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Whatever power the Congress possesses over this most important subject should be promptly ascertained and asserted.
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gutenberg.orgWilliam McKinley: “Whatever power the Congress possesses over this most important subject should be promptly ascertained and asserted.”
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McKinley urges Congress to clarify and assert its powers regarding trade regulation.
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