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May 29, 1896

There certainly ought to be a strong presumption that the case was fairly and justly determined by the Bureau.

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Jun 5, 1896

It is difficult to understand why under the Constitution it should be necessary to submit proposed legislation to Executive scrutiny and approval except to invoke the exercise of Executive judgment and invite independent Executive action.

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Jan 10, 1897

The experiment of substituting civilized methods for brute force as the means of settling international questions of right will thus be tried under the happiest auspices.

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Dec 6, 1896

The ownership and management by the Government of penitentiaries...have at last to a slight extent been realized.

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