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"The Cigar Manufacturers' Association had declared that under no circumstances would any leaders of the strike be employed for at least six months.As a consequence,for nearly four months I was out of employment.I had parted with anything of value in the house,and my wife and I were everyday expecting a newcomer in addition to the five children we already had.My family helped in every way possible…Blacklisted,I desperately sought employment…Once I was ready to commit murder. All the children were ill…"
Samuel Gompers,"Strike Baby",1878
-Gompers' position concerning a striker would have been supported by all of the following except?

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Samuel Gompers, a labor leader, would likely have support from groups sympathetic to workers' struggles, such as settlement house workers (B), immigrants (C), who often faced similar employment challenges, and the People's Party (D), which advocated for the interests of working people. Political bosses and their machines (A), however, were often more aligned with business interests and maintaining the status quo, making them less likely to support strikers.

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