Word: nationalities
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...must remember that it is not the man by himself who is to work miracles, nor the tools which he uses, but the power of God working through the man. So it is that the banks and commerce and trade of our nation, the tools of men, are not to settle the destiny of the nation, but the spirit of the bankers and tradesmen. The Church is not guided by its external forms but by the godliness of the worshiper...
Best general references: F. W. Taussig. Silver Situation in the U. S.; J. L. Laughlin, Bimetallism Chs. XIII, XIV; Nineteenth Century, XXVIII. 309-324. (Aug. 1890); Nation LII. 24 (Jan. 8, 1891). LIII. (Jul. 23, 1891); Jevons, Investigation in Currency and Finance...
...fulfilled it object. - (a) Silver did not rise permanently: Silver Situation, 52 - (b) Prices have not risen - (c) Has not caused a revival of general activity. - (d) Silver Agitation was not stopped: Nation LII, (Jan. 8, '91.) - (e) Gen. Sherman grants that the bill was a failure: Ibid...
...most dangerous measure. - (a) It tends to drive us toward a silver standard. - (b) We cannot absorb the new silver. - (c) Our gold reserve has been weakened: Nation LII, (July 23, 1891. - (d) Banks are compelled to help the Treasury - (e) It diminishes the surplus and weakens the Treasury. - (f) In 1891 we barely escaped financial trouble. - (g) A panic may come at any time...
Apropos of English at Colleges, the NATION publishes the following clipping from the ARIEL of the University of Minnesota...