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Debate for May 7, 1891.Question: Resolved, That the interests of the country require the success of the Republican party in 1892.

Brief for the AffirmativeJ. L. DODGE and L. B. WILLIAMS.

Best general references: Senator G. F. Hoar in Forum, April, 1891; E. O. Leech, in N. A. Review, Mar. 1891.

I. The Republican party and no other is entitled by its record, its platform, and its leaders to public confidence: Forum IX, 24, VI, 488; N. A. Review, Vol. 147, p. 37.

II. Due regard for the vested interests and the reciprocity policy depend upon Republican success. Forum VIII, 136; N. A. Review, vol. 147, p. 460.

III. The national sentiment in favor of honest elections must find effective expression: Forum IX, 705; VII, 143; April, 1891.

IV. The future prosperity of business and financial interests of the country depend upon the defeat of the principles of the Democratic party.- (a) Free coinage would entail inevitable disaster.- (b) The American shipping interest looks to the Republican party for its encouragement and protection.- (c) The Democratic party continues its hostile attitude towards our National banking system and is incompetent to effect its necessary revision.- (d) Congressional business demands the suppression of filibustering: N. A. Review, Mar., 1891.

V. Judicious, sincere, and systematic reform depends on the continuation of Republican control; N. A. Review, May, 1891; Vol. 147, p. 37.

Brief for the negative.F. W. BURLINGHAM and J. M. MORTON.

I. The Republican party should not be returned to power.- (a) It seeks only to perpetuate its own existence: Bryce II, 20; Forum IX, 430-436.- (b) By admission of new states; Forum, Nov., 1890.- (c) By unseating Democrats by a strict party vote: N. A. Review, Vol. 149, p. 667; N. Y. Herald, Sept. 24, 1890, p. 7.

II. It has lost the confidence of the country: Nation, Vol. 51, pp. 375, 393, 413.- (a) It is a notably corrupt party in its leaders Quay and Dudley: N. A. Review, Vol. 150, p. 706; N. Y. Herald, Nov. 3, 1888, p. 8.- (b) Corrupt methods to gain power: N. Y. Herald, October 31, Nov. 2, 1888.

III. Is out of sympathy with the wishes of the people.- (a) Tariff legislation: Butterworth's speech, Boston Herald, May 13, 1890; Nation, Nov. 27, 1890; Schurz's Speech, Boston Post, Oct. 21, 1890.- (b) Extravagant financial legislation: D. A. Wells, in Boston Post, July 8, 1890.- (c) It has been grossly sectioual: Matterson's Speech, Boston Post, Sept. 27, 1890; Cong. Record, Aug. 9, 1890, p. 8382; Forum IX, 361