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I claimed that the Republican party was the natural home of workingmen, that its policy, as developed for thirty years, had advanced our industrial interests and diversified the employments of the people.
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gutenberg.orgJohn Sherman: “I claimed that the Republican party was the natural home of workingmen, that its policy, as developed for thirty years…”
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Sherman argues that the Republican party is aligned with the interests of workingmen.
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