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...should become engaged in a foreign war we would lose our foreign trade and therefore our revenue also. Second, that this tax is paid by foreigners. Not so; it is paid by the consumer at home. Third, that it benefits the farmer. Now the duty amounts to a virtual bounty, and this bounty is paid in part by farmers who get no return for their money. Fourth, that it is not safe for America to rely on foreign countries for the necessities of life. We are a rich country, and can buy anything, at any time and in any country...
...England, has offered a medal to that undergraduate of Yale who shall write the best thesis on one of the following subjects. which were selected by Professors Sumner, Farnum and Hadley of Yale: 1, "The history of Silver since 1878;" 2, "Employer's Liability;" 3, "The Doctrine of 'Virtual' Monopoly;" 4, "International Industrial Exhibitions...
...Women need the right of suffrage for self-protection. (a) They need it for the protection of their property and civil rights.- T. W. Higginson in "Common Sense about Women," p. 199. (b) There is no virtual representation for women.- Charles Sumner, speech, March...