On the recordJuly 7, 1894
The only safe course, therefore, for those not actually unlawfully participating is to abide at their homes, or at least not to be found in the neighborhood of riotous assemblages.
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presidency.ucsb.eduGrover Cleveland: “The only safe course, therefore, for those not actually unlawfully participating is to abide at their homes, or at least…”
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Proclamation 366—Law and Order in the State of Illinois
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