The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-10

true elaboration Impossible, The act
jtnal power of Legislation will always
rest with. Congress as long AZ the re-
OF the detail work that VIII be dcle-
gated to other bodies. Tendencies In
this direction are already being view
ed with alarm" but the movement will
not cease because OF the fears OF the
conservatives.
The reserved powers Of the States,
such as are left. will be guarded with
as great jealousy and with more .lntclli
nual meeting OF the House OF Cover
nors. In some city other than Wash
ington, Will facilitate uniform iegis-
matters OF general interest. and this
Will have tho effect Of stopping gem
r e,nIo. outcr ~, for increased Federal
Governors at the White House was
! the first step In this direction--it is
easy and natural for the movement
there begun to assume the predicted
Importance.
VII be solved aud the ruin of boss
rule avoided by tho general adoption
of the commission system. II is entirely
possible that the idea OF cooperation
may be so extended that the commits
sioncrs who administer local municipal
affairs may be united in an organlza-
,ion which MiI provide system Of
missioncrs Of New York, for Instance.
Will hall from five other cities. Ono
city each year. and inspecting super
| visors from other cities may come in
Mt any moment. This would be a COM
bination and adaptation of the German
| municipal system and the old-fash-
| Toned Methodist itinerary.
| Absolute and complete publicity OF
! campaign contributions and expendT-
lures IL sure to como within tho next
IL 10 nj.
! mcnt and all the States will recognize
/ tho fundamental Importance OF party
government. so that all primaries and
conventions will be held under the
laws OF the land. The Congress Will
4 unseat man whose nomination was
obtained by fraud AS quickly as IL he
4 were elected by fraud. The corrupt
! practices OF present-day elections win
I life OF the nation. for II corruption is
not stopped II will Increase. If 1t in
\ creases the nation cannot hope to live.
i What was looked upon fifty year,
{. ago az smart politics. and was adj
mired. twenty years ago became sharp
practice. and was frowned at. The
Is ronndly denounced. Not long hence
4 IL will he crime and Will be punished
with severity. more acutoly sensi-
tive civic conscience is making tile
old fashioned methods OF politics de-
cidedly unpopular.
!, The political machine boss VIII he a
4 thing OF the past. There Will be great
political leaders. and sharp division
of opinion. But these leaders Will at
tract their following because of their
espousal and advocacy OF some prin-
Il cipie-not because of their power to
dispense pie or shake the plum tree.
81 Education OF the masses is already
Z breaking the power of the boss. A now
boss who comes up nowadays must
come as a wolf in Sleeps clothing. He
, must denounce Ills trade to obtain u
!, foothold to practice II. such hypo-
!. the future Will read the tales of the
boss-ridden cities and States of to-
day with the same curious sensations
we experience now III reading OF Salem
withcratt.
2 Tho surest sign that true reform
will como in the future is that 1t is
G already coming. Twenty years ago
= openly did things that would absolute.
: ~ damn public man OF to-day. There
!, Is no doubt that there are llonored
= public men to-day who resort to poll
9 tical subterfuges that their successors
!. of twenty years hence will not dare to
: consider. The world grows and 1t gets
J. better every day. The good old days
! !; States comes to its full estate: whel
there are 3s5.000.000 Americans in tho
year 5000. 1t will be the greatest ma.
: tior under the sun. But more thar
G great In wealth and power. it will bt
u great in the honesty of its government
: and the purity of It's people
: Copyright, 1905. by Frederic j
e ITaskin.)
g To-morrow-The Pan-Anglican Con
3 ference.