Word: badness
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Clarkson, "How Women Vote in Colorado," W. S. Leaflet, Vol. II, No. 6.- (d) The objection that, if the municipal franchise were extended to women, the entire immoral female element would vote with the corrupt men, has no weight.- (1) Unless the bad equal or outnumber the good, a gain would still be made.- (2) The immoral class of women is a criminal class.- (x) By reason of the occupation.- (y) Through influence of surroundings and associates.- (3) As a criminal class, few would dare to register.- (x) Name and occupation at least must be given.- (y) Such information would...
crepancies in the Harvard evidence, he reiterated the statement that the notes issued under the Act of '90 are bad from inherent faults which are common to the whole system of paper legal tender. The whole body of this flat currency must be withdrawn, and replaced by means of the national banking system, which is a reliable source of financial strength...
Number 6, Thomson, weight 175, is very short and his time is usually bad. He does not steady the crew in slowing up his slide...
...President's message was bad in its effects upon future diplomatic policy.- (a) Future relations with American States.- (1) Will tend to place us in an attitude of supervision over them: Boston Herald, Dec. 18, 1895; Nation LXI, pp. 437 (Dec. 19, 1895) and 459 (Dec. 26, 1895); Woolsey in Forum XX p. 712 (Feb. 1890); Rice, ibid, p. 729.- (x) Message is commonly held to imply a broad doctrine of supervision.- (y) A doctrine of this kind, once thought to be enunciated is adhered to and amplified by the people. Monroe Doctrine.- (2) This attitude of supervision is bad...
...President's message was bad in its general effects upon civilization.- (a) It tends to strengthen the war spirit.- (1) Readiness shown to think of war: Nation LXI, p. 458 (Dec. 26, 1895).- (2) General appeal to bellicose feeling: Senator Walcott in Cong. Rec. p. 976 (Jan. 22, 1896).- (b) Tends to pervert standards of national honor and greatness.- (1) Insistance on immediate forcible resistance to "anything like an insult," as a test of national honor: C. E. Norton in Forum XX, p. 649-651 (Feb. 1896); Wm. James in Cong. Rec. p. 461 (Dec. 31, 1895); Nation...