Word: reformable
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...great need in social reform is unity of action, and that unity can spring only from an adequate philosophy of the movement. At present, we have political economy and ethics but both are only parts of the greater philosophy needed. Political economy treats man as a gold seeking animal and simply observes the general laws that govern his conduct as such. It teaches that in the social world the great law of the survival of the fittest holds. Such teachings inspire the successful with complacency, but they drive the unfit into despair and revolt...
...Democratic party is necessarily one of criticism. The Mills Bill was a measure of tariff destruction, not of tariff reform. Notice that in the attempts of the Democrats to get "free trade," free manufactured goods comes first, raw materials second...
...makes little difference in which direction you turn, you will find that the reform measures have been raised by the Republicans, civil service reform, original package limitation, the recent immigration law, national bankruptcy law, national copyright...
...rush. It is the sophomore class that begins it and if they refuse to do so they will receive the gratitude of the whole university. We appeal to Ninety-five to take a common sense view of the matter and to make this needful change for reform. If Ninety-five fails to do this we appeal to Ninety-six to refuse to rush with them. Ninety-six can start creditably in college life by making this change, which, once begun, will put an end forever to rushing...
...Tonight would probably occur the annual childish battle between the sophomores and the freshmen known as the "rush." We trust that a little reflection on the part of Ninety-five and Ninety-six will lead them to consider this objectionable feature in a sensible manner and to start a reform by ignoring...