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Whitelaw Reid: There is little evidence of actual suffering in the country; and in the cities none who want have any scruples in…

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There is little evidence of actual suffering in the country; and in the cities none who want have any scruples in calling upon the hireling minions of the tyrannical Washington Government for rations.
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Whitelaw Reid

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Reid comments on the lack of visible suffering in the countryside and the willingness of city dwellers to seek government aid.

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