New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-12

prejudice the minds OF the voters
against all the men who would not bow
10 his personal ambition nor TO the
subversive doctrines which he espoused.
Correct as our position was, the
confusion in the minds of the cleo
torate resulted, after the Republican
defeat, in a demand on the part OF
certain Republican politicians IN TINS
state that ! should retire.
Confident in it's rightfulness and
truth, | would have been derelict IN my
duty had not continued TO uphold the
cause for which we had contended. In
the fall of 1918 the Republican vote
rose from 100000 TO $4,000. Wher
the year 1914 came il was clear TO me
that. as we had relinquished nothing
OF the contention which we had made
in 1912. no candidate who had accept
ed the Rooseveltian propaganda OF 1912
could be nominated hS the Republicans.
Feared Misconstruction.
Therefore. prior to the primary
election, ! made the announcement that
I would retire. In behalf of the very
principles which | advocate. this act
vas necessary. Had ! remained after
the victory which WAS certain to come,
the entire purpose for which J had
been contending might have lost its
quality. 1t would have been charged
that my desire was for power, and
not for principles.
Apart from the greater problems
involved. it was my hope, when &C
copied the craftsmanship, that | might
disSipatc the Boss idea
"TO that end during my occupancy Of
the Craftsmanship | made no request
for appointments 70 office from any
public official, nor did | attempt TO in
fuence any act Of his, except openly, in
accordance with the declared principles
Of the party made in the platform.
any mind 10 as clear to-day regard
ing the evil that besets the country.
despite what has been accomplished. as
it was when / was chosen for the
craftsmanship.
America is suffering from confusion
OF ideals. in that natural spiritual as
piration has expressed itself in mate
realistic form, without accepting natu-
raj law. The proposal for a minimum
wage by statute is the best example
know of this particular kind OF erro-
neous thinking. Such false methods Of
accomplishing a good result invite I'M
necessary materialistic disaster, thus
crushing the uplift of the spirit.
THE second error is the confusion OF
the ideal Of democracy, which is liberty,
with the pursuit of efficiency. The eff
cheney OF the German machine brought
into the light through the present war
has been accomplished only through the
autocracy of the state. The price
which must be paid for democracy is
certain amount OF technical ineffici-
ency for the benefit Of man a. man and
not as machine The price is not too
high, because democracy develops the
independence, the character and the
expansion of the individual life. In
efficiency has been assailed as the evil.
The remedy proposed has been the in
lection Of theory destructive Of demo
cratic principles through the attempt
to apply them fallaciouslv in aid Of a
kind Of efficiency which makes for the
servile and not the democratic state
Other speakers at the dinner includ-
cd Senator-elect James w Wadsworth,
jr.. of New York; James f. Watson.
former Republican whip of the House
of Representatives; Congressman julius
Kahn, of California. and Elon r. Brown,
majority leader Of the New York state
Senate.