On the record
I think that sooner or later some emphatic action will be taken, probably in the form of a declaratory resolution, which will put an end to this abuse.
Source
gutenberg.orgEditor's note · Context
Hoar predicts that decisive action will eventually be taken to address an ongoing abuse of power.
Share
More from George F. Hoar
One of the virtues of General Sheridan was that he knew when to act without orders.
He has fallen at the very gate of an honorable and eminent career, and a thousand hopes are buried in his grave.
I believe that as time goes on, the great self-restraint of the American people in dealing with the momentous peril of 1877, and the constructive ability which created the simple but perfect mechanism of the Electoral Commission, will…
Edward Everett preached a sermon when he was twenty-four years old before a large audience in the Representatives Chamber at Washington which was heard with breathless silence.
Other voices in this conversation
