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Senator Whiting Voices Against Chicago Platform Change
Senator L. D. Whiting of Tiskilwa criticizes the Chicago convention. He defends Lincolnian Republicanism, attacks high tariff and monopoly shifts, endorses Blaine and St. Louis platform goals for farmers, and backs Grover Cleveland in policy. He laments a tax on tin and supports Mills tariff suspicions and House amendments.
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