Question

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:

investigate only republicans.

investigate only democrats.

investigate people from both political parties.

stop investigating politicians.

Explanation:

The quote "Go ahead regardless of where or whom you hit" implies the investigation should not be limited by political party (like only Republicans or only Democrats) or stop. So the team is instructed to investigate people from both political parties.

Answer:

investigate people from both political parties.