were  sure  to  have  more  skill  than  the  ordinary  citizens  who
gave  their  time  and  thought  to  other  things.  The  profession-
al rr.ust  always  beat  the  amateur.  *  *  *  The  natural  and  cer-
tain result  was  that  party  leaders,  for  party  purposes,  con-
trolled the  elections  of  public  servants,  and  the  action  of  pub-
lie  servants  after  they  were  elected."

But  enough  of  quotation.  Stickney  comes  to  the  conclusion
that  the  term-system  will  have  to  be  abolished ;  but  the  term
system  is  the  very  corner-stone  of  our  "Constitution."

That  is  certainly  a  very  vigorous  way  of  questioning  that
instrument — especially  for  an  American  lawyer.
We  shall  have  to  be  broader  in  our  criticism  than  Stickney
(though  we  can  hardly  be  said  to  be  more  radical,)  for  the
objective  points  at  which  he  and  we  aim  are  rather  different.
He  wants  a  machinery  which  shall  insure  good  work  in  the
affairs  with  which  government  is  now  charged.  We  want  a
machinery  fit  to  transact  all  the  affairs  of  the  Nation.
The  New  Order  cannot  use  a  machinery  which  allows  the  reign-
ing party  to  be  master  of  the  situation.
Now  the  successful par^y  appoints  the  people's  rulers,  and
all  public  affairs  are  conducted  with  a  view  to  party  interests.
