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On the recordMay 15, 1898
To permit such an action to be brought now is simply, without any reason of a special nature, to grant a privilege to these claimants which is denied to all other citizens of the United States.
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Bill McKinley
Republican · Ohio

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Veto Message to the House of Representatives

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