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...makes him a standing conference committee for all men who wish to pass bills; and in his power of expressing through messages to Congress his views on all matters of legislation. If with these powers he does not succeed, he is out of touch with the people or is unfit for his office. No greater powers are needed...
...possible to enter into detailed complaint here, but the frequent appearance at the table of meat and poultry unfit to be eaten, the lack of proper supervision of the cooking and serving of the food, and above all the monotony of the bill of fare, justify the assertion that no attempt whatever is made to please the members...
...restrained from making bad nominations by fear of defeat.- (x) Caucus nominee is sure of election.- (2) Caucus cannot be trusted to choose good men voluntarity.- (x) Character of our legislators not sufficiently good: Bryce, (2nd ed.), op. cit., I, pp. 515-520.- (y) Specific examples of unfit nominations prove this: Quay, Cameron, Gorman, Smith, Hill, Murphy, Platt, Blair, Chandler, Sellinger, Thurston.- (3) Convention would be restrained from nominating a boss by fear of defeat at polls...
...Change of system would improve the personnel of our state legislatures.- (a) Present system directly induces nominations of unfit men for legislature. (1) Bosses nominate such men to help themselves to Senate: Pub. Op. XIV, 393 (Jan. 28, 1893).- (b) Present system prevents defeat of unfit candidates when nomiated.- (1) People dare not vote against them for fear of losing senatorship for their party: Atlantic, LVIII, p, 229 (Aug. 1891); Mitchell in Cong. Rec. April...
...Such an argument would disenfranchise the majority of the educated men of the country.- (x) The majority of professional men tested during the war were found unfit for service.- (2) Such an argument is not applicable to municipal government.- (x) Municipal fighting is done by policemen hired for the purpose.- (d) The objection that women should not vote, because many do not wish to vote, is unsound.- (1) If the interests of the city require it, the ballot should be accepted as a duty.- (2) Those who do not wish to vote have no right to deprive of their privilege...