Word: needful
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...evident that in order to overcome the defects in our caucus system of nominations, the degrading tendency of political machines, and the temptations of a busy people to neglect political duties, there needs to be a quickening of civic patriotism from one end of the country to the other. Our present political system would need no change to make it all that we wish, if public opinion were as persistent as it is on the whole honest and pure...
...study of legislation within our universities. Here in our country is a tremendous field to cover. Men should be taught to think, speak and write upon pressing questions. Take for example the laws dealing with crime. Crime is not a misfortune. A criminal is a criminal. We need criminal laws of more common sense. A healthy, manly desire to exterminate crime must be developed. I trust we shall have the standard bye and bye that the best thing a man can do is not to defend criminals, but convict them. The ideas of public office must be raised. The highest...
...cities need attention. They are the rotten spots in the body politic. Under our present system, revolution, not evolution, as the only remedy. We need to develop two ideas; first, that the city officers are not political officers, and second, that as the city is a business institution, there should be a board of control made up of citizens. This board should be above the aldermen and without its consent no franchises should be granted...
...single day can well be sacrificed, even for the sake of the additional spectators that such a change would bring to Poughkeepsie. Moreover the date has already been agreed to by the three crews, and even if they should be willing to change it, several baseball dates would need rearrangement and more or less confusion would result...
...management has rented a shell from the Shawmute and a barge from the 'Varsity, and though paying off its debts, is in need of the full support of the class if the crew is to go to a training table...