New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-04-06
THE GOVERNMENT CRITIsIZED.
ADDRESS BEFORE THE POLITICAL SCIENCE AsSoCA
TON BY HORACE WHITE.


TON BY HORACE WHITE.
Horace White of Chicago read paper be-
fore the Political science Association lasteyening at the
Fifth Ayenue IIoi in which he criticised the form OF
government Of the United States Among those present
were Judge Davies the Rev Dr. Bellows the Rev Dr.
Alger. Col. Ethan Allen. and Elwood L. Thorne Mr.
White spoke for half an hour in part as follows
After So years duration of the American plan Of gov
it's results with unmXed satisfaction. do not think
that il has really had fair chance 10 snow s merits
since the close Of he war hui ohl5 us "eieots nun.
our s. stem res possibility il lodged nowhere, IN default
OF which We have Suieme Court as SORT "i siulce-
box 10 catch the gold That comes through me HoVtrn
ment mil, and 10 pass the tailihSS on 70 "uIi'Ioh
The BRUSH nation governs Itself and directs and con-
trolls Its own policy surely, easily, and uncfrnGy
ana with FAR les friction than The american Ptopir 90
the same thing for themselves lhs Is us e1s 10 w.
fusion OF the legislative ana eAecuuEe VI ~
EuglisI Governmental fusion 10 perfect mat any us
agreement between their leads 10 Inc inclae ulSsoiu
tion Of one or the "t4er rms IS "hdl is l'sahl Ny
responsible government ana fcspohslblc govern
ment is Incompatible win hXed terms oi one,
recent Instance of the inchcency Oh our systems 20
accomplish h" most evident wishes Of the people Is
ecrctary risiow last Year The theory of our Govern
mcnt that al citizens take an equal interest IN unc
affairs. is impossible to make the average ctlzch give
the same attention to politics rt the ohc"'eecr does
TO project ourselves against tho o1cc-sceNcr' We
should make the tenure oi Ollie, Is REGARDS appoint
mcnts, permanent during GOOD behavior, ana inanG u
capital oiensc for any app0lntee TO mcdnr WIN pVc'
while hOl0ing office. TBS done, the heiRato OF pap
age Is blown up ana We Sii, h'e pam ai- ioi ot
reforms and not before. We have President VINO l5
sincere The law Of the world is progress, and tie gov
crnneut winch suited eighty years htO oHSht
not to suit lis unless il we're given rs d Goa WIN
"A warranty all generations. Gun pnpu.atOI ana ma
tcral wealth did conf! 20 us .! government, ana or
la rcs ami mines viii stay by us IN spite ot govern
Iicnt. What concerned to know - whether az
form 0i government ]. hcnnd inc age. IL W1ud
I've practicable think and mostly useful 10 make mem
hers of the Cabinet members oiciU Of e House ~
EenrrScntativcs with All rights, powers ana privileges
>ccp the power of impeachment and the power OF elect
inc President VIXEN ire people shall have jailed 10 elect
Iberr World be IN advantage IN his method OF get
ting from department the Information needed for pr-
posrr Of legislation. But the Cnic ADVANTAGE Nouu ne
III bringing the Executive INTO more i!nHrttic COZ l.t
with the people. one III the first things t. BE- donc H. 10
make amendments of the Cons tuition more easily 10 he
obtained II would be wen "a provide rs IL Ersaud.
that whatever III Parliament does - >NtuUcAil
hone the Political Science Sucipty VIII IL instrumental ~
creating doubt, whether lie choicest nJWcGs OF republic
can liberty in he field whore our iorr3ihcs culei
and whether they t 10 be pcried Tor all genera
when Mr. White hal concluded, ramalks were made
by Judge Davi 6 DR.. Bellows, and Dr. lillian EIWs0h,
late Prime Minister at the Argentine Republic.