Word: questions
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Question: Resolved, That the Civil Service act ought to be by law extended to all departments of public service...
...Question: Resolved, That the Civil Service Act ought to be by law extended to all departments of public service...
...Griffin, L. S., then ably introduced the negative side of the question. He reviewed the platform of the republican party touching upon the public schools and metropolitan police system. Under the republican rule the system of high license has been established, which is acknowledged as the ideal system of license. The attitude of the democrats toward the public schools is weakening if not destructive. Finally he referred to the complaint offered by the democrats to the small type used on the ballot which they claim the uneducated would have difficulty in reading...
...closing the debate for the negative Mr. F. W. Thayer L. S., said that he preferred to belong to a party with a future even brighter than its past. In a political question, he said, people are apt to take a superficial view of matters and draw from their opinion without further investigation. Mr. Russell's election would not be for the best interests of the people for several reasons, firstly because by his election the Boston democracy is recognized to power; secondly, our institutions, public schools and various departments are of the best and need no change; and lastly...
When the debate was thrown open to the house several men spoke upon the question. The votes on the question were as follows: On merits of question, affirmative, 37; negative, 44. On merits of principal disputants, affirmative, 26; negative, 66. On debate as a whole, affirmative, 0; negative...