Word: poore
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...present system of taxation is so bad as to demand radical change: it is indirect, wasteful, confused, shifting, unjust to the poor, and promotive of dishonesty: Carey, Vol. III, ch. XLIII, secs. 5, 7, 9, and 10; D. A. Wells, Cobden Club Essays, 1871-72, p. 504; D. A. Wells, Lectures at Harvard, March 24th and 31st, 1890; Tucker, "Evils of Indirect Taxation," Forum, Feb. '86; Nathan Matthews, Jr. "Double Taxation," Qr. Jl. of Econ. Vol. IV, p. 339; Quincey, "Double Taxation in Massachusetts...
...would place the whole burden of taxation on a small portion of the community; b. it would prevent the poor from owning desirable land, P, 6 L. T. Dis.; c. it would violate the fundamental principles of taxation-universality, equality, ability...
...stated last week in one of the New York papers that but two of last year's Yale crew would row this year. This article, describing the poor athletic outlook at Yale, was appropriately headed "Yale's Annual Tale of Woe." But just at present this tale of woe is not so grievous, since Heffelfinger has finally consented to row on the crew this year...
...Hagerman, rowing 7, was on the Cornell crew last year, and, according to the Yale News, gives promise to be a fair one, although he has a number of faults at present. "The general faults of these men," says the News, "are lack of earnestness, complete absence of swing, poor time, and wretched watermanship...
...some time past we have been hearing the usual complaints of the poor financial support which the freshmen are giving their crew; and now a direct appeal from the management comes to us. He needs one thousand dollars more in subscriptions, and the class doesn't seem disposed to give it. The question appears to be a very simple one: Is the crew to go to New London or not? Unless the money is raised by a certain time, the athletic committee has said that the crew shall not go to New London. That decision seems to be clear enough...