Certainly we should proceed prudently in dealing with them upon the basis of ascertained facts rather than hastily and without knowledge to make a reduction of the tariff to satisfy a popular desire.
Message to the House of Representatives Returning Without Approval an Act Revising the Schedule of Duties on Wool and Wool...
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