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...genuine and thorough purification. (b) Purification by independent action (through balance of power) has bad effects. (1) It withdraws the best element from the party. (2) It obscures legitimate party issues, by making an issue of political purity, which is not a proper subject for party differences. New Englander, vol...
...present party system is bad. (a) It results in government for the machine instead of for the people. Goldwin Smith in North Am. Rev. vol. 155, p. 582. Hence (1) Rotation in office; (2) Geographical appointments; (3) Unfit or corrupt officials. Roosefelt: Practical Politics, pp. 11-41. (b) It results in responsibility to the party, not to the people. (c) It gives undue influence to certain sections; Chinese and Silver questions. (d) Strict party government results in a rule by but little over one-quarter of the voters...
Best general references: 1. Report on Postal Telegraph (1884). 2. N. A. Review, vol. 144: 44 (Ely). 3. Forum, IX: 450 (Keeler...
...owner and manager should be the State. Forum, Feb. 1888, (Cullom). (a) Experience in other countries. N. P. Hill's speeches, p. 216. (b) Telegraph naturally a part of postal system. (c) Present evils of private ownership would be remedied. N. A. Review, vol. 143: 35 (Phillips). (d) Positive improvements: (1) In extension of service. (2) In greater efficiency. (3) In economy of management...
...Government ownership and management is at present feasible and practicable. N. A. Review, vol. 142: 227 (Field). (a) Government could resort to paralleling. (b) It has right of eminent domain. (c) Essick machine...