The correct answer is to set a productive tone for the process of constitutional reform. As we can see he is against prosecution and and taking sides. He doesn't want the the parties involved just point fingers at each other looking who is more right or who is more wrong. He is advocating a clear head approach and the to turn people to their cause not by fire and sword and prosecution but by winning their hearts and minds through dialogue.
You need to be more specific
Assuming this is "Let George Do It!" by Della Johnson,
One will be able to infer that the time period is before the widespread use of technology, specifically farming technology. This is due to George being asked to help dig irrigation ditches, something that rarely happens in modern times.
The chant they often spoke allures to the year being 1865, agreeing with the earlier inference of it being a pre-technology time period.
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I believe your answer would be A.) “But never met this fellow,”
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