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{{cquote|I do not engage in criminal practice.|||Conkling, 1884}}

{{cquote|I do not engage in criminal practice.|||Conkling, 1884}}

In the general election, the Blaine/Logan ticket lost to Cleveland, particularly failing to carry the state of New York due to a Protestant minister associated with Blaine who attacked the Democrats as the party of "rum, Romanism, and rebellion."<ref>McNamara, Robert (July 3, 2019). [https://www.thoughtco.com/the-election-of-1884-1773938 The Scandalous Election of 1884]. ''ThoughtCo''. Retrieved November 28, 2021.</ref><ref group=note>Rum was a reference to saloon keepers, "Romanism" meant Catholicism, and "rebellion" referring to the Confederacy.</ref> The remark was seized by Democrats, who riled up Irish Catholics and turn out against the Republicans. Following the results, Grand Army of the Republic leader Mortimer D. Leggett stated:<ref>''John A. Logan: Stalwart Republican from Illinois'', p. 195.</ref>

In the general election, the Blaine/Logan ticket lost to Cleveland, particularly failing to carry the state of New York due to a Protestant minister associated with Blaine who attacked the Democrats as the party of "rum, Romanism, and rebellion."<ref>McNamara, Robert (July 3, 2019). [https://www.thoughtco.com/the-election-of-1884-1773938 The Scandalous Election of 1884]. ''ThoughtCo''. Retrieved November 28, 2021.</ref><ref group=note>Rum was a reference to saloon keepers, "Romanism" meant Catholicism, and "rebellion" referred to the Confederacy.</ref> The remark was seized by Democrats, who riled up Irish Catholics and turn out against the Republicans. Following the results, Grand Army of the Republic leader Mortimer D. Leggett stated:<ref>''John A. Logan: Stalwart Republican from Illinois'', p. 195.</ref>

{{cquote|There would now be no doubt about the result if our ticket had been the other end up.|||Leggett, leader of the G.A.R.}}

{{cquote|There would now be no doubt about the result if our ticket had been the other end up.|||Leggett, leader of the G.A.R.}}