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"The strike of the miners in Arizona was one of the most remarkable strikes in the history of the American labor movement. Its peaceful character, its successful outcome, were due to that most remarkable character, Governor Hunt."
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"What is a good enough principle for an American citizen ought to be good enough for the working man to follow."
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