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...bill will without doubt pass the Senate, as Senator Hoar and a few others have promised to take the matter in hand. In the House of Represen-tatives, however, such results can hardly be expected, as the bill will call for a large appropriation and for approval of the list of officials of the Hall of Records by the American Historical Association. This naturally excludes all patronage and spoils, and the representatives prefer to take up some more lucrative bill. Nevertheless, the association hopes that the bill will pass; however, if such does not turn out to be the case...
...building, which caused serious damage. Among the well-known names of those who at different times have roomed in Stoughton are found those of Edward Everett, Alex. H. Everett, Caleb Cushing, H. Greenough, Cornelius C. Felton, C. Sumner, G. T. Bigelow, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Edward Everett Hale, E. R. Hoar and others...
...Harvard man in years gone by had been "in the right side" in national difficulties. He was pleased to see that today Harvard's sons had put themselves to the front of a movement for a "government by the people," i. e., control by the Republican party. Although Judge Hoar opened his speech by deprecating that Harvard should appear as a partizan, yet he continued, "If it has got to be done, I at least am glad to see that she is 'on the right side.' " And then he goes on to make athoroughly partizan speech-perfectly in place...
...called upon Mr. Boyden to read the list of vice-presidents in order to show what men were represented by this meeting. Judge Rockwell Hoar was then introduced who made a convincing speech. He as an old Harvard graduate thought that if Harvard professors taught free trade, in the abstract they were right, but since in this country we are confronted by necessity, we have to consider in what manner we may best support ourselves in the contest for a living...
...Senator Hoar followed. His speech was brilliant. He welcomed the learning and scholarship of the country to share in its government, and felt it a sad thing when such men held aloof from their duty. He spoke of the graduates whose pictures hang in Harvard's halls, and described what their feelings would be on such an occasion as the coming election day. He eloquently outlined the character of the candidates and drew a graphic comparison, being continually interrupted by cheers...