Read what President Garfield said when he called for an investigation of New York's political machine. “Go ahead regardless of where or whom you hit.” The president was instructing the investigation team to:

Garfield’s words mean that investigators should pursue the facts no matter who might be affected. “Regardless of where or whom you hit” indicates that no person or party should be exempt. Therefore, the team was instructed to investigate people from both political parties.

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