The conditions which surround us best justify our cooperation; 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... The Tribune Almanac and Political Register - Page 511893Full view - About this book
| Edward Stanwood - Presidents - 1892 - 516 pages
...verge of moral, political, and material ruin. Corruption dominates the ballot-box, the legislature, the Congress, and touches even the ermine of the bench....States have been compelled to isolate the voters at the polling-places to prevent universal intimidation or bribery. The newspapers are largely subsidized... | |
| Almanacs, American - 1893 - 436 pages
...midst of a nation brought to the verge of moral, political, and material ruin. Corruption dominates the ballot-box, the legislatures, the congress, and...bench. The people are demoralized; most of the states nave been compelled to isolate the voters at the polling places to prevent universal intimidation or... | |
| James Penny Boyd - Labor - 1894 - 536 pages
...touches even the ermine of 36a REVOLUTION OF i8gi. the bench. The people are demoralized ; most of States have been compelled to isolate the voters at...the polling places to prevent universal intimidation and bribery. The newspapers are largely subsidized or muzzled; public opinion silenced ; business prostrated... | |
| Christian sociology - 1895 - 612 pages
...midst of a nation brought to the verge of moral, political, and material ruin. Corruption dominates the ballot-box, the legislatures, the Congress, and...the ermine of the bench. The people are demoralized. The newspapers are largely subsidized or muzzled, public opinion silenced, business prostrated, our... | |
| George Edward Plumbe, James Langland, Claude Othello Pike - Almanacs, American - 1895 - 486 pages
...had "been brought to the verge of moral, political and material ruin," and that "corruption dominates the ballot-box, the legislatures, the congress, and touches even the ermine of the bench, "the declaration was met with shouts of derision and our parly was denounced as "calamity howlers." But... | |
| William Ralston Balch - Bookbinding - 1895 - 836 pages
...of moral, political and material ruin. Corruption dominates the ballot-box, Legislatures, Congress. The people are demoralized; most of the States have been compelled to isolate voters to prevent intimidation and bribery. The newspapers are largely subsidized, public opinion silenced,... | |
| Edward Stanwood - Elections - 1896 - 552 pages
...ruin. Corruption dominates the ballot-box, the legislature, the Congress, and touches even the ennino of the bench. The people are demoralized; most of...States have been compelled to isolate the voters at the polling-places to prevent universal intimidation or bribery. The newspapers are largely subsidized... | |
| Political parties - 1896 - 114 pages
...Nation brought to the verge of moral, political and material ruin. Corruption dominates the ballot-l>ox, the Legislatures, the Congress, and touches even the ermine of the bench. The people are demoralized. Many of the States have been compelled to isolate the voters at the polling places in order to prevent... | |
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