Vital American Problems: An Attempt to Solve the Trust, Labor, and Negro ProblemsPutnam, 1908 - 384 Seiten |
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... Facts . By WILLIAM MOR- TON GRINNELL . 12 ° . Cloth · I 00 105. The Congo . A Report of the Commission of Enquiry Appointed by the Congo Free State Government . A Complete and Accurate Translation . 12 ° . Cloth • I 00 106. - Janus in ...
... Facts . By WILLIAM MOR- TON GRINNELL . 12 ° . Cloth · I 00 105. The Congo . A Report of the Commission of Enquiry Appointed by the Congo Free State Government . A Complete and Accurate Translation . 12 ° . Cloth • I 00 106. - Janus in ...
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... Facts regarding the organization and management of " trusts " and their effect upon the industrial and commercial life of the American nation have been gathered , tabulated , studied , and digested until the mists of uncertainty and the ...
... Facts regarding the organization and management of " trusts " and their effect upon the industrial and commercial life of the American nation have been gathered , tabulated , studied , and digested until the mists of uncertainty and the ...
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... fact that a great amount of idle capital exists in the hands of enterprising men who stand ready to enter any specific field of production whenever the profits offer a suffi- cient inducement . A case in point is that of the American ...
... fact that a great amount of idle capital exists in the hands of enterprising men who stand ready to enter any specific field of production whenever the profits offer a suffi- cient inducement . A case in point is that of the American ...
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... fact that there are on the market sub- stitutes for nearly all articles of commerce which would be used exclusively if a cheaper price were made as an inducement . There are few , if any , among the commodities on which we depend for ...
... fact that there are on the market sub- stitutes for nearly all articles of commerce which would be used exclusively if a cheaper price were made as an inducement . There are few , if any , among the commodities on which we depend for ...
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... fact , I know of none , except one or two , and these have depreciated the quality of their product . . . . In nine cases out of ten , trusts have raised prices - often more than fifty per cent . " While it is true that since 1895 ...
... fact , I know of none , except one or two , and these have depreciated the quality of their product . . . . In nine cases out of ten , trusts have raised prices - often more than fifty per cent . " While it is true that since 1895 ...
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Seite 28 - We admit, as all must admit, that the powers of the government are limited, and that its limits are not to be transcended. But we think the sound construction of the constitution must allow to the national legislature that discretion, with respect to the means by which the powers it confers are to be carried into execution, which will enable that body to perform the high duties assigned to it, in the manner most beneficial to the people. Let the end be legitimate, let it be within the scope of the...
Seite 88 - Every tax ought to be so contrived as both to take out and to keep out of the pockets of the people as Little as possible, over and above what it brings into the public treasury of the state.
Seite 291 - Let it simply be asked, where is the security for property, for reputation, for life, if the sense of religious obligation desert the oaths, which are the instruments of investigation in courts of justice ? And let us with caution indulge the supposition, that morality can be maintained •without religion.
Seite 96 - ... transportation' shall include cars and other vehicles and all instrumentalities and facilities of shipment or carriage, irrespective of ownership or of any contract, express or implied, for the use thereof and all services in connection with the receipt, delivery, elevation, and transfer in transit, ventilation, refrigeration or icing, storage, and handling of property transported...
Seite 227 - Promote, then, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge. In proportion as the structure of a government gives force to public opinion, it is essential that public opinion should be enlightened.
Seite 26 - Among the enumerated powers, we do not find that of establishing a bank or creating a corporation. But there is no phrase in the instrument which, like the articles of confederation, excludes incidental or implied powers; and which requires that everything granted shall be expressly and minutely described. Even the 10th amendment, which was framed for the purpose of quieting the excessive jealousies which had been excited, omits the word "expressly...
Seite 328 - Among the first acts of legislation adopted by several of the states in the legislative bodies which claimed to be in their normal relations with the Federal government, were laws which imposed upon the colored race onerous disabilities and burdens, and curtailed their rights in the pursuit of life, liberty, and property to such an extent that their freedom was of little value...
Seite 33 - Every contract, combination in the form of trust or otherwise, or conspiracy, in restraint of trade or commerce among the several States, or with foreign nations, is hereby declared to be illegal. Every person who shall make any such contract or engage in any such combination or conspiracy, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor...
Seite 51 - ... be controlled by them. From this, which may be almost termed an axiom, other propositions are deduced as corollaries, on the truth or error of which, and on their application to this case, the cause has been supposed to depend. These are, 1st.
Seite 49 - The power to tax may be exercised oppressively upon persons, but the responsibility of the legislature is not to the courts, but to the people by whom its members are elected.