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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...students interested in forming a non-partisan sound money campaign club are urged to be present tonight at a mass meeting in Upper Massachusetts at 7 o'clock...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Mass Meeting. | 10/6/1896 | See Source »

Tonight, in Upper Massachusetts, will be held a mass meeting of students to organize a Harvard sound money campaign club. Every student of the University, whether in the Academic or Graduate or Law Schools is urged to attend. It is strictly a non-partisan meeting, and all Democrats and Republicans favoring sound money should be present. A president and secretary will be elected; also two vice-presidents from each class, three from the Law School and two from the Graduate School. The national committees have pledged their support in sending the best speakers to address the club when...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Sound Money Campaign Club. | 10/6/1896 | See Source »

...Further tariff legislation would be detrimental to business: Harper's Weekly, XL, 218-(a) Business men desire no change: ibid; Nation, LXII, 232.- (b) A Democratic government will tend to prevent such legislation.- (c) A Republican government would change the tariff.- (x) Republicans are making the tariff their chief campaign issue: Harper's, XL, 218.- (2) A Democratic government gives promise of better currency legislation.- (a) In 1888 the Republican platform denounced Cleveland for his attempts "to demontize silver:" Tribune Almanc, 1889, p. 22.- (b) In 1890 the Republican Sherman Law was passed: ibid...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ENGLISH 6. | 4/28/1896 | See Source »

...consciences of mankind against slavery. The words of William Lloyd Garrison were engraved upon the memories of Harvard men. The news of John Brown's raid had startled the land, and now the echo of the guns fired at Fort Sumter was heard. On Bloody Monday, 1862, the campaign was begun, which ended with the battle of Antietam, and for the result of which Lincoln was waiting to issue his proclamation of emancipation. Such were the circumstances under which the class of '66 entered college...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: "HARVARD IN THE SIXTIES." | 4/4/1896 | See Source »

...legislature.- (x) Mass. spends more time legislating than any state having biennial elections: Biennial Elections, p. 30, Argument of Mr. E. L. Pierce.- (b) It is an extravagant expenditure of money: Biennial Elections, p. 4, Inaugural Message of ex-Gov. Talbot; Mr. Pierce, p. 34.- (1) Annual campaigns needlessly disturb business.- (2) The quietest state campaign costs at least $100,000: Biennial Elections, H. C. Lodge, p. 20.- (c) It results in crude laws: Biennial Elections, ex-Gov. Talbot, P. 4.- (1) One year is not time enough to give an understanding sufficient to direct legislation.- (2) Elections...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ENGLISH 6. | 3/9/1896 | See Source »

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