Word: system
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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When the gentlemen advocate a measure which will overthrow this Government by weakening the power of the President, by eating away the check of the Senate and the Supreme Court, which will make our system unstable and open the doors to socialism, they should not have made assertions, but should have brought forward specific, undeniable evidence of incurable evils inherent in our present system...
Frank O. White '99 continued the debate for Harvard. He argued that the Cabinet system would make the Government unstable, that it would work poorly with three or more parties, and that it would open the door to socialism...
...Cabinet system of government would have affected us. During the last twenty years we would have had at least five distinct and complete changes in our Government under the Cabinet system, whereas under our own system we have had but one complete change of party control. And that change was a gradual change. We have had a far more stable Government than would have been possible under the Cabinet system...
Those in favor of the Cabinet system speak of the benefit of having free and open debates. And they say such debates would create a more widespread interest in the affairs of the Government. Is there any lack of interest in this country when a question comes up which is of vital importance? Debating has been so abused in England that it has been found necessary to put checks...
...Yocum '98, of Princeton, opened the debate. In introducing the question Yocum declared that in the present system of government there is lack both of responsibility and efficient leadership in legislation, and that these evils are due largely to the confusing committee system existing in both houses of Congress. There is, he said, in Congress, a disposure of business without regard for unity or consistency, and there is an absolute divorce between the executive and executive departments. The affirmative believe that the best remedy for the evils consequent upon such conditions is a responsible cabinet government. The speaker then defined...