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What we want is a wise, discriminating tax law on the traffic in intoxicating liquors, and judicious legislation to restrain, as far as practicable, the acknowledged evils that flow from this unlimited traffic.
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Sherman calls for a fair tax law on alcohol to mitigate the negative effects of its unrestricted sale.
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