Word: question
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Chauncey M. Depew was enthusiastically greeted by Yale men on the occasion of his speech on "The Tariff Question" in New Haven, Thursday...
...favorable auspices. When the meeting was called to order by President C. M. Thayer, '89, at 7.40 o'clock, the hall was already crowded, and the audience continued to increase for some time later, until finally 278 men were present After the reading of the secretary's minutes, the question was chosen for the next meeting as follows: "Resolved, that the present attitude of the Prohibition party is unfavorable toward prohibition." It was voted that the presiding officer of the Union should appoint a committee to make a canvass of the University for choice of President of the United States...
...Bronson, L. S., claimed that the Mills bill was a jump at free trade. The country has flourished under the tariff to a remarkable degree. The speaker then touched upon Cleveland's attitude in civil service and the fisheries question...
...vote on the merits of the question resulted: Affirmative, 117; negative, 114. Merits of the principal disputants: Affirmative, 66; negative, 155-Merits of the debate as a whole: Affirmative, 47; negative...
...meeting of the Harvard Union will be held in Sever 11 at 7.30 this evening. The question for debate is: "Resolved. That the re-election of Grover Cleveland would be for the best interests of the country." The principal disputants are: Affirmative-F. B. Williams, L. S., and C. E. Shattuck, L. S.; negative-L. H. Bronson, L. S., and W. W. Magee...