New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-09
.hat We aEa goIng % break the Vol strueture?'

that we are going to break the whole struoture?'
lie continued:
The English people have always been interested
u Inc theory, but they have not always acSeu ;
about the balance % power. II try 70 SQUARE 3t
me present government Of the United & 5rifted
away. We seem 10 have in our brains TWO the
tight or, rather. thOught-tight, conlpaI Ille''7' 80
one for theory ana the other for pracuce ,oirt-
am not Quarrelllng with this: am olls . lo+5or
ing It out We could not get along IN any ~ o' H.
way; We can't confine political s. stem III mat
siraitiaeket Of theory II Is a Tor liitiI system
me violation of the theories OF our m Jar as
has led 10 no practical Inconvenience an 40 ne ac-
ence. There IS vital connection Pc ~. GOV
eminent
Dr. Wilson had FOR his particular topic yesleiuS
Tho Place that the United States Has oSl-' -,
in Constitutional Development lie pe s..1.i.1
pointing out that there could be no co-71 1 r,.a
government unless those who are goNei''eN &C.
some form OF common mind, purpose OF 90
for,,, oo,,,,,,,i,,,,. lie directed his inquiry
toward finding out whether or not TIE -.
States with its variety OF people and conc
really did form a community. with the cohcIuSl'H
that IN the United States there was certain Gu
mon consciousness. not closely delihed' W -.
enabled the nation to form a oonstil u'''-.Il
eminent which worked by a double 'oces
through the local and through the h0-U''-
eminent. He went
When 7 have been abroad and have 6ee i aShe'
if certain things are not characteristic OF amer
/ have had TO inquire, what par ~ - md
States? We are not tied TO the consco4sf55 ia
standards still obtain vigorously III -
country. One characteristics, however, p 81
be inclination TO move qulcklY' 800 60 81 nc
that be read the run. IIloSe W. 10
music saw that we have patience 70 Ieitl -,
mere mechanical movements iHgiE - ic+au In
sInartneSS. an fmpatence of puncuhoNs u'le tF
England YOU can always recognize an
IN other way, by his CLONES. -, ~ - - ta1
be sure he is not an EngHshman. but perhaps 'ha'
An American ~ one part Of the country differs
from IN another. ANY college 4i''I ii, IN
looked into the faces Of a freshman class VII t,iI
you that He knows that It takes ittI !'''9 -
make the class into any common iH"E'
DR. Wilson said that there was no fixed ana Ul'I-
mate form Of n free government. What n iTee gov
eminent was was IN Institution which was an eN
preston Of the people that lived under H. On a.
count OF this he said that Americans should WEI
come any change in the government not rear H.
as such a change was only an expression OF 'ie
people themselves. He said;
We should not be afraid Of agitation and discus
efor In America we are not afraid OF II. "a
courage him TO hire hall Folly IS alWo.s M =
hy exposure the air. II q man atS no Inns ~
say also. Such the latter are N!ua M IN
bringing TO consciousness your own li'dEtt9' -
call agitation Is the PUBIC C.scuS7!"H % '''0
things that most concern the pune.
He then pointed out tina; In Russia the rulers were
afraid of discussion and that the reason the con-
tinual agitation did not profit more was that the
agitators had no way of transmitting their discus
sion into action. The last stage in the development
! Of constitutional government. he said, was when
the leaders Of the people became part OF the gov
| eminent itself