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A Masterful Appeal For True Principles
The speech from Joseph Weldon Bailey in Gainesville frames a defense of Democratic principles against Progressive Democrats. He contrasts economy with wartime and postwar spending, criticizing federal expansion, offices, and taxes while urging a return to constitutionally limited government and individual liberty. He argues per capita costs rose under Wilson and warns that excess spending benefits officeholders, not the people.
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