Word: anti
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...highly probable that he will be called to fill the place. President Robinson was graduated at Brown in 1838 and at Newton in 1842. He preached for a while in the South and was professor of Hebrew at Covington, Ky., in the theological seminary until the anti-slavery agitation changed the charter of the seminary. He then went to the Rochester Theological Seminary in 1853, and in 1872 he was elected president of Brown University, succeeding Dr. Alexis Caswell...
...present time and the time just preceding the coup d'etat of 1851. Then, as now, there was an Assembly, which was highly unpopular. Then there was a monarchist Assembly, whose term had nearly expired, and which was certain not to be re-elected. There was also an anti-republican president, whose term was nearly up, and whose re-election was unconstitutional. In the literature of the time there was no allusion to the result of the coming elections. for everybody knew that both parties were prepared for violence. The question was who would come in first? Now things...
...conservative element in France has been neglected by the republicans, who are continually making changes. The various attacks on the church have put many Catholics into the opposition. It is as conservatives, and not as monarchists, or imperials, that the anti-republicans may be victorious. The republican party is too progressive to supply from its elements a conservative party, and its opponents pose as the friends of the policy of "let well enough alone." At present the electoral victories of ex-General Boulanger seem to be the most dangerous part of the whole situation, but the dangerous quality of these...
...conduct of the Brotherhood has been uniformly on the side of law and order-(a) Its attitude has been anti-political and opposed to strikes. (b) The relations of the members in their organization are such as promote forbearance moderation and elevating influences: Constitution and By-laws of Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers; Address of P. M. Arthur...
...last number, "Where Prophecy Failed," is a story not marked by any particular brilliancy or beauty. Among the "Items" is a neat little anti-climax called "Lines to My Lady...