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P.T. 巴纳姆：奋斗与胜利·补录 693
P.T. 巴纳姆《奋斗与胜利》· Struggles and Triumphs · 领导
When Congress met, I was surprised to see by the newspapers that the seat of my opponent was to be contested on account of alleged bribery, fraud and corruption in securing his election. This was the first intimation that I had ever received of such an intention, and I was never, at any time before or afterwards, consulted upon the subject. The movement proved to have originated with neighbors and townsmen of the successful candidate, who claimed to be able to prove that he had paid large sums of money to purchase votes. They also claimed that they had proof that men were brought from an adjoining State to vote, and that in the office of the successful candidate naturalization papers were forged to enable foreigners to vote upon them. But, I repeat, I took no part nor lot in the matter, but concluded that if I had been defeated by fraud, mine was the real success.
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定位：Additional excerpt 693 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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国会开会时，巴纳姆从报纸上惊讶地得知，有人要质疑对手的当选资格，理由是对方在选举中行贿、欺诈和腐败。巴纳姆说，他此前从未听说过这个打算，也从未被咨询过。后来发现，这件事是当选者的邻居和同乡发起的，他们声称能证明对方花大钱买选票，还能证明有人从邻州被带来投票，以及当选者办公室伪造入籍文件让外国人投票。但巴纳姆强调自己完全没有参与，并认为如果自己是被舞弊打败的，那真正的胜利其实属于他。
上下文
巴纳姆在自传中回忆自己竞选国会议员失败后的经历，当时对手被指控选举舞弊。
今日一问
如果你在竞争中因对方违规而落败，你会选择纠缠于揭发对方，还是专注于证明自己的实力？
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