The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-11-28


New York. LIST vice president Charles
Richardson Philadelphia; % vice presi-
dent. Samuel b. Capen. Boston; Bird vice
president. Thos. n. Strong. Portland,
ore: 4th vice president, II. Dickson
Bruins, New Orleans; 9Th vice president,
Edmund j. James, Chicago; Secretary,
clinton Rogers Woodruff. Philadelphia;
Treasurer, George Burnham, Philadel-
phia.
Executive committee-Charles j. Bo-
naparte, chairman, PIC St. Paul St.
Baltimore: George w. Guthrie, Pitts
burg; George w. Ochs, Philadelphia;
Hector Mcintosh, Philadelphia; oliver
McClintock, Pittsburg; w. =. Bancroft,
Wilmington: d. l.. ID. Granger, Provi-
dence; Harry A. Garfield. Cleveland;
William G.. Low, Brooklyn; Dudley
Tibbitts. Troy; Frank N Hartwell,
Louisville John A. Butler, Milwaukee;
T.. NJ. Thresher Dayton; Harry b.
French. Philadelphia; and the officers.
Offices of the secretary, 121 South
Broad street, Philadelphia.
PUBLIC SERVICE BY CITIZENS IN
PRIVATE STATION.
Horace f. Demng, New York City.
The subject which has been assigned
me by our secretary is a very broad
one, but the phase Of public service to
which ! shall address myself is service
to the State in the effort to influence or
control governmental action.
| suppose that the majority Of ambi-
ticus, healthy-minded young Americans
wish to serve their country in some Of
fl. I har Urall four n III We
years ago when / was a boy that it was
held out to me that / might some day
be President Of the United States, and
that | should always so conduct myself
that when that opportunity came |
should be fit to fiji the position.
There are several hundreds of thous-
anGs of public Offices in the United
States. national, state and local That
is encouraging to the boy. He may
get chance. But, young gentlemen,
there is hundred million of popu-
lation and there are not Offices enough
to go around; and then, too. OF these
hundreds Of thousands OF public offices
there are only a few thousands of any
particular Importance as determining
questions OF public policy or influencing
/ governmental action. Only one man
/ here and there may be president, but
/ few may become governors and there
are still fewer United states Senators
| than governors; and, If we take a lar
ger group of public officials, there arr
not so many Of us after all who can eX
pect to be members Of legislatures OF
even of boards of aldermen. Moreover
there are some things connected witt
the methods Of securing nominations L
public elective office and OF retainint
public place that are repugnant L
many; and in spite of those methods
or possibly because of them a politica
career in this country, If it means con
tinuing in public elective office, Is un
certain and insecure. 1t is plain tina
most of US, young gentlemen, If we wisi
to render public service to our countr.
must find some way of doing 1t while
remaining in private station.
Now how shall We do this? How
shall we do it most inteligently? Mos
effectively? For do 1t we must, and Do
1t every young man among you will, /
he is worthy to live under the flag o
his country.
We must remember that the struggle
of the people to control the government
to be the government, is the struggle
toward democracy. When the publi'
; policy OF the government is the delib
, erately formed will of the people. ant
when that public policy is enforce'
through the chosen representatives o
the people, a representative democrac.
will have been achieved. If you wan
to serve your country you must be II
full sympathy with that democratl
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history from that point of view. Tn
struggle of the people to control IN
government, is the political history o
our country. You must be on the PEG
pies side in the struggle for liberty
= You must have confidence and an abid
ing trust in the fundamental honest
and in the high aspirations of the PEG
] pie. You must want the people to VIII
You must be willing to help the peopl
l win. And with a knowledge and con
fdencc born Of your study of the pOlitI
cal history Of your country and OF III
progress of democracy you must be sur
that the people win win.
These are some OF the elements whic
, viii equip an American citizen 10 civ
public service To his country i'm prlvat
, station. Given this sympathy, give
, this knowledge and confidence ana IN
: desire TO help, and your opportuniti,
, for public service are illmitable.
Young gentlemen, for a quarter ~
:, century almost without exception, eN
, cry important step forward politicall
|, whether In policy or In administrator
y has been taken ON the initiative II Il
: private citizen ana under the prossul
Z, Of "A public opinion which he has err
y ated bet me give you two or three l
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! movement that movement which ain
I, % diggify the subordinate olyil seryii
), of our country ~ elevate the holde
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y vice 60 real freedom, 60 open the 0ppo
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