while glorifying the importance of your own personal will and opinion. There is a poem by Edward Rowland Sill, entitled "Dare You?" which puts this problem well. I think it is not misusing it to apply it even in the political field. "Doubting Thomas" says to "loving John": Tell me now, John, dare you be To be lonely in your thought Never visited or sought? If you dare, come now with me, To this John replies: Thomas, do you dare to be The poet would suggest that sometimes it takes a higher courage to sink one's own individuality of thought and action in the cause of some higher "unity." In all walks of life the problem of when and to what extent this should be done will confront you, puzzling and recurring; nowhere more than in the field of politics. American politics (Nineteenth Century), compared with Eighteenth Century English (Hadley) ....139-141 Bills, legislative, process of formation and enactment, 160-161 Blaine, James G., 91; quoted, 92. "Boss," unreasonable prejudice against, 57-59; impor- .67-68 40 Candidate, should be chosen according to leader he will Catholics obey Caucus, party, - - 153; - policies framed and amended in, 152- - - open or closed, 158; — secret legislation in, 158; Claims, of country, as against party and district ...101-102 165-166 ..39-40 Clearing house of information on matters of public policy needed .28-29 Commercial matters, interference of legislator in.. .109 Commission system of government Common welfare, how best achieved Compromise in legislation often necessary Confidence in representatives needed Congress, a forum for argument .70 .6-7 .76-77 .89-92 ..161 .80-81, 145 .71 Congressional representatives, relation to the Presi- dent Congressional votes, their importance Congressmen, - - should they work solely for interests 132-133. .42-43 Congressmen. See also Representatives, Congressional. - Deadlocks, occurrence in United States Government, Debate in Congress, no longer effective? Democratic Congress elected Democratic Party, in South, 39; and Republican - .156 160-161 Party, 40. - Editors, — large following, 37; — less trustworthy than Elections, local, - should be separate from national in on national elections, 68-69. .147-149 .127-129 Hadley, President A. T., quoted ..101-102, 135-136, 139-140 ..138 |