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...results of the adoption of these two amendments, viz., biennial elections, will be harmful. A. Biennial elections will weaken local self-government. (1) Will lessen the power of the people. (a) They can rebuke representatives only half as often. (2) Politicians will look upon Massachusetts politics solely from the the point of view of national party supremacy. (Speech of E. E. Hale, Oct. 23, 1896). (a) State elections are thus made subordinate to national. (x) Elections will be on national issues. (y) Offices will be filled with reference to national politics: Examples, Governor Powers, notorious for his acquirement of State...
...right spirit of enthusiasm among the students, and when such a spirit did begin to make its appearance we strove to encourage it in these columns. This has been our attitude from the first, and it is our attitude today. We should be unwilling to do anything to lessen the true, right sort of enthusiasm, which inspires in every student's heart a warmer affection for Harvard. But students must be careful at the start, when the new spirit of enthusiasm is just springing up, that it is rightly directed and not carried to a point that will injure...
...Harvard men have always excelled before, and it is therefore doubly disappointing that they should have failed in the present instance. We will not say that careful preparation on this point would have won us the debate with Yale; we will say that it would have gone far to lessen the discredit of the defeat...
...seems desirable to point out that it is not the purpose of the Governing Boards, in making the change here noted, to lessen the requirements for the degrees in question, in respect either to the standard of attainment and power of advancing knowledge by research or to the length of time which must ordinarily be devoted to study. It is rather the effect of their action to give added emphasis to the well-established principle of this University, that the requirements of time for the degrees of Doctor of Philosophy and Science are wholly secondary. It may safely be assumed...
...Nicaragua Canal is desirable.- (A) Advantages to the world at large are great.- (1) It tends to lessen distances between the commercial centres of the whole world.- (B) It is especially advantageous to the United States.- (1) Hastens development of Pacific slope.- (a) By lessening cost of transportation of western products.- (2) It would enlarge our commerce.- (a) By increasing number of available markets for our products.- (3) Invaluable in case of war.- (a) Brings Atlantic and Pacifics coasts together.- (b) Useful as a strategic point.- (1) In mobilizing troops.- (2) As vantage point for vessels.- (c) It is virtually...