The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-15

abuse OF party organization and party
leaders or bosses, but the prize, are SOD
great IN government, national, state.
municipal and town that there viii be
a section OF the publls Cthcy viii al
ways attract This section OF the pub
nc becomes expert and professional
They may occasionally drop into OBJ
Scurity, but never into oblivion Their
emergency is as certain and "a ire.
o,tlble as the locust We rarely con-
i,dcr that practically all we care for,
and all our opportunities for enjoyment
or for success in HE, arc dependent
upon the government which We make
and which we control.
"Ihc doctor is peculiarly fitted for
this public service He also needs It
as rclci from the absorption ot IN,
profession. His training and practice
educate him in yindlctlyt reasoning. IN
estimating yalses, IN knowledge Of man
kind. and for service IN the large
amount Of charitable work which he
does The ono member OF his cou,,tu-
cncy which the legislator fear, J., the
doctor. The physician is much more
than medical adyl,cr-hc Is the con.
ildant oi the iamlly lIiN opini"n ol
men and measures IS the more power
tul from the absence OF the pIs1noI
motive he doctor can himself take
an interest, and he can inspire others to
take an interest in the character Of
candidates and IN the operations OF
municipal bodies and state and national
officers. He can easily learn the
sources OF political power They begin
|in'the caucus, they continue at the con-
ycntlou, and are decided at the polls, "
/ Here the speaker criticized the direct
| primary
! Criticises Direct Primary.
The primary he said instead Of
| diminishing the power ot the ho', and
the politician, has enormously m
creased It. In nearly every state. after
thc novelty OF the primary has passed
away the indifference of the public
and the keen. trained ability OF the
politician enables HIM to control the
machinery u the primary and direct
ITS action And then they have the
approval OF the people.
! so long as lite lasts. and no matter
/ how great the age or impairment of
/ physical activity. public hic for A mi.
yatc citizen can still have absorbing
attraction. I'm free government, there
maSt he parties The nearer thcy Are
IN numbers the better the government
/ There will always be what President
. Wilson's calls forward men They ac-
compliSh much that is needed. but are
not always safe Their propositions are
radical, especially i'm economical. in
lustrial and social legislation. There
are other men. who are satisfied with
the existing order They are comfort.
able and do not want to be disturbed
They are the brakes on the motor
When the radicals have gone too far.
there are enough of conservatives
among them 10 use more caution and
uut the opposition IN power. Thus
the country never goes hcadong over
the prccipicc or dies OF dry rot.
"lhc study OF the origin of parties
I'm our own country and the line, upun
which they have generally divided /,
most fascinating II goes down to the
very roots oi our existence and the
very foundations OF our government
1t illustrates again the continuing
powcr OF ma>tcriul creative genius and
the pria OF a dead hand that cannot he
loo,cncd. Alexander Hamilton was one
of those original gcn,uscs who dcy
analAsiS. As boy he mastered the
printiplcs OF government and clucldatci
them with such clarity as to capture
the minds and the imaginations OF the
statesmen OF the revolution Thoma,
jefferson had rare gifts and acquire.
mcnts. and a wonderful and intmiiy,
understanding oi popular impulses
Hamilton believed in strong central
government and checks upon hast,
popular action. jefferson had been IN
close contact with the French rcyou
zion and wanted power and au,horit,