National Affairs: Debauch the Senate?

"These brazen agents of corrupt interests are doing nothing to hold the Government to the purpose of its origin. They are doing nothing to keep alive the ideals and institutions of free constitutional government. They are trying to debauch and debase every Senator and every public man who refuses to turn his back upon his country to surrender his convictions and obey the behests of selfish, morbid, contemptible and corrupt dollar aristocracy.

"Having become the slaves of conscienceless predatory interests they try to besmirch and belittle every public man who refuses to do as...

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