People and Politics Observed by a Massachusetts EditorLittle, Brown, and Company, 1923 - 510 pages |
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Page 12
... possible . In that unhurried time the adjustment of values may have been saner , as it surely was more per- vadingly sound . Larger recognition was given to the cultivated side of life , and those who paid heed to the amenities were ...
... possible . In that unhurried time the adjustment of values may have been saner , as it surely was more per- vadingly sound . Larger recognition was given to the cultivated side of life , and those who paid heed to the amenities were ...
Page 14
... possible since . Men and women knew each other more generally , by sight if not through social con- tact . There was social differentiation , but awe of the " old families " was being dissipated as it became manifest that dry rot was ...
... possible since . Men and women knew each other more generally , by sight if not through social con- tact . There was social differentiation , but awe of the " old families " was being dissipated as it became manifest that dry rot was ...
Page 57
... possible to borrow it . Many a citizen then pushed to the wall never regained his former prosperity . Salaries went down along with incomes , and taxes were burdensome . Little adequate recognition had been given to the imperative ...
... possible to borrow it . Many a citizen then pushed to the wall never regained his former prosperity . Salaries went down along with incomes , and taxes were burdensome . Little adequate recognition had been given to the imperative ...
Page 77
... possible in Springfield now , but even at that the manner in which relief was allotted invited abuses . The time was coming when Clara T. Leonard , Samuel Bowles and other public - spirited and sensible citizens were to achieve more ...
... possible in Springfield now , but even at that the manner in which relief was allotted invited abuses . The time was coming when Clara T. Leonard , Samuel Bowles and other public - spirited and sensible citizens were to achieve more ...
Page 80
... possible for him to know few people well , and so had determined to know the best man in all important lines of activity . Young men may find advantage in Mr. Tilden's pointer . From Judge James D. Colt , Reverend Dr. Henry M. Field ...
... possible for him to know few people well , and so had determined to know the best man in all important lines of activity . Young men may find advantage in Mr. Tilden's pointer . From Judge James D. Colt , Reverend Dr. Henry M. Field ...
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Page 356 - You come to us and tell us that the great cities are in favor of the gold standard; we reply that the great cities rest upon our broad and fertile prairies. Burn down your cities and leave our farms, and your cities will spring up again as if by magic; but destroy our farms and the grass will grow in the streets of every city in the country.
Page 378 - ... for the special defence and safety of the Commonwealth, to assemble in martial array and put in warlike posture, the inhabitants thereof, and to lead...
Page 356 - Having behind us the producing masses of this nation and the world, supported by the commercial interests, and the toilers everywhere, we will answer their demand for a gold standard by saying to them: You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns, you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold.
Page 378 - The governor of this commonwealth, for the time being, shall be the commander-in-chief of the army and navy, and of all the military forces of the state, by sea and land ; and shall have full power, by himself, or by any commander, or other officer or officers, from time to time, to train, instruct, exercise, and govern the militia and navy ; and, for the special defence...
Page 174 - No officer should be required or permitted to take part in the management of political organizations, caucuses, conventions, or election campaigns.
Page 349 - We are, therefore, opposed to the free coinage of silver except by international agreement with the leading commercial nations of the world, which we pledge ourselves to promote, and until such agreement can be obtained the existing gold standard must be preserved.
Page 469 - The eyes of all the world will be upon you, because you are in some special sense the soldiers of freedom. Let it be your pride, therefore, to show all men everywhere not only what good soldiers you are, but also what good men you are, keeping yourselves fit and straight in everything, and pure and clean through and through. Let us set for ourselves a standard so high that it will be a glory to live up to it, and then let us live up to it and add a new laurel to the crown of America.
Page 141 - I pray you to cause the bodies of our Massachusetts soldiers dead in Baltimore to be immediately laid out, preserved in ice and tenderly sent forward by express to me. All expenses will be paid by this Commonwealth.
Page 230 - Fellow citizens ! Clouds and darkness are round about Him ! His pavilion is dark waters and thick clouds of the skies ! Justice and judgment are the establishment of his throne ! Mercy and truth shall go before his face ! Fellow citizens ! God reigns, and the government at Washington still lives !
Page 279 - He has left the helm of State to be with us here, and so long as it is entrusted to his hands we are sure that, should the storm come, he will say, with Seneca's pilot, 'O Neptune, you may save me if you will; you may sink me if you will; but whatever happen, I shall keep my rudder true'.