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To confer upon the National Government the power for which I ask would be a check upon overcapitalization and upon the clever gamblers who benefit by overcapitalization.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt requests government power to prevent overcapitalization and protect the economy.

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