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APPLETONS'
POPULAR SCIENCE
MONTHLY
EDITED BY
WILLIAM JAY YOUMANS
VOL. LIV
NOVEMBER, 1899, TO APRIL, 1900
NEW YORK
D. APPLETON AND COMPANY
1900
Copyright, 1900,
By D. APPLETON AND COMPANY.
CONTENTS.
APPLETONS'
POPULAR SCIENCE
MONTHLY.
NOVEMBER, 1899.
THE REAL PROBLEMS OF DEMOCRACY.
By FRANKLIN SMITH.
Much has been written of late about "the real problems of democracy."According to some "thinkers," they consist of the invention ofingenious devices to prevent caucus frauds and the purchase of votes,to check the passage of special laws as well as too many laws, andto infuse into decent people an ardent desire to participate inthe wrangles of politics. According to others, they consist of theinvention of equ