On the recordSeptember 7, 1888
The people will hardly be deceived by their abandonment of the field of legislative action to meet in political convention.
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presidency.ucsb.eduGrover Cleveland: “The people will hardly be deceived by their abandonment of the field of legislative action to meet in political…”
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Letter to Members of the Notification Committee of the Democratic National Convention Accepting the Presidential Nomination
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