New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-07
DUTIES OF CITIZENSHIP.
MONOGRAPH BY GENERAL W. 8. RosEcRANs.

General w. s. Rosecrans has published
h,e, Monograph on the Theory and Practical Workings
81 our - lem OF Government" That system he de-
scribes f. J.tne that OF democracy beginning Win
urinary representatives called voters Voting, lie con
tends Ia the exercise OF truseeshp. or solemn trnst
created by law and there must be some reciprocal duties
an, affiliations the part Of the commonwealth for
the benefit OF which this night is conferred. He lays en-
,os,s an these two Fundamental precepts: The voter
g. trustee created by law and must exercise his trust
according TO Law and the best OF his judgment and con-
science for the common veal and the commonwealth
far whose benefit he exercises IT, f. bound at its own er
nense 10 furnish him every needed facility for the crer
cie az this trust" He cites the population and total
vote at the close Of three successive decades showing
that IN $50 there 92I25 05 voters In population
NJ or about 49, SO for each 100 souls or one
trustee for each family After describing the evils oil
the caucus system be accounts for It's existence by the
controlling necessity which the voter. or prnary
trustee feels for information respecting those for
whom he ought 10 vote Consequently there Is govern
eut of party by party and for party instead
nent OF the people by The people and for the people, ana
the following cited As the results:
Public faith In free government is undermined by
the continual public assertion OF the nonstr0us sOlecisIn
tht tbe icOlc can govern only when organized into a
marty Instead Of body polite, backed as tins assertion
~ the actual facts that our Go, ernGient become
one of party under which opposing parties have no rights
| ttai the dominant Que is bound TO respect.
p Our public legislation has given us innuInefaDe'
crude and conflicting laws; loaded us with debH
nol,ieipa state aud national, large percentages OF
,vLl,, result ignorance Tecklossncss or rcspOnEifi-
| ftv and corruption Ia expenditures.
q N has Durhenod with direct and Indirect Tax a.
tion almost great 10 ne borne even by people Il
Of ne md energy blessed with the riches OF Still virgin
soil timber and mineral resources ana o0htl-
ualy reinforced by strong ANIMAL influx OF vigorous
and trained industrial Immigrants from other ciVzod
countries -, .,
| A. Pu3lic employments very generally bestowed
for personal and partisan services ana administered
with tue primary object OF securing and maintaining
Marty and personal ascenancy instead OF for Inc pubo
interests aud are multiplied 10 pension party servants
| at tue public expense .. m...
g. Everywhere large spent 20 SECURE oiicei
of moderate salaries In expectation OF rcRnning inc
money with pound interest Indirectly aud ny ways
unknown 10 tho toiers and taxpayers, out OF whom
| finally Ii must come. -
al During election campaigns immense amounts are
exueuded disseminate partial erroneous ana laiSe ~
foT,uston designed 10 obuscOtc and ensnnre the pue
l,d0msut 10 buy the votes OF those who, not hhFhS
be taught they trustees care little VINO ruIe'
Iii ,sth the firm determination that these amounts
aud much eventually, small DO gotten back out
| tho people - ,..... ..o ,,,,,,,o ,,crsonal mn
t must TO added 10 the business
ana Industries OF tho people by frequent changes u
] ONCE and the inevitable me1periehoo anu Po'oo' w
| naty resulting thoroirotus .,,....., ,,.o,.n,l,
| .,raying voters into hostile partisan camps nnon
h thus srrayed tho desire or triumph dominates ~
others and browns the voices OF reason ano cOhsence
1 dgrca that means aud pracLces arc employ Q
without scfups 10 insure success WHICH, u'ou '"