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...does so at the expense of the cities, is untrue.- (1) Compensation will be made to the cities by the great increase of the saloon tax.- (2) The total amount of city taxation will be lessened.- (x) New York city now pays 46 per cent. of the state direct taxes.- (y) Its share of the payment of the liquor tax will be much less: Seth Low in Evening Post, April...
...charge this spring of the rowing, baseball and track athletic interests of the University respectively. Each committee has a faculty member, a graduate member, and an undergraduate member. Some of the members of each committee have been chosen who have never participated in the sports which they are to direct, so that a perfectly unbiased opinion may be had on all questions which may arise. The makeup of the different committees is as follows...
Debate of April 2, 1896.Question: "Resolved, That U. S. Senators Should be Elected by Direct Vote of the people...
...state legislatures.- (A) Indirect election of Senators secures much better men.- (1) Mere popular demagogues cannot secure election by state legislatures.- cf. character of senators and governors.- (B) Corruption, urged as an objction to the present system, would be merely increased by popular election of senators.- (1) Bribing in direct election is as easy as in indirect elctions: (bryce II, 137 seq.).- (2) It is more demoralizing.- (3) The Senators would be elected by the corrupt element of the states.- (a) The cities, where most corruption exists, would have greater influence (Bryce 516-17).- (C) The district system enables...
Debate of April 2, 1896.Question: "Resolved, That U. S. Senators Should be Elected by Direct Vote of the people...