New-York tribune., 1909-02-06

NOV I9aousiy y in in caucus and elected him a. their candi
feet example Of the office seeking the man. Direct
IDEAL for Under heir R ~. S6stte1 s thai at
sSesSIy ts ns go ont ara demand the offce He must
resort to every legitimate method os adVertising
h4se5 fdrf & and his Capabilities TO legitimate ef
{hs ths Place IN ninety cases out Of hundred
ton must aggressvely seek the Office.
UNITED STATES SENATORS NEXT
No matter how plausibly the advocates Of direct
nominations seek TO show that this system does not
nevertheess they are utterly unable 70 get away
practice direct nominations are but the forerunne
q The direct election Of Tinted states Senators ami
direct nominatians dreef Election ne e' Of Senator's ]
ell the states which have established direct nomi-
nat nations & this t inevitable tend tendency has shown itself
@ ecn e & Ded Safes 6Ge fss Senator's sn Of s d.
I have no sympathy with men who seek to per
suade their fellow citizens that the structure in
which live and under whose roof have been
Gohauotng our a1sirs t9F ~ years is collapsing
suade us that our institutions are rotten, or that
DO not ruiz. l have no sympathy with those who
pretend to say that the majority of public
cry, manipulation and barter and traffic in dele
gates. Weresthis true the State of New York to
day would be one Of the worst governed states In
the Union instead of being one OF the best gov
erned. It is contend that progress toward
better things has been steady and irresistible as
the years have gone by, and that our government
was never on sucn q nngn plane as II Is TINS very
day.
I am unalterabIy opposed 10 any scheme which
Will substitute passion and whim for consultation
and elaboration in the choosing Of candidates; to
a scheme which opens wide the door to the rich
and the deTnagogue. and closes IL to the poor
and the endowed with brains; to a
scheme which. II established will set up in this
great state type of bosssm. manipulation and
corruption such has never been known before;
a scheme which, by permitting unscrupulous
boss TO pick his candidate for nomination a rich
or merely popular man living in centre of popu-
lation, VIII enable him to in his district his
county or state at large boss rule the ike OF
which has never been equalled
rake my word for IL, the greatest 1alacy which
is that this proposed system will do away with
party leaders or so-caled bosses It viii not do
away with them. You cannot legislate strong.
commanding party leadership out Of existence.
ginning Of the world in every human undertaking,
and will continue to exist the end of time. The
aesre ana necessity Tor leadership are inherent IN
human natur People accept 1t and follow II i'm
pcitly long 1t Is honest. intelligent and con-
serves what they deem to be for their best in
tereet. When It ceases to do this they turn and
rend It The ove-turning OF leader is followed
instantly by the setting up OF another
Under the present political system in this state
jority of the the official party primary,
and he is charged officially with the responsibility
for the general policies OF his party and the char
ectef OF its nominees His every act IS subjected
20 the closest scrutiny by the people Under the
proposed system. the party leader ceases to be
charged with any responsibility for his party's
office His influence will continue to control, but
his public responsibility will have ceased Under
this system party leader become real boss
with impunity- because he is immune from punish
ment No matter what depths OF hypocrisy,
demaEogy and corruption may sink In accom-
plishing his purpose. the fact that he accompshes
expressed at the primary polls. furnishes him with
a certificate OF character