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...Gleason speaks as "we conservatives who still cling to the principles of the constitution." The insinuation is perfect. Radicals do not uphold the constitution. Note that Mr. Gleason does not say it openly; he says it by innuendo, if Mr. Gleason is one of that kind of thinkers who class all radicals as revolutionary, and, therefore, below contempt, "radical outbursts" being something to discredit and suppress as dangerous to our constitution, he is one of those gentlemen who sit on the safety valve of social unrest and compress the steam of "radicalism" into real revolution. A consideration of problems...
...soviet." It is, however, extremely maladroit for him to attempt to establish any real connection between a soviet government and our own. Let us not quibble over words. Does Mr. Fleming mean, "Do you believe in American or Bolshevist government?" Then we conservatives, who, through some inexplicable idiosyncracy, still cling to the principles of our Constitution, feel bound to protest...
From a purely commercial point of view, according to the Athletic Association officials, there will be no difficulty in connection with the cancellation of the schedules. Such action would necessitate calling off games with some colleges who will not suspend athletics, but no institution would so cling to their contract as to demand a payment of the guarantee under circumstances like the present. Financially, the year's receipts would be much larger than the expenditures, for the expenses of crew and the various Southern trips would be done away with, and the largest receipt item, the returns from football...
...those who think that a mere universal exchange of gifts most of which nobody wants, is a foolish institution; but the fact remains that our people once did not have it, and deliberately introduced it in its plentitude. They find it somehow well worth while, and they will cling to it. The ordinary observance of Christmas may represent a popular weakness, but if so it is a weakness of 99 human hearts out of every hundred. It will have its way. --Boston Transcript...
...situation at Princeton shows the Tigers have a team which will put up a stiff fight against the University. Princeton gives the appearance of the team that is going to cling to its kicking game. Its defence is so good--and from all reports, the University will find Princeton a smarter team defensively than Cornell--that the other team will have to take chances of wearing out players by depending on the rushing game. The Tigers played no mediocre game against Dartmouth, and those who figure that Princeton must be weak because they failed to outplay the green, are wrong...