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On the recordNovember 4, 1909
I think generally that if they see the man and come into a sort of personal touch, they are more sympathetic with him in his difficulties.
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Robert Taft
Republican · Ohio

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Remarks at the Banquet Tendered by the Citizens of Charleston at the Charleston Hotel in Charleston, South Carolina

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