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Bill Taft: “At present there is manhood suffrage in the island, and, as a very large percentage of the voters are unable to read or…”

On the recordJanuary 28, 1910
At present there is manhood suffrage in the island, and, as a very large percentage of the voters are unable to read or write, the electorate is not one which should be intrusted with the government.
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Bill Taft
Republican · Ohio

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