This means that the subject can not with wisdom be dealt with in the year preceding a Presidential election, because as a matter of fact experience has conclusively shown that at such a time it is impossible to get men to treat it from the standpoint of the public good.
Roosevelt warns against revising tax laws before a presidential election due to political pressures.
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