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The law, passed at the last session of the Congress, granting compensation to certain classes of employees of the Government, should be extended to include all employees of the Government and should be made more liberal in its terms.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt advocates for extending and liberalizing compensation laws for all government employees.

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