Word: biennials
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...biennial meet will not be held this year...
Question: "Resolved, That the two proposed constitutional amendments for biennial elections should be adopted by the people of Massachusetts...
...These amendments may be safely adopted. A. They have been discussed thoroughly. B. They would not prevent re-election of officers. (1) "At least one endowment commends itself to the general sense of fairness and propriety." H. C. Lodge, Biennial Elections, '86, p. 99). C. This plan is supported by experienced public-spirited men irrespective of party. D. Forty-six of the states have tried biennial elections with marked success. E. Newest states whose constitutions have been framed with greatest care all at the outset adopted binnial elections...
Best general references: R. L. Bridgman, Biennial Elections; New England Magazine, April, 1893. Publications of Anti-Biennial League...
...results of the adoption of these two amendments, viz., biennial elections, will be harmful. A. Biennial elections will weaken local self-government. (1) Will lessen the power of the people. (a) They can rebuke representatives only half as often. (2) Politicians will look upon Massachusetts politics solely from the the point of view of national party supremacy. (Speech of E. E. Hale, Oct. 23, 1896). (a) State elections are thus made subordinate to national. (x) Elections will be on national issues. (y) Offices will be filled with reference to national politics: Examples, Governor Powers, notorious for his acquirement of State...