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On the recordDecember 5, 1887
The necessity of combination to maintain the price of any commodity to the tariff point furnishes proof that someone is willing to accept lower prices for such commodity and that such prices are remunerative.
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Orestes Cleveland
Democratic · New Jersey

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Third Annual Message (first term)

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