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Noblest Roman of All Speech Defends Cleveland and Tariff Views
A veteran statesman delivers a plainspoken defense of Grover Cleveland and Democratic tariff policy. He denounces surplus bonds profits for bondholders, argues against high tariffs, and warns of hidden taxes on common goods. The speaker links tax burden to consumption and emphasizes aid to labor with cheaper clothing and tools.
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Grover Cleveland
United States
Treasury
Treasury Department
Seeaty
Mr. Thurman
Republican Party
Senate of
Gen. Harrison
Custom House
New York
Fort Wayne
Cleveland
Congress
Democratic Party
Harrison
Gen. Grant
Allen
District of Columbia
Blaine
Lynn
Massachusetts
East
Indiana
Brete Harte
Bill Nye
England
Europe
China
Kansas
Hutchinson
Chicago
E. §. Dreyer
G. B. Shaw
Joseph Sears
P. L. Underwood
David Kelley
E. L. Lobdell
J. A. Colby
George D. Colby
J. Frank Aldrich
E.8. Norton
P. Wise
Collins 8. Squiers
Registry
Chicago Postoffice
Squiers
East Chicago, Kensington and Lemont Railroad
Springfield