The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 148Atlantic Monthly Company, 1931 - American essays |
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Page 186
The system is so vicious , the money power has come into politics so brazenly , to so great a degree has it undermined the institutions of representative government , that the direct primary has recently come under fire from two men so ...
The system is so vicious , the money power has come into politics so brazenly , to so great a degree has it undermined the institutions of representative government , that the direct primary has recently come under fire from two men so ...
Page 187
The direct primary tends to bring about just the opposite result . It has planted the seeds of ambition in those who have absolutely no qualification for positions of public trust . By making the road so easy , it has encouraged the ...
The direct primary tends to bring about just the opposite result . It has planted the seeds of ambition in those who have absolutely no qualification for positions of public trust . By making the road so easy , it has encouraged the ...
Page 192
The direct primary has broken down the spirit of Congress , has undermined its independence of thought , and injected into its proceedings the paralyzing element of fear . Under the whip and spur of the organized minorities now afield ...
The direct primary has broken down the spirit of Congress , has undermined its independence of thought , and injected into its proceedings the paralyzing element of fear . Under the whip and spur of the organized minorities now afield ...
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