Word: reasons
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...himself. His hand was always against his neighbor if it would be to his advantage. It is not strange that such a narrow way of looking at the world should produce an exaggerated self respect. With this went a great regard for personal strength and courage. If for any reason their qualities failed he had a regard for intellectual strength. He admired trickiness and cleverness reaching almost to dishonesty; in fact the clever lawyer was the man who had a great resource of tricky devices...
...wealth. The army of the unemployed includes not only the very poor, but the very rich, and the latter class is the more dangerous because it excites the laboring class to revolt. Either wealth must show that it is of some great use to the commonwealth, or, showing no reason for its existence, it must lose that existence...
...reason for the selection of the present system no longer apply. They were. - (a). Distrust of the people, as shown by. - (1) Indirect election of President: Sherman and Gerry in Elliott's Debate V. 135, 161, 168, 223. (b). Distrust of the general government, as shown by: - (1) Gerry in Elliot's Debates: - V. 137, 160, 466, 501. (2) Strict. limitations of Congressional power. - (3) Hesitation...
...first of its kind and though tried partly as an experiment it met with considerable success and proved a novel and welcome addition to the freshman musical clubs. It forms an excellent means, moreover, for developing and training men for the 'varsity club, and if for no other reason it is worth starting for this purpose. If there be any material from which to form the club it should be brought out as soon as possible and it lies with the 'Varsity Mandolin Club to do this...
...with the Manhattan Athletic Club which was scheduled for November 12, the Saturday before the Yale game, has unfortunately had to be cancelled. The game would have been a remarkable one as the Manhatten team is composed of such men as Donnelly and Janeway. It is for this very reason that Captain Trafford, Dr. Conant, Mr. Lathrop, Cumnock, Cranston and the rest of the coaches decided that the game would have to be cancelled. The experience with the Chicago team shows that after a big game the work of the eleven is slow and lifeless. The nerves...