Word: bryce
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Best general references: Sen. Mitchell in Cong. Rec. April 22, 1891, pp. 3,655-61; Sen. Turpie, ibid, Dec. 17, 1891, pp. 76-80; Bryce American Commonwealth, (3rd. ed.), I, c, X, XII; W. P. Garrison in Atlantic Monthly, LXVIII, pp. 227-232, (Aug. 1891), W. Clark in Arena X, pp. 453-461, (Sept., 1894); Nation...
...Change of mode of election would not affect fundamental character of U. S. Senate or fundamental differences between it and Ho. of Rp.- (a) Senators still elected for six years: Bryce, Am. Com., I, p. 115.- (b) Senator still representatives of states-(1) Still apportioned equally among states. Bryce, op. cit. I, 99, 115; Turpe in Cong. Rec., Dec. 17, 1891, p. 78.- (2) New electoral body more representative of state than present one.- (x) People of a state are the state: Bryce, op. cit., I, 113; Mitchell in Cong. Rec., April 22, 1891, pp. 3,659-60.- (c) Difference...
...would be less likely to be nominated.- (1) Legislative caucus is not now restrained from making bad nominations by fear of defeat.- (x) Caucus nominee is sure of election.- (2) Caucus cannot be trusted to choose good men voluntarity.- (x) Character of our legislators not sufficiently good: Bryce, (2nd ed.), op. cit., I, pp. 515-520.- (y) Specific examples of unfit nominations prove this: Quay, Cameron, Gorman, Smith, Hill, Murphy, Platt, Blair, Chandler, Sellinger, Thurston.- (3) Convention would be restrained from nominating a boss by fear of defeat at polls...
...Change of system would make it harder for "boodlers" to enter the U. S. Senate: Public Opinion, XIV, 391 (Jan. 28, 1893); Bryce, op. cit. I, 101; Whitehill in Cong. Rec. April 22, 1891, p. 3658. (a) Nominations would be less likely to be secured by bribing: Arena X, p. 455 (Sept. 1894).- (1) Convention bribery less likely to be attempted.- (X) Risk of discovery greater.- (A) More persons to be approached.- (B) Longer interval before election during which attention is paid to circumstances of nomination.- (2) Competitive bribery less likely to succeed.- (X) Bribes offered much smaller.- (A) Convention...
...Change of system would tend to take national issues out of state politics.- (a) It would directly destroy the legitimate reasons for voting on national lines for the state legislature: Bryce, op. cit. pp. 100, 567; Atlantic, LXVIII, p. 228 (Aug. 1891).- (b) It would tend to do away with "national voting" in other state contests.- (1) The choice of Senators by the legislatures makes people believe there is a necessary connection between all state and national politics: Nation...