Teddy Roosevelt: “With the sole exception of the farming interest, no one matter is of…”

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With the sole exception of the farming interest, no one matter is of such vital moment to our whole people as the welfare of the wage-workers.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt highlights the importance of wage-workers' welfare for the overall well-being of society.

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