New-York tribune., 1874-11-21
MODERN REPUBLICS CONTRAsTED.

GREAT POWER OF THE UNITED STATES EXECUTIVE
-sWITzERLAND RULED WELL By COUNCIL
LIMITED POWER or THE EXECUTIVE.
To lhe Editor of The Tribune.
SIR: The result Of the late elections sur.
prised and confounded both parties I6 was victory
Of tho people-a warning to those to whom they hao
deputed power that their rights were not absolute IL
Is a good duty iranscends partisaushp that
the bonds are loosening 1 have long wondered sat
tho ind ference Of the people to the Violations OF the
CONSTITUTIONS the abiect bending OF men to the wishes
of the President; the subsection OF vital Naona inter-
ests to his viewsa VINO cannot see augat beyond
his own opinions aad Will
Ought one man have the power that Is relocated to
the President OF United Satesi Says writer No
where IN the world do hear Of a monarch who. on
ascending throne, removes all the officials OF ths
% & ~ n inc nnsf ahsomt must himself nave
much respect for the existence or established Gus
TOMS transmitted his ancestors, to make use or
measures to overthrow subvert the order am slaD
ty of country which its aitn and Loyalty depend
the corrupt and worthless" Tie official patronage OF
the President the OF great louise and
demorllizes public sentiment. Iho way 10 rl tle ma
ton OF the evils arising therefrom seems TO be the
abolition Of the office by amendment TO the C0hstd
ton. Then this great warfare ol seihsny Interested
parties would cease Now me pSnteiah' poll = merge All
their faculties into oriynss Tor once and sc9ennss
for the denomination of themselves ani tue
office OF their creature In power or Is settled iacs
that peoples choice Is not the President elected
Says the writer above quoted, "COrruptiOn Is moro
frequent in the United States In the worst mon
government "Tnelr government recoguIZs no Presl-
don't of the union coniedercy IAe sJefneI Presi-
dent is only Cnarnan Of the Buniesra'h or Federal
Couuc Executive Committee Of seven chosen every
three years by the Federal Assembly, tue National
Council and council OF the states IN joint session. lac
Chairman is elected yearly, has no more power OF
authority than his associates, and year must intervene
before be ia reClgible again Tue supreme
Legislative and Executive IL vested In Parliament of
two Chambers, state cOunc, and National council.
The first is the CantOns OF the CDncderdtUn
the people chosen in direct election every three years.
Rorn CAL a
Federal Assembly. The ciy,i officers OF the con
federacy in far they are independent OF te Bun
desran, chosen every three years by the Federal
Assembly; also the Bundesg richt or Federal Iri-
buual, which acts a High Court or Appeal.
The here are directly opposite 10 tnOsa
of the United states. Throughout this pure ropub
ncan system, having within Itsell prescVatNe power
Ii thing be done to lessen tLis gielt power
given TO one man, the people ana COngrS w. Ike the
Judiciary be puppets the President. The Presidents
policy thought of now than the national good
and the dickering and Dickerng OF hls 1ayOrt's
disgrace country. One eau hardly count tne
benefits to that would follow on tile suppress
sion Ol the power The suOservency begotten
by the greed Office destroys serespect aud nts men
to be the tools OF base aud corrupt iHE TRIBUNE
was not early with its warning Dat Tue lDlrd Term
meant danger The strife viii DC between pure deno-
cracy and this great pOtentillty. r. IL.
Nep-Bedf0rd, Mass, Nov. 10. lS7t