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The platform favoured a tariff for revenue only, exploited the election fraud, demanded honest money of coin or paper convertible into coin, and stoutly opposed Chinese immigration.
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gutenberg.orgDe Alexander: “The platform favoured a tariff for revenue only, exploited the election fraud, demanded honest money of coin or paper…”
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This statement outlines the key positions of a political platform during a historical convention.
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