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But the question is not of you ; the question is of some houseless wife of a drunkard ; the question is of some ground - down daugh- ter of toil . . . . The question is not of you , it is of some friendless woman of twenty , standing at ...
But the question is not of you ; the question is of some houseless wife of a drunkard ; the question is of some ground - down daugh- ter of toil . . . . The question is not of you , it is of some friendless woman of twenty , standing at ...
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Have we not also addressed ourselves to that other duty , of arguing our question thoroughly ? -of using due discretion and fair sagacity in endeavoring to pro- mote our cause ? Yes , we have . Every statement we have made has been ...
Have we not also addressed ourselves to that other duty , of arguing our question thoroughly ? -of using due discretion and fair sagacity in endeavoring to pro- mote our cause ? Yes , we have . Every statement we have made has been ...
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How will you make the newspapers and the public men discuss the Labor Question ? I will tell you . Go into the political field , and by the voice of forty thousand workmen say , " We mean that eight hours shall be a day's work , and no ...
How will you make the newspapers and the public men discuss the Labor Question ? I will tell you . Go into the political field , and by the voice of forty thousand workmen say , " We mean that eight hours shall be a day's work , and no ...
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