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The piece argues that in Congress power rests not with flashy orators but with industry and business focus. It highlights Senators Davis Foraker Culberson and House figures Payne Dalzell Yann Williams as influential for staying near their constituencies and mastering routine legislation. It notes Jeff Davis aggressive standard oil critique and La Follette’s absence from routine affairs, while stressing the ongoing grind of lawmaking and the currency bill and ship subsidy debates.
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