The Voter's Guide to the Campaign of 1900: Great Issues and National Leaders; Live Questions of the Day Discussed ...Universal Publishing Company, 1900 - 511 pages |
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... tion Applied - An Unholy War - Another Policy Recommended CHAPTER X Porto Rico and Its Government · DISCUSSED BY SENATOR J. B. FORAKER AND HON . GEORGE F. EDMUNDS The President's Proclamation - Our Plain Duty - The Needs of the People ...
... tion Applied - An Unholy War - Another Policy Recommended CHAPTER X Porto Rico and Its Government · DISCUSSED BY SENATOR J. B. FORAKER AND HON . GEORGE F. EDMUNDS The President's Proclamation - Our Plain Duty - The Needs of the People ...
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... tion of its youth than any other country in the world , and among her institutions the school - house and the college stand most prominent . While the lower education has been abundantly attended to , the higher education has been by no ...
... tion of its youth than any other country in the world , and among her institutions the school - house and the college stand most prominent . While the lower education has been abundantly attended to , the higher education has been by no ...
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... tion , prosperity and political manumission which they have never yet possessed . That they will be a material benefit to us is doubt- ful . That they will give us a new position among the nations of the earth is beyond doubt . We have ...
... tion , prosperity and political manumission which they have never yet possessed . That they will be a material benefit to us is doubt- ful . That they will give us a new position among the nations of the earth is beyond doubt . We have ...
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... tion , when almost the last vestige of the Federalist vanished , their opponents gradually acquired the name of Democrats , by which they are now known . After a time , the Federalists were succeeded by the Whigs , who held well ...
... tion , when almost the last vestige of the Federalist vanished , their opponents gradually acquired the name of Democrats , by which they are now known . After a time , the Federalists were succeeded by the Whigs , who held well ...
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... tion to be kindled in the breast of the doughty hero . His friends flattered him into the conviction that he was the man of all others to assume the duties and the " bee " buzzed as loudly in Jackson's bonnet as it ever has in that of ...
... tion to be kindled in the breast of the doughty hero . His friends flattered him into the conviction that he was the man of all others to assume the duties and the " bee " buzzed as loudly in Jackson's bonnet as it ever has in that of ...
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Page 527 - Vice President, shall be the Vice President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of electors appointed, and if no person have a majority, then from the two highest numbers on the list, the Senate shall choose the Vice President; a quorum for the purpose shall consist of two-thirds of the whole number of Senators, and a majority of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice. But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice President...
Page 524 - The trial of all crimes, except in cases of impeachment, shall be by jury ; and such trial shall be held in the State where the said crimes shall have been committed; but when not committed within any State, the trial shall be at such place, or places, as the Congress may by law have directed.
Page 497 - 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 523 - ... officers of the United States, whose appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by law. But the congress may, by law, vest the appointment of such inferior officers as they think proper, in the president alone, in the courts of law, or in the heads of departments.
Page 519 - When vacancies happen in the representation from any State, the executive authority thereof shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies. 5. The House of Representatives shall choose their speaker and other officers; and shall have the sole power of impeachment.
Page 523 - No person, except a natural-born citizen, or a citizen of the United States at the time of the adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the office of President...
Page 261 - Whereas, the abhorrent conditions which have existed for more than three years in the Island of Cuba, so near our own borders, have shocked the moral sense of the people of the United States...
Page 525 - Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech or of the press ; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
Page 261 - First— That the people of the island of Cuba are, and of right ought to be, free and independent. 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...
Page 519 - ... if vacancies happen by resignation or otherwise during the recess of the legislature of any state, the executive thereof may make temporary appointments until the next meeting of the legislature, which shall then fill such vacancies.