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The unhurried and unbiased report of this commission would show what changes should be made in the various schedules, and how far these changes could go without also changing the great prosperity which this country is now enjoying, or upsetting its fixed economic policy.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

He calls for a thorough investigation to determine necessary changes in tariff schedules without harming prosperity.

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