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In order to beat down the price of the cotton of our southern farmer and rob him of his honest sweat and toil , asserted Alabama's John Burnett , " she has seized and searched our ships and confiscated their cargoes .
In order to beat down the price of the cotton of our southern farmer and rob him of his honest sweat and toil , asserted Alabama's John Burnett , " she has seized and searched our ships and confiscated their cargoes .
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In a similar vein Democrat Burnett 7 chided his fellow party members , " But for the promises to keep the peace many of you Democrats would not be here to- day . " Especially would they not , he stated , if they had told their ...
In a similar vein Democrat Burnett 7 chided his fellow party members , " But for the promises to keep the peace many of you Democrats would not be here to- day . " Especially would they not , he stated , if they had told their ...
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... Republican Republican William Cary Denver Church Edward Browne John Burnett Wisconsin Alabama Wisconsin Democrat Republican Democrat California John Connelly Kansas Democrat Henry Cooper Wisconsin Republican James Davidson Wisconsin ...
... Republican Republican William Cary Denver Church Edward Browne John Burnett Wisconsin Alabama Wisconsin Democrat Republican Democrat California John Connelly Kansas Democrat Henry Cooper Wisconsin Republican James Davidson Wisconsin ...
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Contents
The People versus the Interests | 19 |
The Anathemas Foreign Entanglements | 34 |
A Great Step Backward | 48 |
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| Title | Congressional Opposition to War: 1917 |
| Author | Clarence Ruben Stay |
| Contributor | Stanford University. Department of History |
| Publisher | Stanford University, 1961 |
| Length | 162 pages |
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