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Word: partisan (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Council is an aid to Civil Service Reform. - (a) By often preventing partisan appointments. - (b) By raising the standard of all appointments...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: English VI. | 4/17/1893 | See Source »

Shortly after 8 o'clock last evening, J. L. Dodge, president of the Republican Club welcomed a large and enthusiastic audience in Sanders Theatre. In a brief address Mr. Dodge maintained that the charge that Harvard was partisan and Democratic was unfounded. He cited figures showing that in 1888 there were only 493 Democrats to 659 Republicans, and that of the 1171 of the graduating classes from 1885 - 1891 expressing a preference 365 were Democrats while 712 were Republicans...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Republican Meeting in Sanders Theatre. | 10/11/1892 | See Source »

Seven professors of the University of Pennsylvania have been asked to resign, being charged with teaching partisan politics...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor. | 5/3/1892 | See Source »

...country. In holding to a party a man accomplishes something. There are two kinds of Independents the true and the professional. The former is influenced a good deal by the personality of the candidates. The latter makes a good deal of noise but is nevertheless frequently a partisan Many true Independents are party...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: College Conference. | 3/9/1892 | See Source »

...giving a little advice. I believe, - he said, in holding to a party but if you are an Independent be an honest one. Sometimes a man's highest duty is to separate from his party. Frequently he must subordinate his own wishes and ideas to his party. Whether partisan or Independent try to be just and to see things as they are. Live the life of year time and fight the world's battles...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: College Conference. | 3/9/1892 | See Source »

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