The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-13
TAFT PRAISES
THE NEW STATE
CONSTITUTION
Governors Control of Bud
get, He Says, Will Stop
Extravaganza.
HOPES SUCH REFORM
WILL HIT WASHINGTON

ADOPTION Of a real budget making re-
form and the extension Of the Presi-
dent's power Of veto were ardently
favored by ex-Presidcnt Taft In a lecture
On 'The Presidency. It's Powers, Re-
probabilities and Restriction last
night at Columbia University.
Mr.. Taft gave as his reason for belief
In . long single term tho increase In
administrative efficiency that would re-
suit thereby. He singled out the new
Constitution OF New York State as the
finest piece Of work in constitutional
law yet devised. and heaped praise on
~ measures which will place In the
initiate the budget Of State expenditures
and take away from the Legislature The
power to make appropriations OF all
kinds for favored local constituencies.
The lecture was the first Of Il series
q six on the George Blumenthal founda-
ton and WAS delivered In the Horace
Mann Auditorium. Mr.. Taft was intro
duced to the audience OF nearly 1000
by Or. Nicholas Murray Butler, presi-
dent Of Columbia University, h was
Mt. Taft's running partner in 1912. In
part Mr.. Taft said;
'4 am strongly inclined to the view
that the term OF the President should
- six or seven years and that he should
b Ineligible thereafter. Such "a change
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~ much none! OUT oi tne puph'
treasury lot 'heir respective ulstri''s as
possible. ana are prone TO deciihe re-
slectlhG representatives VINO iall IN TINS
contest' ! haveht Time 10 uwell on the
enormous Ouroeh Una TINS seinshness OF
the people or each district ana OF their
representative imposes upon the EoVern-
ment and upon all the people.
Engiish Budget system Explained
Nsr TAT, traced tho historical, crou,b
and .xn,.ined i,s nJvartas.s heramsc
the Ministers of the crown nronose tho
h,,dao, md tho p,rIi,n snt bas ,n n,war
4, ;nitia,ipc tho hudye, rnntiruiry II.
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..Your late Cous,,,ution.l Corv.,,io,
n.. ~ nni,J ni,h hi. nnas,ion ,nd tts
at,emn,a 10 solvc II in the a-,ne,dmorts
to your Constitution have been one OF the
,ncst ,n,nn-,,ut st.r. az nrn.,o.s ,ba,
have hnan taIan in ronstitntion, Inv in
,h,s coun,rw -
IN an the iaus ana hostruins that
amendments adopted In various States
this stands out as a shining light OF
hope and a vindication of optimism. II
New York succeeds in adopting this
system by which the Governor submits
estimates and a budget of expenditures
n proposed revenues and the L@gisla-
ture Is forbidden TO increase the est
mates by him submitted, the alarming
expenditure ana eNtraNagahce oil govern
ment expenses VIII 20 ha'ted' ana TINS
WITHOUT IN any desrec reducing thelr
proper lesSla,lNe coItrol ol the genera
scope ana extent OF s~oVerhnenta action
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re- Tyecut,y,s and limiting the LOVE- n,
Conpress in tho voting of onnronrintiop
"a thai i, may rive ali that Tho Esyecn'
tives ask IN run tho Government az
organized nv Congress thro,,ph penor,
laws and may not have the specl6c
power TO increase appropriations which
enough to carry on the Government
duly established by Congress.
President ana His Powers,
s%O,r President has no Initiative IN
s>.n.c, .. ,.risl,tihn ,iua, hia, h.,
excent that of a formal MESSAGE ar nd,
drass TO an, charged with tho r.snon.
.thiiit,es of IN. prcst1on, ovn..i,u,
where M, has marty nIedyes q, nn,,nrr,
ths. seems defect INT uhntcvor
thoo,pht uhiIo ,u office ann i,cIt,aI
nov, 10 think mat I'm, defoc, a. NOR,
tbeorcticaI than actual IT usuali,
hapnens tb,t tho =, r,y vbicb iv .,,c'
cessful in electinr a President ~ .Is,