The United States of America, Volumen2Ginn, 1924 |
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David Saville Muzzey. 41 per cent ) in the three years preceding 1869. In the next three years it increased to over $ 28,000,000 , or nearly 100 per cent . In the first ten months of 1870 some 1,700,000 pounds of freight were shipped ...
David Saville Muzzey. 41 per cent ) in the three years preceding 1869. In the next three years it increased to over $ 28,000,000 , or nearly 100 per cent . In the first ten months of 1870 some 1,700,000 pounds of freight were shipped ...
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... cent in the period from 1860 to 1870 , as against 37 per cent in the preceding decade . Part of the new wealth was the result of honest toil and the legitimate expansion of business among an enterprising people , but far too much of it ...
... cent in the period from 1860 to 1870 , as against 37 per cent in the preceding decade . Part of the new wealth was the result of honest toil and the legitimate expansion of business among an enterprising people , but far too much of it ...
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... cent of whom were illiterate ) were represented by 94 members in the lower House of 1872 , while the 62,547 whites had but 30 representatives . The travesty on popular government enacted by such a legis- lature would have been as ...
... cent of whom were illiterate ) were represented by 94 members in the lower House of 1872 , while the 62,547 whites had but 30 representatives . The travesty on popular government enacted by such a legis- lature would have been as ...
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... cent reductions on manufactured goods made the year before , and increased the duties on sugar and molasses and the internal revenue taxes on tobacco and liquor . A Civil Rights Act giving the negroes the privilege of enjoying equal ...
... cent reductions on manufactured goods made the year before , and increased the duties on sugar and molasses and the internal revenue taxes on tobacco and liquor . A Civil Rights Act giving the negroes the privilege of enjoying equal ...
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... cent , and our manufacturing establishments 79 per cent . Improved machinery , better business organization , en- larged transportation facilities , and the confident spirit of American enterprise all encouraged production on a greater ...
... cent , and our manufacturing establishments 79 per cent . Improved machinery , better business organization , en- larged transportation facilities , and the confident spirit of American enterprise all encouraged production on a greater ...
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Página 645 - ... for the ultimate peace of the world and for the liberation of its peoples, the German peoples included; for the rights of nations, great and small, and the privilege of men everywhere to choose their way of life and of obedience. The world must be made safe for democracy. Its peace must be planted upon the tested foundations of political liberty.
Página 645 - It is a fearful thing to lead this great peaceful people into war, into the most terrible and disastrous of all wars, civilization itself seeming to be in the balance. But the right is more precious than peace, and we shall fight for the things which we have always carried nearest our hearts...
Página 282 - Having behind us the producing masses of this nation and the world, supported by the commercial interests, the laboring interests, and the toilers everywhere, we will answer their demand for a gold standard by saying to them : You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns, you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold.
Página 92 - Property does become clothed with a public interest when used in a manner to make it of public consequence, and affect the community at large. When, therefore, one devotes his property to a use in which the public has an interest, he, in effect, grants to the public an interest in that use, and must submit to be controlled by the public for the common good, to the extent of the interest he has thus created.
Página 242 - European conditions. The fruits of the toil of millions are boldly stolen to build up colos-sal fortunes for a few, unprecedented in the history of mankind, and the possessors of these in turn despise the Republic and endanger liberty.
Página 644 - I advise that the Congress declare the recent course of the Imperial German Government to be, in fact, nothing less than war against the Government and people of the United States...
Página 5 - Senate, who shall inquire into the condition of the States which formed the so-called Confederate States of America, and report whether they or any of them are entitled to be represented in either House of Congress...
Página 241 - The conditions which surround us best justify our co-operation; we meet -in the midst of a nation brought to the verge of moral, political, and material ruin. Corruption dominates the ballot-box, the legislatures, the Congress, and touches even the ermine of the bench.
Página 266 - States (section 3700) that the Secretary of the Treasury may purchase coin with any of the bonds or notes of the United States authorized by law, at such rates and upon such terms as he may deem most advantageous to the public...
Página 537 - This is not a day of triumph; it is a day of dedication. Here muster not the forces of party but the forces of humanity.