Word: american
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Seminary of American History and Institutions. Salmon P. Chase as an Anti-Slavery Man. Mr. C. E. Ozanne. University...
Casper Whitney in the current number of Harper's Weekly names the all American football eleven as follows; Brooke, University of Pennsylvania, fullback; Thorne, Yale (captain), and C. Brewer, Harvard, halfbacks; Wyck off, Cornell, quarterback; Bull, University of Pennsylvania, centre; Whatrton, University of Pennsylvania, and Riggs, Princeton, guards; Murphy, Yale, and Lea, Princeton, tackles; Gelbert, University of Pennsylvania, and Cabot, Harvard, ends. Substitutes: Woodruff, University of Pennsylvania, Beacham, Cornell, Chadwick, Yale, and Church, Princeton, in the line; Minds, University of Pennsylvania, King, West Point, Fincke, Yale, and Wrightington, Harvard, back of the line...
...perhaps is not of vital importance, for the doctrine henceforth is to be exactly what we now choose to make it; but when we came to this question the uncertainty is deep and almost universal. There are those who wish to warn the European powers wholly off the South American continent; there are others who insist that we have no rights there, but that it is for our interest to have it settled by any civilized people as fast as possible, and to keep clear ourselves of all entanglements with it. Between these positions there are all degrees...
...permanent and political union between an European and an American state unnatural and inexpedient;" if it does involve this what shall be our position about Canada; does it involve the position. once taken by our government, that South America controversies can not be arbitrated by European powers; is it for the interest of the human race that a peaceable settlement of South America by European colonies be forbidden; is it for our selfish interest so to forbid them, or would our commercial interests be advanced by having the continent populated as fast as possible; shall we permit South Americans...
Nothing will tend more to preserve peace on this continent than the resolute assertion of the Monroe Doctrine; let us make this present case serve as an object lesson, once for all. Nothing will more certainly in the end produce war than to invite European aggressions on American states by abject surrender of our principles. By a combination of indifference on the part of most of our people, a spirit of eager servility toward England in another smaller portion, and a base desire to avoid the slightest financial loss even at the cost of the loss of national honor...