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On the recordJuly 28, 1890
The use of the mails by these companies is a prostitution of an agency only intended to serve the purposes of a legitimate trade and a decent social intercourse.
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Ben Harrison
Republican · Indiana

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Message to Congress Requesting Legislation Empowering the Post-Office Department to Purge Mails Related to Lotteries

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