest in a strong nation, champions free speech, and denounces state sovereignty. It praises the Republican record on preserving the Union, enforcing honest elections, and paying debts, while attacking the Democrats for fraud, violence, and moral failure.
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Lez
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Grant Speech Frames Republicans as National Party and Equality
General Grant speaks at a political meeting defending the Republican Party as a national force protecting life property and debt payments. He contrasts Republicans with Democrats, urges unity, warns against the Solid South and Ku Klux rhetoric, and recalls hospitality across states during postwar touring while predicting shifts away from slavery and party loyalties.
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Gettysburg
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Mr. English
United States
Republican Party
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