Teddy Roosevelt: “But I ask that they be decently paid, and that their hands be upheld…”

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But I ask that they be decently paid, and that their hands be upheld as long as they act decently.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt advocates for fair wages and support for workers involved in the Panama Canal project.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “But I ask that they be decently paid, and that their hands be upheld as long as they act decently.”