Samuel Burchard's "rum,Romanism,and rebellion" speech during the election of 1884 most hurt

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Samuel Burchard's speech accused the Democratic Party of being the party of "Rum, Romanism, and Rebellion," which implied that Democrats were drunken, Catholic, and sympathetic to the Confederate cause. This insulted a significant portion of the voting public, especially Irish Catholics, who were a crucial voting bloc for the Democrats. James G. Blaine was the Republican nominee, so his campaign was most hurt by the speech.

Samuel Burchard's "Rum,Romanism,and Rebellion" Speech During the Election of 1884