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The ultimate purposes of the Labor party which are to obtain control of legislation, may be productive of much good, or may be made the most fruitful cause of national disaster.
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Victoria C. Woodhull
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Woodhull reflects on the potential positive or negative outcomes of the Labor party's legislative control.
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