That was the condition of things when, in the early summer of 1895, I delivered an address at the opening of the Summer School of Clark University in which I spoke briefly, but in very strong terms, in condemnation of the secrecy and of the proscriptive principles of this political organization.
Hoar recounts delivering a strong condemnation of a political organization's secrecy and exclusionary practices during a university address.
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