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...Clark of Yale. He endeavored to show that the question was not of adopting some time in the future but at the present: The gentleman has said that the world has been prosperous, but solely on account of the single gold standard there has been great distress. The affirmative have not conducted their debate practically but theoretically. The United States can adopt the gold standard in but two ways. Both of these would bring trouble. The single gold standard is very bad. It has been the cause of all the evils since 1873. If we should adopt it, how should...
Question: "Resolved, That municipalities in times of distress should give work to the unemployed...
Question: "Resolved, That municipalities in times of distress should give work to the unemployed...
...source of much congratulation to the University that the registration list for 1896-97 shows a material increase. That the University-in spite of the wide-spread financial distress, in spite of the great political crisis now confronting the country, has gone on calmly and steadily growing, is indeed encouraging. It seems to point to a time in the near future when the annual increase will be much larger...
...causes of present distress, Major McKinley's election could bring no remedy. (A) The true causes of this distress are (1) monopolies; (a) they have crushed competion; (b) injured markets; (x) raised prices of farmers' needs; (y) lowered prices of farmers' products. (2) Class legislation; (a) it has unduly exempted rich from taxation; (b) it has protected certain manufacturers; (c) it has given bonnties to sugar trust (Lloyd's Wealth vs. Commonweath, 9-30). (3) Single gold standard; (a) it has caused fall of prices of commodities; (x) caused contraction of currency; (m) thrown silver out of use (n) though...