Evening star., 1909-02-22

ndI lllttIt "ttliu never bt any '''HS't 4
Of the usurpation by one branch of the
American government OF the perogatves
OF another coordinate branch as long as
each branch attended properly TO the
duties assigned it by the Constitution, |
and that if each state. through proper
civic pride, did its duty instead of calling |
ON the federal government for assist |
ance. there would never be any trouble
on account of Capitalization. were the
chief propositions advanced by Senator |
elect Burton of Ohio I'm a speech to the !
Society of the Sons of the Revolution |
at the new Masonic Temple today.
In Memory of Washington.
Mr.. Burton was the principal speaker |
al the exercises held by the Sons of the
Revolution commemorative of the birth of
George Washington. The meeting was
presided over by William Stone Albert,
president of the society. and was attended
ny large number of prominent Washing
tonians. Among those who occupied seats
on the platform in addition to MIR. Bur-
ton and Mr.. Albert were Rev. Randolph
Nckim. who delivered the opening prayer;
col John Tweedale, C.S.A., who read
portions of Washington's farewell ad-
dress; the French ambassador NJ. Jus
serand: Surgeon Gen. Walter Wyman of |
the public health and marine hospital
service, John Lee Carroll of Baltimore,
president of the national association; |
Frank W. Hackett and Archibald Hop
kins.
In presenting Mr. Burton to the audi |
ence Mr.. Albert called attention to the |
number of Presidents that Virginia and |
Ohio had furnished and added that he |
took pleasure in introducing a man who |
had long served Ohio in the House of
Representatives and who was soon to |
serve that state in the Senate |
After reviewing the career of George |
Washington, Mr.. Burton took up the |
topic of his address, which was "The In |
fluence of Washington on Present-day |
Political Problems" |
Washington's Policy.
Washington, he said, realized what a |
great country America was destined to
become and understood, far in advance. |
many of the problems it would have to |
face. He was a man who. appreciating |
fully the powers of the different branches |
of the government, believed they should
he kept separate. He was, he declare |
jealous of the prerogatves of the eXecu- |
tive branch and never allowed them to be
cncroached upon while he President. |
ITO my mind said Mr.. Burton, coming
to preSent-daE conditions there is no
cause for alarm over the possibility of
the usurpation by one branch of the gov
Crnment of the powers and prerogativeS
IF another branch so long each branch |
attends properly IL its duties. If the leg
iSlative branch draws lax laws the |
powers of the judicial branch will un- |
doubtedly be increased when il comes to
pass upon those laws. If Congress gives
way too mtch to the executive these
powers will be increased. and vice versa. |
Il am not believer in that scheme of |
Capitalization of power in the federal gov |
eminent which would make the powers |
of the state governments mere memories |
But the states must do their duty. and |
If they do the strongest advocates of |
states rights will have no cause to COM |
N he ma.
flonaI government all the time for aid in |
accomplishing what they should accom- |
pish themselves it is inevitable that the
power Of the federal government will |
grow beyond its present strength and |
Capitalization Is bound TO follow.
Favors State Pride
State and civic pride should be kept
up. BY this means better men will be |
found for the government service The |
country is not for politicians. but for
men who are not politicians, yet it will |
be for politicians if pubic-spirited citi-
Zens do not come forward and do their |
share of the work.
Striking humorous vein Mr. Burton |
said that he had heard il said that a |
politicians right was sometimes To have
something good said about him after he |
was dead. Seriously, he thought that |
sometimes politicians had too many |
rights.
Il have noticed he continued that the
greatest road to popularity for a member |
al congress Is to get the most money out |
OF the United States Treasury for the
locality he represents Ii were advising
people whom to send to Congress, | would |
tell them to send the man who would |
stand firm against undue appropriations |
f"f any particular locality and who would |
work for the broad interests of the coun- |
try at large
At the close of his address Mr. Burton |
was given a rising vote of thanks by the |
members OF the society
Following Mr.. Burton VI. Jusserand, the |
French ambassador, spoke of the great in |
5fuence Washington had exerted upon all |
lovers OF freedom, and called particular
attention to the esteem in which he was
held by French students of history.
Al the special request of the society. |
Mrs. Thomas G. NoyeS sang The Star
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