Word: bland
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...element is not very strong among the students at Harvard, at least it had not the courage to advocate its views. There was a very large attendance at the debate last night. After President Hobson had called the meeting to order the question, "Resolved, That the coinage of the Bland silver dollar should be discontinued," was given over to the principal disputants for discussion...
When the question was thrown open to the house a spirited, but very one sided debate ensued. The only gentlemen who favored a continuation of the coinage of the Bland dollar, speaking on the negative, were Messrs. Magee. '89 and Shoemaker, '89. The speakers on the other side were Messrs. Bronson, Sp., Hesseltine, '88, F. S. Palmer, '87, Merriam, '86, A. T. Perkins, '87, F. B's Williams, '88, Duane, '88, Smith, '86, Lee, L. S., W. L. Currier, '87, W. Williams, L. S., Gay, '88, Mahany, '88, Drew, '89 and Platt, '88. The vote on the merits...
Harvard Union Debate. Sever 11, 7.30 p.m. Question: Resolved, "That the Coinage of the Bland Silver Dollar should be discontinued...
Harvard Union Debate. Sever 11, 7.30 p.m. *** Question: Resolved, "That the Coinage of the Bland Silver Dollar should be discontinued...
...change from the old standard of sixteen to one. The knowing ones, even at that time, saw that the alteration would probably be permanent, and that sooner or later the subject of Bimetallism would be an issue in our politics. But it was not until the passage of the Bland-Allison bill, in the early part of 1878, that public attention was forcibly called to the matter. Since then the importance of the question has slowly grown, until now the people are paying as much heed to it as to the tariff and civil service reform...