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William McKinley: This Government desires to preserve the most just and amicable commercial relations with all foreign countries, unmoved…

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This Government desires to preserve the most just and amicable commercial relations with all foreign countries, unmoved by the industrial rivalries necessarily developed in the expansion of international trade.
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William McKinley
Republican · Ohio

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McKinley expresses the desire for amicable commercial relations with all nations despite industrial competition.

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