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The Wilson bill sacrificed the interests of every farmer in the United States, except probably the growers of rice and of fruit in the south.
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gutenberg.orgJohn Sherman: “The Wilson bill sacrificed the interests of every farmer in the United States, except probably the growers of rice and…”
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Sherman criticizes the Wilson bill for harming farmers across the United States.
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