Word: mag
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Best references: Centz's Republic of Republics; No. Am. Review, 132: pp. 407-426; Am. Mag. of Civics, VI, pp. 533-542; Am. Journal of Politics...
...Congress has appointed supervisors and deputy marshals to oversee elections (N. A. R. 132, p. 411). (5) State officers have been punished in Federal courts for violating state laws. (6) Congress created the National Bank and by means of a Bank Tax sought to extinguish the State Banks (Am. Mag. of Civics VI, pp. 538-541). (7) Congress in 1807 passed, over veto, a law placing the Southern States under military rule (N. A. R. 132: p. 412). (8) All these are unwarranted assumptions of power. (a) Can not be defended by the doctrine of implied powers...
...serves as a check on the two great parties.- (1) It breaks up old political rings and corrupt administration.- (2) Makes a cleansing of the old parties absolutely necessary: Pub. Opin. Vol. XVI, p. 42.- (b) It has great educational value.- (1) It breaks down old party lines: Amer. Mag. Civics, Vol. 7, p. 199.- (x) Sets people thinking for themselves.- (2) Raises new issues which demand investigation.- (x) Populism has raised questions,- (m) of the Govt. ownership of monopolies which affect the public interest,- (n) of the currency,- (o) of inequalities in the distribution of wealth,- (p) the oppression...
...Workingmen have genuine grievances against employers.- (b) Consumers have genuine grievances against trusts and corporations: e.g., Standard Oil trust.- (c) Farmers have genuine grievances against the railroads.- (d) Debtor class must suffer by the demonetizations of silver.- (e) All these different classes of grievances the Populist Party represents: Amer. Mag. of Civics...
...parties no longer voice the wishes of the people.- (1) They are engaged in a sham battle over the tariff: Rev. of Reviews, vol. 10, p. 9.- (b) It is a spontaneous outburst of popular feeling.- (1) It appeared simultaneously over a large part of the country: Amer Mag. of Civics, vol. 7, p. 196.- (c) All great movements must be given organized expression.- (1) They all represent some truth.- (2) If suppressed they must result in,- (x) Continual local outbreaks,- or (y) general revolution.- (3) disorganized expression is ineffectual...