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118 room, made him a national figure. The rights of the people under the constitution, irrespective of the behest of party, found in him a champion. He did not deem it necessary to step outside of party lines to do full justice to the cause he espoused, and his conservatism made him friends among his political opponents, while his own party could not but admire his dauntless spirit in sounding the alarm at what he feared might prove to be harmful legislation.