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Turning to politics itself in 1903, he became a reform candidate for the old Common Council of Boston, but, forced to buck the Innes machine of "regular Republicanism" that was even then in power, he was defeated. A year later however, he won, and soon rose to the presidency of the body...
...have a surplus of 290 millions for the fiscal year ending June 30, next. So 250 to 300 millions is the amount which taxes may be cut. This amount of surplus revenue may be lopped off, but it should be done in such a way as to effect tax reform as well as tax reduction. The Treasury feels that tax reform should take the form of normal taxes of 5%, and maximum surtaxes of 20%, estimating the loss of revenue in this way as 140 millions for the first year and 100 millions for the second year...
...Treasury does not propose any definite rates, but it presents to you the certainty that tax reform can go to a 25% maximum normal and surtax without the slightest danger to our future revenues. In fact, such a reform will insure the source from which we expect to get our revenue in the future...
Prayer Book Reform. Numerous steps were taken in the process of Prayer Book reform. The "39 Articles of Faith," adopted by the Church in 1562 to distinguish it from other Protestant Churches and the Roman Catholic Church, were dropped. "Obey" and "with all my worldly goods I thee endow" were dropped from the marriage service. Such expressions as "miserable sinners," "the vengeance of God," "the wrath of God" were dropped as medieval. ' The proposal to change "the grin of a dog" to "the snarl of a dog" was defeated. The Litany was amended to petition for those who travel...
...training and instruction, which will often be more rigorous and exacting than would otherwise be necessary or advisable. Whatever excess or exaggerations may have come from this cause cannot be removed without impairing our equality in the contest, in morale as well as in fact. Your Committee believes that reform should come mainly by joint action with our chief competitors. Yale and Princeton...