Word: republican
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Without further comment we give the principal omissions. In the paragraph upon the civil service reform should stand the following: "The personal and political history of the candidates of the Republican party should cause them to be preferred on this issue to the candidates of the Democratic-Populist party; for of the two candidates nominated by the latter party, the one is a notorious spoilsman, and the other, being a civilian without military experience, accepted a colonelcy in time of war. That act speaks louder than orations...
...tariff, two passages are omitted. The first, making intelligible the last sentence of the Democrat's reprint, is as follows: "Since the Democratic party has absolutely thrown away the low tariff position which such leaders as Cleveland, Carlisle, Wilson, and Russell won for it, the reciprocity doctrine of the Republican party seems to afford the best immediate opportunity for liberal legislation; although it must be confessed that progress towards world-wide trade is more likely to come through the logic of events than than through legislation--that is, through the increasing superiority of American industries and the manifest insufficiency...
Most of the speakers devoted most of their time to defining the issues of the campaign and in showing that the real question is imperialism, while sound money difficulties are a side issue. P. E. Fitzpatrick compared the respective statements of the Democratic and Republican platforms as regards the status of the Filipinos when they shall have attained self governing ability. He argued that the Democratic party has adopted a definite policy, while the assurances of the Republican party as to giving the Filipinos self government are vague and unsatisfactory...
...Sophomore club was last year, and no attempt will be made to make the meetings social. The Senior debating club will meet next Friday in Sever 11 at 7 o'clock. The plan of forming a Senior Congress on the lines of the National Senate or House, divided into Republican and Democratic sides, will be discussed. As Government 6 will not be given this year, the debating club will afford the only speaking practice open to Seniors and a large membership is expected...
...abstract of the Republican platform with extracts from the more important planks, and that part of Roosevelt's letter of acceptance which deals with the question of imperialism are printed as a declaration of the principles of the Republican party. Among the other articles may be mentioned, an account of the Republican club meeting Wednesday night and a summary of the requirements for student voters in Cambridge...