New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-14

festations on the one hand, Of the taste OF power
creating an appetite Of political ambition OF Oh
well intentioned egotism, and. on the other manu.
the fear and distrust which lead certain persons
and interests 20 turn toward any alteTnatlVe
other than a direct expression Of the popular
will"
Talking further, he said:
ALWAYS there will be on one side a class which
wishes 10 govern the people, ana on the
sIways there viii he he OF benevolent design, OF
greedy for personal power OF 2 Pgda me peope
on the theory eitasS that better for me people
or better FOR hiIE5% But no matter Hiie.IeI ne he
political philaa = opisL OF f q ~ the NOBLE and
his doctorfng is a menace to a republican 1OE"l u
am for the Abselute control OF public utility
co,,,oTati bV til tate / am for equipping the
government wigl t~e most sweeping t + eTeet
powers 1e int into being and placing them snyyere eH
cept under the direct control OF enT a the Great
ures OF the Executive than should our lesisiaS,os
SboIIS be no Intermediary between the people and
such all powerful pubic servants
Justice John Ford. in reply to the toast The
Mission OF the independence League" began
with this praise Of Mr. Hearst:
much for popular rights in this country as has Mr..
Hearst. For much that he has done cTeuI Is Se
ne has is garnered with glory py thoSe VIII VII
did ali they could TO prevent e se SON Or even 10
know that it will grow. -, -,
IS doing. reinforced by tho organization built up
by him 70 give vitality and eject s To th ne p9b6dan
name win be remembered in benediction by genera
Alone vet 20 come. when those who traduce him
will long be forgotten or remembered IN contempt
Then he said that as the Democratic party
had ceased TO be democratic the crying need OF
The times was for new party. The only I'M
portant principle that the Democrats were
agreed on, he said. was that every Republican
should be turned out of Office AS for their OPP
ponents. there was only one Republican. he
argued. and he sat at Washington debating the
principles and policies OF his party.
So he would form a national party and
laid down its purposes thus:
would have the league advocate convention
20 revise the Constitution generals! so mat Inat
ancient instrument may be attuned 10 noaeEn gov
lacking. enable the national government TO Ell
The election OF United States Senators by direct
Government ownership Of interstate trSnsp9Tta S
ton facilities: also of interstate lines which form
parts of interstate systems ,r-o,o,, ,,a th.
substitution OF money issued exclusively and con-
trGeG a aS 40 the nerfoyma3ce by the national gov
eminent OF all those functions which can best De
Ttsss aed 3 ef IT, lsTaig iii S'eF
aqoR sI:nf regl9ion and Control OF all IN
dustrfes would insure reasonable prices 10 the
An immediate revision of the tariff and the aboli-
ton of every customs duty that imposes uHneceS-
ssrv burdens the consumer.
Election Of United States Judges by the people,
with a tenure Of office of term OF years only.
Abolition Of government by injunction
The dinner was under the auspices OF the
county committee Of the league Some four
hundred and twenty-five were present John
Teluple Graves was scheduled 10 speak, but
was called home by a death in his family. John
b. Moran, of Boston, the unsuccessful Hearst
candidate for Governor Of Massachusetts. had a
bad cold and could not talk, but he attended just
the same.
Nr. Hearst was seated at the right Of the
toasr1naster, Charles L. Gehring, who had John
B. Moran District Attorney OF Suffolk Coun-
~ who ran for Governor Of Massachusetts last
year. on his left. Among the others present
were Judge Otto A Rosalsky. Justice Samuel
Seabury. state Treasurer Hauser state Engi-
Ileer Skene, eX-Congressman Wagner. OF Brook
lyn: William A Brady. Colonel Alexander 5.
Bacon Make Ihmsen. Henry Siegel William
y Amory, Nathan Straus, Arthur Brisbane.
Francis E. Shober, Coroner Brewer, \. A De
Ford. Deputy Attorney General; Magistrate
Furlong Melvin G. Palliser and Alfred ]. Boul-
ton. Among the labor leaders present were
William A Coakley. president Of the press
feeders; Michael A. Fitzgerald, president Of the
letter carriers; Timothy Healy and Joseph r.
Buchanan.