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Kansas Rail Rate Fight Ends in Long’s Silent Stand
A 1905 Kansas political drama centers on Senator Chester I Long who dodged a public pledge to back a railroad rate reform. He faced pressure from Wichita business leaders and Wall Street aligned Senators, amid fierce debates over interstate commerce powers and the influence of the Kansas political machine.
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