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...English occupation of Egypt was unnecessary.- (a) Egypt was making wonderful advances-(1) In government: J. E. Bowen, in Fol. SciQuar. (June, 1896).- (2) In public works: Ibid.- (3) in education.- (x) Just before English control (1882) had 4817 schools: McCoan, chap. x.- (4) In revenue.- (x) Before England got control of Egypt's finances she owned a large part of Suez Canal, from which she derived a revenue to pay off the national debt: Ibid.- (b) The good of civilization did not demand it.- (1) Mehemet Ali had made travel safe and made Egypt a responsible nation...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 5/5/1896 | See Source »

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Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Brown, 6; Dartmouth, 0. | 5/1/1896 | See Source »

...best serve the interests of the country.- (1) Further tariff legislation would be detrimental to business: Harper's Weekly, XL, 218-(a) Business men desire no change: ibid; Nation, LXII, 232.- (b) A Democratic government will tend to prevent such legislation.- (c) A Republican government would change the tariff.- (x) Republicans are making the tariff their chief campaign issue: Harper's, XL, 218.- (2) A Democratic government gives promise of better currency legislation.- (a) In 1888 the Republican platform denounced Cleveland for his attempts "to demontize silver:" Tribune Almanc, 1889, p. 22.- (b) In 1890 the Republican Sherman...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ENGLISH 6. | 4/28/1896 | See Source »

...rule or dictatorship.- (a) We have a very small and scattered army.- (2) Washington did not refuse a third term chiefly on political grounds.- (a) Though he did have some fear that monarchical rule might be possible, yet his reasons for refusing were mainly personal: McMaster, II, ch. IX.- (x) Was in bad health at the end of second term, and died before third term would have ended: No. Am. Rev., CXXX, 117.- (y) He was no longer "the idol of the people": Ibid.- (I) "In 1796 in every city and town were men who denounced him: McMaster...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ENGLISH 6. | 4/28/1896 | See Source »

...party to power in 1896-(a) for the Republican party has a better financial policy than the Democratic party.- (1) This is shown by the vote on the repeal of the Sherman law (Forum, May, 1894).- (2) It is shown by recent party plat forms in representative Republican States-(x) Massachusetts, (y) New York.- (3) It is shown by recent votes in Congress.- (b) The tariff policy of the Republican party is at present better for the country than that of the Democratic party.- (1) The Republican party has done all it could to pass the Dingley bill.- (2) This...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ENGLISH 6. | 4/28/1896 | See Source »

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