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Senator's 1900-era pledge on rivers canals and race
In a long address, the senator defends his half century of public service, touting $11 million in Alabama river and harbor funding, and urging a $6 million investment for navigable channels to open the Gulf and Pacific markets. He rebuts opposition to civil rights while detailing rail, land and education policies and the Nicaragua canal project. He cites Clayton Bulwer and Hay Pauncefote treaty issues and past congressional battles over navigation and tariffs.
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Washington, D.C
W. Cooper
Senate
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George EB. Spencer
Court House
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United States
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