Word: system
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...general subject of public opinion in the United States. He said those who are watching most closely and keenly the trend of events note two tendencies; on the one hand a growth of public interest in purer government; a winning battle for the abolition of the spoils system; a growing independence among voters; a diminution of corruption in Congress; on the other hand, along with all this, a great deal of bribery at the polls; a growing domination of corrupt political machines; an increasing tyranny and recklessness of corrupt bosses. From Washington's time till ours the chief force...
...cannot be pessimistic, we who in our own time have seen so many good things accomplished,- have seen slavery disappear and polygamy and international literary piracy; we who have seen the beginning of the protection of our forests; our ballot laws so vastly improved and the spoils system stricken a tall blow. But we shall meet with disaster after disaster in America-and perhaps one disaster more than even our constitution can stand, if we do not exert ourselves constantly in the elevation of public affairs...
...evident that in order to overcome the defects in our caucus system of nominations, the degrading tendency of political machines, and the temptations of a busy people to neglect political duties, there needs to be a quickening of civic patriotism from one end of the country to the other. Our present political system would need no change to make it all that we wish, if public opinion were as persistent as it is on the whole honest and pure...
...cities need attention. They are the rotten spots in the body politic. Under our present system, revolution, not evolution, as the only remedy. We need to develop two ideas; first, that the city officers are not political officers, and second, that as the city is a business institution, there should be a board of control made up of citizens. This board should be above the aldermen and without its consent no franchises should be granted...
...only will they be benefited, but if the University crew, as is often the case, should draw on a class crew for new material, the vacancy made in the class crew squad could then be filled from the Weld crew of the same class. In this way a thorough system may be had in rowing and every man of real promised will get a chance to row on a crew...