A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents, 1789-1897: Appendix. IndexU.S. Government Printing Office, 1897 |
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... elections . ( See Congressional Globe , Twenty - fifth Congress , third session , Vol . VII , Appendix , p . 409 ... elections of the public functionaries , whether of the General or of the State Governments . Freedom of elections being ...
... elections . ( See Congressional Globe , Twenty - fifth Congress , third session , Vol . VII , Appendix , p . 409 ... elections of the public functionaries , whether of the General or of the State Governments . Freedom of elections being ...
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... election or of the canvass of the votes cast at such election . So far as attention to these subjects may be nec- essary the President can not but feel that the reports of the committees of the two Houses of Congress and other public ...
... election or of the canvass of the votes cast at such election . So far as attention to these subjects may be nec- essary the President can not but feel that the reports of the committees of the two Houses of Congress and other public ...
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... elections in a State is most carefully to be avoided . Undoubtedly , as was held by the Supreme Court in the case of Luther vs. Borden , the appeal from a State may involve such an inquiry as to the lawfulness of the authority which ...
... elections in a State is most carefully to be avoided . Undoubtedly , as was held by the Supreme Court in the case of Luther vs. Borden , the appeal from a State may involve such an inquiry as to the lawfulness of the authority which ...
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... election by a plurality in the popular vote of over 600,000 , and received 271 electoral votes , against 176 for William J. Bryan , of Nebraska . SPECIAL MESSAGE . EXECUTIVE MANSION , May 17 , 1897 . To the Senate and House of ...
... election by a plurality in the popular vote of over 600,000 , and received 271 electoral votes , against 176 for William J. Bryan , of Nebraska . SPECIAL MESSAGE . EXECUTIVE MANSION , May 17 , 1897 . To the Senate and House of ...
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... Election of , notification of , II , 292 . Reply of , II , 292 . Finances discussed by , II , 303 , 357 , 386 , 411 . Foreign policy discussed by , II , 296 , 302 , 318 , 329 , 337 , 356 , 384 . Inaugural address of , II , 294 ...
... Election of , notification of , II , 292 . Reply of , II , 292 . Finances discussed by , II , 303 , 357 , 386 , 411 . Foreign policy discussed by , II , 296 , 302 , 318 , 329 , 337 , 356 , 384 . Inaugural address of , II , 294 ...
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Page 155 - That the United States hereby disclaims any disposition or intention to exercise sovereignty, jurisdiction, or control over said island except for the pacification thereof, and asserts its determination when that is accomplished to leave the government and control of the island to its people.
Page 338 - ... the honest payment of our debts, and sacred preservation of the public faith; encouragement of agriculture, and of commerce as its handmaid...
Page 320 - THE CONSTITUTION OF THE COUNTRY, THE UNION OF THE STATES, AND THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAWS...
Page 164 - Second. That it is the duty of the United States to demand, and the Government of the United States does hereby demand, that the Government of Spain at once relinquish its authority and government in the Island of Cuba and withdraw its land and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban waters.
Page 338 - ... a jealous care of the right of election by the people, a mild and safe corrective of abuses which are lopped by the sword of revolution where peaceable remedies are unprovided; absolute acquiescence in the decisions of the majority, the vital principle of republics from which there is no appeal but to force, the vital principle and immediate parent of despotism...
Page 204 - Privateering is and remains abolished; 2. The neutral flag covers enemy's goods, with the exception of contraband of war; 3. Neutral goods, with the exception of contraband of war, are not liable to capture under enemy's flag; 4.
Page 155 - For the recognition of the independence of the people of Cuba, demanding that the Government of Spain relinquish its authority and government in the island of Cuba, and to withdraw its land and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban waters, and directing the President of the United States to use the land and naval forces of the United States to carry these resolutions into effect...
Page 415 - The subjects of every state ought to contribute towards the support of the government, as nearly as possible, in proportion to their respective abilities; that is, in proportion to the revenue which they respectively enjoy under the protection of the state.
Page 443 - ... was not made the exclusive or final judge of the extent of the powers delegated to itself, since that would have made its discretion, and not the constitution, the measure of its powers ; but that, as in all other cases of compact among parties having no common judge, each party has an equal right to judge for itself, as well of infractions as of the mode and measure of redress.
Page 202 - Third. That the President of the United States be, and he hereby is, directed and empowered to use the entire land and naval forces of the United States, and to call into the actual service of the United States the militia of the several States, to such extent as may be necessary to carry these resolutions into effect.