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Grover Cleveland: The amount of money annually exacted from the industries and necessities of the people largely exceeds the sum necessary…

On the recordDecember 5, 1887
The amount of money annually exacted from the industries and necessities of the people largely exceeds the sum necessary to meet the expenses of the Government.
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Grover Cleveland
Democratic · New Jersey

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Third Annual Message (first term)

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