Word: nationalities
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Gamaliel Bradford, The Practical Working of Our Government, and in Annals of the Amer. Acad. of Pol. and Soc. Science, November 1891; P. 1-11 Report of Senate Committee 46 Congress, 3d Sess; Willard Brown. Atlantic Monthly, vol. 50. p. 95, July, 1882. Joseph Story on Constitution Section 869; Nation, vol. 28. 243 et passim. Pendleton's Speech, Cong Record...
...would give the nation a representation and hence secure better legislation. - (a) By antagonizing vested interests: Annals of Am. Acad., p. 7. - (6) By making legislation "continuous": Practical working of Government p. 8. - (c) By improving the tone of debates. - (d) By affording an efficient opposition; Idem, p. 9 and (e) By harmonizing action of the executive and Congress; Atlantic...
General references: Mr. Springer in No. Am. Rev. for Feb. 1892; Boston Herald for Feb. 5, 6, 13, 18 and 22; Nation...
...duty on wool and woolen goods is one of the vulnerable points in the McKinley bill. - (a) It is at present too high. - (b) It was never asked nor expected by the manufacturers. Nation Jan. 7. - (c) It was introduced solely to collect a revenue to carry on the war and the duties now in operation were not imposed till 1867 and then because of the work of a few interested parties; Boston Herald Feb. 6. - (d) It has not the justification of affording advantage to those in whose interests it is maintained. - (e) Importation of wool has increased since...
...well as that of our controversy with Chili in 1881, calls for serious reflection upon the position of our executive department in regard to foreign relations. For the executive may have a policy - not approved by Congress - which he may carry out in secret to a point where the nation, without knowing the facts or the justice of the cause, may be forced into a war. * * * * It is hardly necessary to reiterate the oft-repeated criticism, that our diplomatic service is in need of reform. It is safe to say, without any undue criticism of Mr. Egan, that...