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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Hellenic Congress met Monday in the Atlanta Exposition grounds. The object of the meeting was the formation of a federation of all Greek letter fraternities. About thirty fraternities were represented. Isaac S. Hopkins, president of Georgia Institute of Technology, delivered the oration...
Best general references: Publications of the Immigration Restriction League; R. M. Smith, Emigration and Immigration; for acts of Congress relating to immigration, see, U. S. Statutes at Large, XXIII. 332, XXVI. 1084, XXVII. 569, XXXVIII. 391; F. A. Walker, Immigration in Yale Review...
...action on currency, revenue, and immigration.- (a) The Republicans are capable of united action.- (1) As shown on the vote on the McKinley bill, Cong. Rec. 1890.- (2) They were strong in upholding their executive.- (b) The Den ocrats are incapable of united action though controlling both houses of Congress and the executive.- (1) There is strong opposition to the administration among Democrats: Public Opinion, XVII, p. 66; N. A. Review, 159 p. 396.- (2) There are radical differences among them on the tariff: Public Opinion, XVII...
...High protective duties are bad politically.- (a) Cause corruption.- (1) In elections.- (x) Manufacturers spend money to secure favoring protection.- (2) In Congress: A. B. Hart, Forum, XVIII. b. 516.- (y) They induce bribery: Wilson in Bos. Her. Aug. 30, '94.- (y) they induce log-rolling.- (b) Cause sectional hostility...
...withdrawal of Senator Jones from the Republican party: Public Opinion 17, p. 563.- (b) Democratic financial management is incompetent.- (1) They have failed to keep up the gold reserve in spite of their bond issues, Forum 19, p. 659-(2) On account of its leaning to free silver Congress has made no move to relieve the treasury: Forum 19, p. 659. Nation, 26 September, 1895, p. 216.- (3) Appropriate legislation on the part of Congress should have obviated the necessity of the bond issues: Forum...