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...therefore, no greater political work than that of maintaining a high standard of municipal government. For a high standard to be possible in our heterogeneously populated cities Mr. Shepard said that these two principles must be adhered to--both in conflict with certain ideas of Puritanic reform: first, that partisanship should be maintained and strengthened in municipal politics,--always assuming that partisanship mean not service of party as an end, but the holding of party as a means to carry out policies for the general good; second, that municipal government should be a rule of order and liberty, rather than...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Mr. Edward M. Shepard's Lecture | 1/13/1904 | See Source »

Unquestionably then, it is the duty of every student who can possibly be present, to attend the meeting tomorrow night. And to that he can fairly be urged without a suggestion of partisanship...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Communication. | 1/17/1898 | See Source »

...Whereas, in the coming election for mayor of Greater New York, the Hon. Seth Low stands for honesty and non-partisanship in municipal government...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Civil Service Reform Club. | 10/28/1897 | See Source »

...slate. Clique and society lines should be obliterated in Harvard class elections. It is impossible to see how the true Harvard spirit can be fully awakened so long as one-third the members of each Senior class deliberately sacrifice university ideals and interests by blind acts of club partisanship. And the non-society men are no less to blame; with their two-thirds voting power they have been too long indifferent to the evils. As a matter of fact, few men see the evil at the time, and, like the writer, only regret what they have done or failed...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Communication. | 11/17/1896 | See Source »

...extra vote in the Convention. No state will be without one vote at least. The names of the men accepted by the Convention will be printed in the CRIMSON either Saturday or Monday. A day will then be named upon which the committee will receive challenges concerning the bi-partisanship of the Convention...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard National Convention. | 4/28/1896 | See Source »

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