New-York tribune., 1900-10-07

The changes whfh has DD a4a of
goVPernment more permanent constant head Of
the Government, ought by sound sense and fu!er
Union be made n order to DO this % the second sec
Should be so amended that, instead of having one
man to be temporarily supreme and hold dictator.
ANDREW Johnson's reign or by a mistake made by
majorities are frequently in error in their decis.
icns), which selection by the more recent tqe OF
beilwethers and manipulators months in. advance
TS wit The &c o pnf oes the Dem sb ereafsr RaFtg
force and SO OF danger al each 9o @
great political camps sometimes led by political
scamps), each side bristling all over with the par
both candidates. are little better than chess pawns
office 9ueht TO be placed above such a recurrence
turing and political hatred of party toward the
Article II Of the Constitution of the United States
in order that the people-'we the people'-can have
the selection Of our Chief Magistrate and Exec
Look at the situation today About one-half of
the people of the United States under the leader
the other half Of the people that they mis-
taken horde unfit 20 furnish leaders or have any
thing whatever to DO with managing the affairs OF
@ leader Who Wbom they they desire for President IS bad
form is no gGod G5 is as g99d D II b any eTsd Une fs
69es a1fer fer ] eSfo be Is oF ar @ TO wits s
10 catch votes5; that the country would go to ruin
eledfed on the oher hand is about ona-6alf of
the people shouting for Bryan, vifyng William
him even While he IS our Chief Magistrate chosen
HeR M v6e BY of baH R @ the in G the East
and probably for too much rain in the West. and
nature at his door while he has only done his
% ~Grn or duty g9 @ 70 a9y 9R!h 6o Gr m hs psee and
enjoy for while the ''pickings' and spoils of
What spectacle to present to the nations that
en int g fl free PS@pe 6 M sHo4 fb as r Mf of @ word %
time method, warped by new processes" must be
good moTa W'' once s org in four years Oh
6 II is Of hf he 1t s a bg In nad fange 9E
TO the makeup of the executive branch OF the
In the muititudc Of co9nselors there safety
This can and would be brought about by putting
preme Court OF the United States Is as TO mem
sist of more than one man; say. seven or nine II
you please The % Of 1hdf ONCE 0 an mas one mo" a pe
TO WELD 1t is not welded by one man to-day.
ton have repTesentative IN that office, and have
United States nine districts and let the people
of each district vote directly for their representa-
plurality whom they would have. In such case
each district and the best man would win the goal
Those going out Of ofce-a part IN six years ana ana
in some section district to keep the board dlled
and perpetuty directly from the people, any
other elective executive board is made and perpetu-
aed public Institutions and civil affairs Further.
Il would be representative of each section of the
country, and put stop to the clamor so often
raised against IAN Eastern man or "a Western
man Northern man "a Southern man
for President. for all would be represented in the
incumbency of the great office Again, this would
guard against the great office being vacant by
death violent act of any nature. One in nine
might by act occurrence be deprived or
life. but it is hardly in the order Of nature or
among the possibilities that nine men assocla ted
together should expire Simutaneously Long life
William Mckinley and Mr.. Bryan too, but sup
posing it should occur that the President should
be taken away just at this time. The Vice Presi-
dent Mr.. Hobart, whom part of the people had a
voice IN placing In position to succeed TO the Of
fee in case Of death or other incapacity of the
President. is dead himself In such an event as
now provided for the succession falls on some
with placing in the succession line as now pro-
Vided for.
An Executive made up in the way which is here
proposed, when organized by their election
of chairman. can sign laws declare yetoes,
make recommendations TO Congress from time 70
time" and do all the acts which one single ndi-
vidual could do. and give better satisfaction TO all
the people of all parts Of the country, in addition
the fact and feature of perpetual head which
such a plan would give 10 the great Office now one
of the highest and most important among the
ruling executive powers of the earth. and forever
put 4 stop sectional jealousy in selection and
the too great power which as now constituted, one
single may have In the affairs Of this great
ReDubc. ISRAEL FOOTE LOOMS.
East Hampton, Conn. Oct. !. 1900.