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Democrats Push Telegraph and Telephone Regulation Amendment
The 1908 Democratic platform pledged interstate regulation of telegraph and telephone rates. In the house, Democrats with a few insurgent Republicans amended the Wickersham railroad bill to include this provision. Taft’s administration had not. The move is seen as a slap at the administration and a sign reforms may come from the minority.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
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