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John Sherman: “The object is to diversify employment and to protect labor, and this protection should be impartially applied without…”

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The object is to diversify employment and to protect labor, and this protection should be impartially applied without respect to the nature of the production.
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John Sherman
Ohio

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Sherman emphasizes the dual goals of diversifying employment and protecting labor through policy.

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