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Woodrow Wilson: The lobby by which some of the worst features of the old tariff had been maintained was driven away by the mere pitiless…

On the recordOctober 16, 1914
The lobby by which some of the worst features of the old tariff had been maintained was driven away by the mere pitiless turning on of the light.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Message to Congress Expressing Appreciation for Legislative Work

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