The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-07-16
BRYAN ON THE :
PRESIDENCY.
View on Duties Of Office
Published.
NOT WHOLE GOVERNMENT

Democratic Nominee Declares Our
Country 10 Not q One Man Affair.
American Executive Holds Highest
Position In the worId-vios PrssI-
dent Should Be gx officio Member Of
cabInSt-President Ought 20 Enter
White House Without Thought or
Prospsot Of Second -. Declares
Candidate.
New York, July 14.-william-g. Bry-
an, the Democratic candidate for pres-
ident, has written an article 70
iier's Weekly ent!ded MY Conc tion
Of the Presidency" In which he ~:
THE most important rsouisite IN q
president, as In other of1cials, ia-that
bis sympathy shall be with the whole
people rather than with any faction
Of the population. He Is constantly
called upon to act 10 the capacity Of
a judse-decldlng between the impor-
tunlties Of those who seek favors and.
the rishts and interests Of the public.
Unlsss his sympsthi.s are right the
few are surs to have an advantage
over the many, for the masses have no
ono to present their claims. They act
only at elections and must trust to
their representatives to protect them
from all their foes.
Secondly, the president must have q
knowledge OF public questions and the
ability to discern between the true and
the false. He must be able to analyze
the conditions and to detect the sophis-
tries that are always employed by
those who seek unfair advantages.
Must Have Moral Courage.
HE must possess the moral courage
to stand against the influences that
interests. In fact. the quality Of moral
courage Is as essential In q public on
cial az either right sympathies or .
trained mind.
"A president must have counselors,
and to make wise use Of counsslors
he must be open to conviction. The
president 10 committed by his platform
to certain policies. and the platform is
binding, He is also committed to cor
tain principles Of government and
these he 10 In duty bound to apply In
all matters that come before him.
"But there is wide sone In which
he must act upon his own judgment,
and here he ought to have the aid os
Intelligent, conscientious and faithful
advisers, The law provides these to q
certain extent In giving him cabinet,
and the vice president ought to bs
made q member of the cabinet e1 Of
fcio In order, frst, that tho president
may have the benefit Of his wisdom
and knowledge Of AFFAIRS, and, second,
that the vice president may be better
prepared to take up the work Of the
president in case Of a vacancy In the
presidential st1ce. --------
There ought to be cordial relations
also between the president and those
who occupy positions Of influence in
the coordinate branches OF the gov
ernment, for our government is not
one man government but a govern
ment In which the chosen representa-
tives Of the people labor together to
give expression to the will Of the
voters.
"Filohest Office In the World"
"But the presidency is the highest
position In the world, and its occupant
is an important factor In all national
matters. II he Is q devout believer In
our theory of government, recognizes
the constitutional distribution Of pow
ers, trusts thoroughly In the people
and fully sympathizes with them In
their aspirations and hopes, he has an
opportunity to do a splendid work. He
occupies vantage ground from which
he can exert wholesome influence In
favor Of each forward movement
"The responsibilities Of the ONCE are
so great that the occupant ought to be
relieved Of every personal ambition
save the ambition to prove worthy Of
the confidence of his cOuntrymen. For
this reason he ought to enter the posi-
ton without thought or prospect Of q
second term.
"While the burdens Of such an eH1ce
are heavy, and while the labors Of the
office are exacting and exhausting, the
field of service is large, and, measur-
ing greatness by service, president
by consecrating himself to the public
veal can make himself secure in the
affections OF his fellow citizens while
he lives and create for himself a per
manent place to the nations history"