When Harvard alumni dominated the Massachusetts legislature, the university was given support and consideration. But, in the 1840’s, mass immigration, fueled by the Irish potato famine, altered the state’s demographic balance, enabling populists to gain control of the legislature.
当校友主宰马萨诸塞州立法机构时，哈佛收获了支持和照顾。但是，在19世纪40年代，由爱尔兰土豆饥荒导致的大量移民改变了马萨诸塞州的人口结构，民粹主义者控制了立法机构。