Sung Chiao-jen's Conception And Practice Of "Party Cabinet"

Sung chiao-jen (1882—1913), whose courtesy name was Dun chu, assumed name was Yu fu. He was born in Tao Yuan, in Hu nan province. Sung chiao-jen was a famous capitalist statesman, thinker and revolutionist in Modern China. As one of the leaders of the Revolution of 1911, he advocated to adopt responsible cabinet institution on the style of founding a new democratic state in China after the victory of revolution. After the fall of Tang Shao yi cabinet, he withdrew from the cabinet together with other members of the cabinet from Tung Meng hui, he was engaged in Party Cabinet by the status of party not in office. He was devoted himself to founding Kuo min-tang and putting Party Cabinet into practice. He also leaded the members of Kuo min-tang to take part in the first parliament vote and had obtained big victory. At last, he offered his young life as tribute for his republicanism conception. The substance of this thesis is Sung chiao-jen's conception and practice of Party Cabinet.It mainly studies the founding and development of his conception, his practice in order to realize his conception as well as the effects. On these bases, It evaluates Sung chiao-jen's historic status. It also raises some new ideas about some specific aspects on the base of academic comment.This thesis is made up of four parts: Foreword, It simply introduces all Sung chiao-jen's life and states the history and present conditions about Sung chiao-jen's study from the aspect of historical data and academic history. Chapter 1, it elaborates systematically the forming course of Party Cabinet conception. It states Sung chiao-jen's understanding to Qing Empire's preparing to establish a constitution as well as western politics institution .It discusses the different opinion of Sung chiao-jen and other revolutionaries on the system of government in the beginning of Republic China. It points out that Sung chiao-jen insisted on responsible cabinet institution in China. It also analyzes the reasons why Sung chiao-jen insisted it ,as well as his conception which was reflected in the laws, which he made or took part in making. The fall of Tang shao yi cabinet made Sung chiao-jen realized the abuse of mixed cabinet, strength his decision to found Party Cabinet. Chapter 2, It mainly states Sung chiao-jen's practice from the aspects such as Sung chiao-jen founded Kuo min-tang, took part in and succeeded in the first parliament vote, drafted the policy of Kuo min-tang . Chapter 3, combined the historical facts, on the bases of Chapter 1 and Chapter 2, it evaluates Sung chiao-jen's Party Cabinet conception and political activities. It points out that Party Cabinet was a significant try on the democratic contribution in the beginning of Republic China. On the other hand, it analyzes the historic reasons for the failure of Party Cabinet from the condition of China, the condition of Kuo min tang, Yuan shi-kai's attitude, the lack of army and masses support aspects.The main attribution and new idea of this thesis is : From the aspects of political history and idea history, use the basic principle of western political institution, together with the political situation of the beginning of Republic China, the social class and society condition...