Some Present Day Fallacies Exposed- The Initiative and Referendum
A long critique of popular reform proposals. The author warns against initiative referendum and recall as threats to representative government, arguing mass participation dangers, potential manipulation, and loss of accountable leadership. Reference to Senator Bourne and Governor Wilson contrasts composite citizen theory with stable institutions. Policy favors cautious reform within existing representative structures.
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Herbert Spencer
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Judges and Constituents on Recall Power in Government
The speaker argues against recall of judges and calls it dangerous to judicial independence. He says officials should serve their terms unless impeached, and recalls distort justice by inviting passion and bypassing law. Experience and the common law, he contends, are safer guides than sporadic experiments.
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Solomon
Halcyon
Woodrow Wilson
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Chamberlain
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Sutherland
Philip
Switzerland
Wilson
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Berne
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