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The most important subject for discussion is the regulation of private trade. Franchises which are granted to private corporations tend to become more and more valuable and private proprietors should not reap the whole benefit. At the expiration of a short franchise, if the city takes over the ownership, the...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: "MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP" | 4/23/1907 | See Source »

The subject for the debate between the Seniors and Juniors on December 20, 1905, was "Resolved, That if it were possible, a reasonable property qualification for the exercise of the municipal franchise in the United States would be desirable." J. W. Plaisted, A. N. Holcombe, and J. W. Appel, Jr...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE YEAR'S WORK IN DEBATING | 6/22/1906 | See Source »

A. P. Matthew, in closing the main argument of the affirmative, summarized the advantages that would come to New York City through municipal ownership. He first considered the effect it would have on the politics of the city. The franchise-holding corporations are responsible for by far the greater part...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD WON DEBATE | 3/31/1906 | See Source »

Regulation is not an effective remedy because it does not remove the cause. Municipal ownership strikes at the very root of the evil. If New York owns the street railway system and leases it to private companies, the incentive to corruption will be weakened because a lease is not as...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD WON DEBATE | 3/31/1906 | See Source »

In the first speech of the evening J. W. Plaisted, of the affirmative, outlined the importance of having good governments in our cities. He explained the corrupt abuses, and contrasted them with the excellent municipal control in foreign cities. For the negative A. B. Church opened the debate. He pointed...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: JUNIORS DEFEATED SENIORS | 12/21/1905 | See Source »

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