New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-07-01
tendency toward a greater measure
direct popular control.
Peoples Trust in Executive.

direct popular control.
Peoples Trust in Executive.
The Executive is elected as candidatejs2t
a political party and represents the poncSt
of his party. He is, however, more IMAM
party leader The loyalty of the peopIe"
irrespective Of party, toward their govern
ment. which he in its chief office so iaFBeiy
personiies, tends 10 establish reialion "a . pe
tween the Executive and the people at large
quite distinct from that which he sustal .s
to his party Here again there come INTO
play the influences resulting from the eH,,
tension Of administration and the deInaA'u
on the part OF the community Tor pTopot
standards of administrative conduct liners
is wide field of executive action IN Whlcb
PARTISAN Questions have no place Good ad-
ministrati.er is impartial. and with respect
TO ii the ters as TO when our cl.t1e. rs
differ are of small account compared 10
those as to which they agree. IN tfe JuSt
and honorable conduct of pubic aftalrs 'lie
Executive finds the opportunity, as meii O.
the duty. faithfully to represent the com
Ant assuming that improper methods are
NOT Ised the Executive is strong IN meet
ing the RESPONSIBILITIES thus assigned 20
him only as he in fact does represent Puo
lie opinion AS the people are entltIeu ~
look 10 him TO lead he is entitled 10 Io I.
to the people for support UPoh p9oi ~,
approval his leadership depends ana III
fair appeal he finds the strongest lls't &c
ment at his command. Thus. Wlthlh hls
constitutional limitations, the influence %
the Executive broadens and Whlle WI, Wnoi ta
some and beneficial results may utluS for
Sc 81 eo consfantiv under the check of public
criticism and the common sentiment, WHICH
he ignores at his peril
Fadinq of Old Issues.
The difficulty OF maintaining party CO
! herence may be accounted Tor IN manly vi
its local aspects by causes mat are n.y. 49,
! local But as indicating a general TENDENCY
we must find other explanation II Is uu iS
| in large part to the fading away OF olu
! Controversies and the raising of new Dues
! with
not divide in exact accordance with oId
party lines This does not Imply any
change with regard to the lmpo ss,an7 Of
parties in the working OF our system g., VI
! government But 1t does renect the ~. ~
/ creasing independence OF voters anu ui!o
! absence of a paramount issue coliesPoAi1
| ing TO the lire of cleavage between the par
! ties This makes questions OF auHililis.i a a
ton all the more influential ana places III
greater prominence the appeal upon 'ile
! basis OF achievement IN the soi 1871 IN
| problems and the conduct or dha'l' III
| which there is general interest,". g ,ov
The exercise OF 2 larger measure ol oU,t
! troll over the Observation-Disclosures OF soVelit.
| ment IS the result Of the eHoTL 10 li9 ~ q
/ fidelity and enforce accouilIhplIIt!S S ~ II,
mart Of uiiblic officers. 1t is manifested ~
| many changes in poitica! metlous a.: a.
strikngly OF late years IN me c entI 60 -
ton OF administrative authoiIN e uaiu tb.
cent municipal charters II PIesastt e. ~
demand for the abolition in our states 60, VI
those coordinate administrative oiliI Iti
which divide responsibility ana power VIZ,
tba Chief Executive. The people In man.
communities are demanding simple hlGtH.
DDS facilitating the concentration OF puoll1r
attention upon a few choices. Ihey seer
0DDortunfty for a freeT and more dHScl
EXPRESSION of public opinion. Measures de
signed for this purpose are IN IA an Ht,,d1 are
needed TO adapt the means 10 lHe emu nc
is evidently desired. and that Is 10 man nam
representative government more truly rep
reSentative.
SeIf-Imposed Control.
T., ,aaaotipp Inor, these tendencies we
inevitably recur to the essential saLe
guards of democracy We are cohuuSull
our political affairs under self-lmposeo re
straint. In the fact Of these restraints anu
in the conspicuous wisdom with which theS
were provided, we feel just pride II IS q
manifesto ton on the largest scale khV"it
10 history of the self-control essential 10
the perpetutty of democratic institutions.
AS respect for law must underlle an oni
activities SO Of first consequence Is re
spect for the fundamental law OF the lahu;
Constitutional restrictions in nation ana
IN state assure US immunity from the eA-
cesses OF transient demands ana an opP 2t
tunity for the sober second thougAt. bus
our final security must be the soDrlely OF
the second thought. Important as are lhs
checks imposed. they are the subject or
change. And against innovations which
would threaten stability and work havoc IN
our social institutions, our final relance
must be in the intelligence and moral sense
of the people They will ultimately have
safeguard or sacrifice their liberty. What
thew choose they may preserve ana what
they reject they can destroy.
1t Is then, in a true conception OF nnetty
and In an appreciation of the priceless
boon Of individual freedom. under law and
in conformity with the common interest
that we must rest our hopes LOT the tut
democracy cannot control itself by power
or hold itself in check by force Its VIC
tories must reflect the conquests already
won in the individual life. And it will pros
per oa.x through the discipline. Of virtue.
the e mon appreciation of justice and the
II1aSSf n its members to devote tnSIl-
selves 70 the public veal
Professor Henry van Dyke, Of Princeton
University, read poem. closing the exer-
cises.
The Governor. after delivering his ad-
dress. started immediately for ALBANY: