Word: sherman
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...tariff.- (x) Republicans are making the tariff their chief campaign issue: Harper's, XL, 218.- (2) A Democratic government gives promise of better currency legislation.- (a) In 1888 the Republican platform denounced Cleveland for his attempts "to demontize silver:" Tribune Almanc, 1889, p. 22.- (b) In 1890 the Republican Sherman Law was passed: ibid, 1891, p. 41-(c) In 1892 the Republican platform "straddled" the currency question: ibid, 1893, p. 32.- (d) The Democratic platform of 1892 was for "sound money": ibid, 1893, p. 35.- (e) In 1893 the Democratic government repealed the disastrous Sherman Law: ibid...
...more definite policy than any one of the probable Republican nominees.- (1) Has always openly defined his attitude on currency questions: Forum, Feb., 1894.- (a) His determination alone secured the repeal of the Sherman law: Ibid.- (2) No prominent Republican aspirant has so definite a record on the currency question.- (a) Reed helped pass the Sherman law.- (b) Harrison signed the Sherman law: Cong. Record, XXI, 7264, (July 14, 1890).- (c) McKinley has "Straddled" and is "straddling": Nation, LXII, 227.- (d) Allison has "a bad record and is speechless now": Harper's, XL, 266.- (3) Cleveland is a most consistent...
...Cleveland should not be re-elected in 1896.- (I) Because it is not advisable to return the Democratic party to power in 1896-(a) for the Republican party has a better financial policy than the Democratic party.- (1) This is shown by the vote on the repeal of the Sherman law (Forum, May, 1894).- (2) It is shown by recent party plat forms in representative Republican States-(x) Massachusetts, (y) New York.- (3) It is shown by recent votes in Congress.- (b) The tariff policy of the Republican party is at present better for the country than that...
...lawyer, and one of the organizers of the club; ex-Mayor Nathan Matthews '75, of Boston, and Judge Robert Grant '73, of Boston. The undergraduate speakers will be W. F. Corliss '94, G. K. Bell '93, and H. C. Lakin '94. Among those who will be present are H. Sherman Hoar, U. S. District Attorney; Judge Fesenden, of the Massachusetts Superior Court; Professor Cummings; Mr. L. D. Brandeis, of Boston; Mr. Russell Gray, of Boston, and Mr. C. Loring, of Boston. Several New York men will also be present...
...money world has stood two great strains since the repeal of the Sherman act and the closing of the mints in India against silver. Sentiment is now again strongly in favor of monetary reform...