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Victoria C. Woodhull: “The farmers of the rich Western prairies would no longer be able to complain of the discrimination of government in…”

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The farmers of the rich Western prairies would no longer be able to complain of the discrimination of government in favor of the cotton, woolen and iron manufacturers of the sterile East.
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Victoria C. Woodhull

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Woodhull highlights the grievances of farmers in the West regarding government favoritism towards Eastern manufacturers.

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