New-York tribune., 1906-07-11
" LAST OF THE BOSSES !"
DIR. PLATT SO CALLED.
John A. Stezcart on Status of
Republican PARTY.

when Thomas c. Platt goes ne will have
been the last Republican boss" said John A.
Stewart, az dinner for General Edwin A. Me-
Alpin at the Republican Club last evening.
There has been leadership Of the Republican
party which has grown up in a sense OF per-
sonal possession. We need leaders. but we do
not need ownership The League Of Republican
Clubs will make party bosses impossible in the
future"
Mr.. Stewart was the leader Of the delegation
from the Republican Club Of New York 20 the
recent convention Of the National League of Re
publican Clubs in Philadelphia, at which GEN
erai MeAlpn was elected president OF the league.
The dinner last evening was attended by near
ly all the members of the delegation. General
Henry r. Tremain, who presided, said that the
success OF the Republican party in the cam
paigns for the election Of a Republican Congress
this fall and for the election Of Republican
President two years from this fall would depend
largely on the work of the league in solidffying
the Republican vote Of the country. General
McAlpin said
There was time when the Individual citizens
OF the United States were active partakers in the
government; when each citizen felt a RESPONSE
blilty for the national and state and county and
city government; when each citizen was proud
OF his responsibility and selected the public SER
wants on election day with grave concern for the
public good when the men selected to serve the
people had conscience for their guide.
II is needless for me to point out that a large
degree OF this vital personal responsibility of
citizenship has been lost; that men high in
places OF trust. of political and business and
social trust, have abandoned the guidance of
conscience and have wilfully and even boldly
used great power In debauching the public con-
science and the private conscience of our citi-
zenship. Why should any Republican who has
at heart the welfare Of his party and through II
the welfare of the nation, deny that evil condi-
llons nave been. for several years. widespread in
our citizenship?
If there are evil conditions to reform. it is
tne republican party that will reform them
For fifty years it has been the constructive con-
science and wisdom of the Republican party
that has brought about every reform in our
social and economic system. Look abroad over
our country to-day and what do we see? The
the Republican administration at Washington
graphing with evil conditions no matter
whether evil doors be within the party or out
side the party. Clear Drained. cool and quick
and sure acting, tremendously vigorous, always
constructive and never fearful nor peSsimistic
1t is the Republican party that is doing the
actual work Of reformation and will complete
that work
James S. Clarkson former secretary Of
the Republican National Committee, said the
hope Of the Republican party for success in the
near future would be in the young men of the
country, since the party could not depend on
Democratic votes in the next Presidential cam
paign. and legislation had made the collection of
large campaign funds impossible
For his part, he said, he had always deplored
the necessity for large campaign funds and he
believed in Republican victories only by virtue
of Republican principles The way to create
Republican victory in the future. he said was by
organizing one hundred thousand Republican
clubs in the country and creating a party senti-
ment among the young men,