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I submit that the pending measure sacrifices the present.
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Here, Sumner critiques a proposed measure that he believes undermines current financial stability.
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Let loyalty to one man be exchanged for Love to Man.
The subterfuges of the politician cannot escape it.
I am in favor of a tariff for revenue, such a one as will yield a sufficient amount to the treasury to defray the expenses of the government, economically administered.
According to recent calculations, its annual cost is not less than a thousand millions of dollars.
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