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Victoria C. Woodhull: “Well may the political parties view with alarm the beginning of organization among the classes they have until now…”

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Well may the political parties view with alarm the beginning of organization among the classes they have until now relied upon to carry themselves into power.
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Victoria C. Woodhull

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Woodhull warns political parties about the potential consequences of labor organization.

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