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Bill Taft: “Now, I hope that it has taken the railroads out of politics.”

On the recordOctober 26, 1911
Now, I hope that it has taken the railroads out of politics.
Said by
Bill Taft
Republican · Ohio

Editor's note · Context

Remarks at the First Regiment Armory Organized by the Hamilton Club in Chicago, Illinois

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