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Page 52
... is a correspondent of any newspaper . I particularly desire that this solemn and
painful act of justice shall not be made an excuse for that species of hideous
sensationalism which is more demoralizing than anything else to the public mind
.
... is a correspondent of any newspaper . I particularly desire that this solemn and
painful act of justice shall not be made an excuse for that species of hideous
sensationalism which is more demoralizing than anything else to the public mind
.
Page 67
It is obviously in the interest of the administration of justice that funds be
immeditely made available to enable the counsel to carry out the work which they
were appointed to perform . Delay in furnishing them the means so to proceed
may ...
It is obviously in the interest of the administration of justice that funds be
immeditely made available to enable the counsel to carry out the work which they
were appointed to perform . Delay in furnishing them the means so to proceed
may ...
Page 106
I am perfectly well aware that as Chief Justice Marshall says : “ The power of
taxation is the power of destruction " . But this applies to every species of property
. If demagogues or ignorant enthusiasts who are misled by demagogues could ...
I am perfectly well aware that as Chief Justice Marshall says : “ The power of
taxation is the power of destruction " . But this applies to every species of property
. If demagogues or ignorant enthusiasts who are misled by demagogues could ...
Page 107
After much study of the question , I am convinced that in this way we can come
nearer to doing justice than in any other which has as yet been proposed . It is no
new thing to treat franchises as realty . They are so treated in Washburn ' s work ...
After much study of the question , I am convinced that in this way we can come
nearer to doing justice than in any other which has as yet been proposed . It is no
new thing to treat franchises as realty . They are so treated in Washburn ' s work ...
Page 109
... compare conditions and determine values as a result of a wider range of
observation and experience than can be obtained by local officers , and under
them the system of assessment will tend to produce justice , harmony and
uniformity .
... compare conditions and determine values as a result of a wider range of
observation and experience than can be obtained by local officers , and under
them the system of assessment will tend to produce justice , harmony and
uniformity .
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Page 135 - civil service" of the state of New York or any of its civil divisions or cities includes all offices and positions of trust or employment in the service of the state or of such civil division or city, except such offices and positions in the militia and the military departments as are or may be created under the provisions of article eleven of the constitution.
Page 156 - ... 1. Whenever there are urgent reasons for filling a vacancy in any position in the competitive class and there is no list of persons eligible for appointment after competitive examination, the appointing officer may nominate a person to the...
Page 269 - To thine own self be true; thou canst not then be false to any man.
Page 292 - We do not admire the man of timid peace. We admire the man who embodies victorious effort; the man who never wrongs his neighbor; who is prompt to help a friend; but who has those virile qualities necessary to win in the stern strife of actual life.
Page 293 - Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.
Page 137 - Provisions. 1. The violation of any of the provisions of the Civil Service Law or of these rules by any person in the civil service of the State or of any civil division or city thereof shall be considered a good cause for the dismissal of such person from the service.
Page 6 - The most able men — from the East and the West, from the North and the South...
Page 174 - That he is properly certified as free from any physical defect or disease which would be likely to interfere with the proper discharge of his duties; Third.
Page 191 - The members of -the said board and of the said commissions shall be appointed by the governor, by and with the advice and consent of the senate; and. any member may be removed from office by the governor for cause, an opportunity having been given him to be heard in his defense.
Page 138 - Fifth, that no person in the public service is for that reason under any obligation to contribute to any political fund, or to render any political service, and that he will not be removed or otherwise prejudiced for refusing to do so.
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| Title | Public Papers of Theodore Roosevelt, Governor, 1899[-1900], Volume 1 Public Papers of Theodore Roosevelt, Governor, 1899[-1900], New York (State). Governor (1899-1901 : Roosevelt) |
| Authors | New York (State). Governor (1899-1901 : Roosevelt), Theodore Roosevelt |
| Publisher | Brandow printing Company, 1899 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 31 Jan 2008 |
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