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BRIEF PROPER.I. British control has been of advantage to Egypt.- (a) Politically.- (1) The ever-threatening Soudanese have been driven from Egypt: XIX C, April, 1896.-(2) Order has been brought out of Anarchy: (ibid).- (3) Corruption in the judicial department has been abolished: Quarterly Rev., Feb., 1895.- (b) Economically.- (1) Prosperity has replaced business stagnation: Quarterly Rev., Feb., '95.- (2) The credit of the country has been strengthened and the weight of the debt greatly diminished: No. Amer, Rev., July, 1895.- (3) The taxes have been lightened: (ibid).- (4) The rich resources of Egypt are being used more economically...
...election of a Democratic government will best serve the interests of the country.- (1) Further tariff legislation would be detrimental to business: Harper's Weekly, XL, 218-(a) Business men desire no change: ibid; Nation, LXII, 232.- (b) A Democratic government will tend to prevent such legislation.- (c) A Republican government would change the tariff.- (x) Republicans are making the tariff their chief campaign issue: Harper's, XL, 218.- (2) A Democratic government gives promise of better currency legislation.- (a) In 1888 the Republican platform denounced Cleveland for his attempts "to demontize silver:" Tribune Almanc...
...more definite policy than any one of the probable Republican nominees.- (1) Has always openly defined his attitude on currency questions: Forum, Feb., 1894.- (a) His determination alone secured the repeal of the Sherman law: Ibid.- (2) No prominent Republican aspirant has so definite a record on the currency question.- (a) Reed helped pass the Sherman law.- (b) Harrison signed the Sherman law: Cong. Record, XXI, 7264, (July 14, 1890).- (c) McKinley has "Straddled" and is "straddling": Nation, LXII, 227.- (d) Allison has "a bad record and is speechless now": Harper's, XL, 266.- (3) Cleveland is a most consistent...
...might be possible, yet his reasons for refusing were mainly personal: McMaster, II, ch. IX.- (x) Was in bad health at the end of second term, and died before third term would have ended: No. Am. Rev., CXXX, 117.- (y) He was no longer "the idol of the people": Ibid.- (I) "In 1796 in every city and town were men who denounced him: McMaster, II, 289.- (II) Was slandered in the public press: Ibid, 249-50.- (III) In 1796 the House of Representatives intentionally insulted him: Ibid, 259-61.- (IV) Accused of malfeasance in office: Ibid, 249.- (3) Jefferson...
check each other, (Bryce, 461).- (1) A hasty and unconsidered action, should be prevented, (Ibid, 108).- (2) Too great domination over congress by the people should be prevented.- (a) The capriciousness of the public will is one of the greates dangers to the Republic.- (B) The disadvantages of electing both bodies on the same basis are seen in state legislatures.- (1) There is no conservative check in state legislation.- (a) Too much trivial legislation, (Bryce, I, 520).- (2) Both houses of the state legislatures are excessively afraid of the people, (Bryce...