Word: ifs
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Mr. Wells '90 opened for the affirmative. President Harrison is pledged by his letter of acceptance, and by the Republican platform to support civil service reform. If he does not it will be a betrayal of trust. Reform is necessary to give efficiency to the government.
Mr. Warner, L. S. spoke first on the negative. Nobody supports the spoils syste; it is felt to be bad, but how shall the difficulty be met? The question under consideration is as pleasing to the ordinary young man as the smile of his best girl. How well "efficient officials...
Mr. Thayer, '89, spoke next on the affirmative. A government is like a great farm. The owner chooses the head farmers to carry out his ideas of the best interests of the estate. If a new owner comes in who does not believe in the methods of the former landlord...
Mr. Surbridge, '89, closed for the negative. Even on an estate it will not do to have laborers and tenants hostile to the owner. The whole system must be in accord. Men of bad moral character should never be retained, even if efficient. The so-called convict appointees of Cleveland...
There are three kinds of light; the light of opinion, the light of conscience and the light of God's Word. From the first we obtain light by learning what other people think of us; if we know that certain bad people approve of our ways then we can feel...