Word: staunch
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Dates: during 1883-1883
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...York Tribune, staunch protectionist, makes a violent personal attack upon Prof. Samner of Yale for his free-trade heresies, terming his conduct "unworthy of Yale...
...which have given him a wide reputation in these departments. His book, entitled "American Political Economy," which was published in 1870, is perhaps the best theoretical exposition of the doctrine of protection that has ever been presented. While he was a lecturer in Political Economy he was always a staunch supporter of protection to American industries. Professor Bowen now confines himself to Philosophy, and the popularity of his courses attest his success and the esteem in which he is held by the students...