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Best general references: James F. Hudson in N. A. Review, vol. 144, p. 277 (Mar. 1887); Albion W. Tourgee in N. A. Review, vol. 157, p. 30 (July 1893); Nation, vol. 47, p. 125; vol. 44, p. 381; vol. 45, p. 68; vol. 48, p. 108; vol. 49, p. 186; Unitarian Review, vol. 26, p. 522-529; H. D. Lloyd, Wealth against Commonwealth...
...Experience shows that those cities which have a property qualification are better governed than those which have an unrestricted suffrage. Nation, xxxiv, 245, 267 (Mar. 23, 30, 1882); Shaw: Municipal Government in Great Britain, 45, 77; New Review, 11, 74, 499 (July, Nov., 1894); Forum, 17, 659 (Aug., 1894). - (a) Municipal government in the United States is extravagant, inefficient and corrupt. - (b) European cities, having property qualification are economically and efficiently governed...
Best general references: Boston papers, Feb. 20, '95; Mayor Matthews's Argument before legislature; Statement of transit commission April 9, '95; Boston Herald, July 18, 21, 25, 1894; Jan. 4; Mar. 4, Mar...
...gold in the arts: Suess, 100-101. - (f) Present suspicion of silver unjustifiable. - (1) Silver has not depreciated, but gold has appreciated: International Monetary Conference of 1892, p. 54; British Monetary Commission of 1887-88. - (2) No danger of a flood of silver: Suess, 51; Forum XV, 67 (Mar. 1893); Pol. Sci. Q. VIII...
...increase is unnecessary. - (a) Navy is already considerable: Rep. Sec. of Navy for 1894, p. 6. - (b) More ships are authorized: Boston Herald, Mar. 5, 1895. - (c) No analogy with European navies - (1) Small commerce. - (2) No colonies. - (3) Isolation. - (d) War is not probable. - (1) No strong neighbors. - (2) European nations desire peace with U. S. - (w) Respect our neutrality. - (x) War with U. S. would precipitate general European war. - (y) Great foreign investments in U. S. - (z) Arbitration probable...