Charles Sumner: “Pray, Sir, tell me what policy justifies such exemption which is not…”

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Pray, Sir, tell me what policy justifies such exemption which is not equally strong for the exemption of shares in the national banks.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner questions the rationale behind tax exemptions for public stocks compared to national bank shares.

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Charles Sumner: “Pray, Sir, tell me what policy justifies such exemption which is not equally strong for the exemption of shares in the…”