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Teddy Roosevelt: “It is idle to say that the monetary standard of the Nation is irrevocably fixed so long as the party which at the last…”

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It is idle to say that the monetary standard of the Nation is irrevocably fixed so long as the party which at the last election cast approximately forty-six per cent of the total vote refuses to put in its platform any statement that the question is settled.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Here, Roosevelt asserts that the monetary standard cannot be deemed settled if a significant portion of the electorate disagrees.

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