Word: opinion
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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DEAR SIRS-The pamphlet entitled "Reply to President Eliot's Bay State Club Speech," which has recently been distributed among the students has aroused so much discussion, that perhaps I may be justified in asking you to print what seems to be the popular opinion in regard...
...university to be "to teach its students to lead," as opposed to a military school which teaches rather obedience. Let us accept this definition, and try to ascertain the proper attitude of a university graduate toward politics. In the first place, if he is to lead public opinion he must himself have firm-opinions, which should be arrived at by careful, sincere and, if need be, "independent" thinking; and in the second place he should consider it to be rather his duty than his privilege to express in public his opinion, in case he may by a careful exposition...
...policy of his subordinates, for which he is responsible, is at varance with his pledges-Civil Servics Record, May 1889; Public Opnion, March 30, August 13, June 22, 1889. (a) unprecedented demand for office-I'ublic Opinion, May 18, 25, July 20; New York Post, June 25; Nation, April 25, May 2, 9, 16, June 20, July 11, September 19, 26. (b) Nepotism-Epoch, August 2; Nation, May 1, July 4. (c) there have been gross abuses in the pension department-Public Opinion, May 18, July 6, September 7, 21; Nation...
Best general references-Republican Campaign text book for 1888; Publis Opinion, March to October...
...That the president has strongly maintained party principles is shown by (1) his foreign policy as exemplified by (a) diplomatic appointments-Public Opinion, April 6, 1889; Boston Evening Journal, July 3, 1889. (b) Pan Amerian Congress, N. Y. Mail in P. O. October 5, 1889. (c) Samoan settlement-Nation, June 20, 1889. (b) Behring Sea fishery question-Boston Morning Journal, August 10. (2) his domestic policy as exemplified by (a) territorial appointments-Baltimore American in P. O. March 16, 1889; lowa State Register in P. O. March 30, 1889. (b) Indian question-Phil. Ledger in P. O. March...