The New York herald., 1922-01-18
Gov. Miller, Highly Praised,
Is Invited to Confer With
Unpolitical Leaders.
PATRONAGE A BY-PRODUC1
Party Chiefs Warned to Get
Viewpoint of People in What
They Desire.

Ganization of the Republican party in
New York State was intimated strongly
In report presented at the monthly
meeting of the National Republican
Club last night by Robert c. Morris, as
chairman of it's committee on State
affairs. The frankness of the Ian
guage used in discussing party leader
ship caused considerable comment in
the club, which numbers among its
members most of the influential lead
ers in the State and not few in the
nation. The report was adopted
unanimously.
Gov. Miller and his administration
are highly commended. The State and
the party need his statesmanlilxe. far
seeing leadership, is the verdict.
But the second part of the document
is devoted to a discussion Of the COM
mittees declaration that 1.-THE people will
be satisfied no longer with leadership
seeking mere partisan advantage" This
was taken as general reference to the
county leaders who make up the organi-
xation.
vision and courage with devotion to
the interests Of all the people all the
time' is suggested as proper slogan
for the party. and conference in New
York city is suggested in this language: ::
ITO put our proposition into concrete
form we recommend that the National
Republican Club call a conference in
= this city Of party leaders and leaders
In social and economic thought in our
community. to which Gov. Miller shall
be invited and present the aims and pur-
poses Of his administration anu in turn
receive the viewpoint Of the City Of
New York upon It's needs and desires"
Charles d. Hillcs. president OF the
club, was instructed to confer with the
Governor as to a date for the conference.
Miller Real Governor.
Part Of the report says:
Gov Miller is a real Governor and
q real leader both in thought and ac.
tion, but your committee feels that our
party must be strengthened throughout
the State IL it is to enjoy continued sue
cess. The old ideas of party organiza'
tion are out of date: Ito the victor be-
longs the spoils" is an anachronism and
the people will be satisfied no longer
with leadership seeking mere partisan
advantage. The party organization Of
to-day must direct it's efforts toward
broad policies and developing statesmen
of wisdom and unselfish devotion to
ideals of government. Our party has
the material and ability; let us therefore
take our proper place In service to the
State and to the nation.
1--WE believe the genius Of our Amer.
lean political system rests on the fact
that we have two great parties. The
breaking down of traditional sectional
barriers and the passing to a great ex-
tent of inherited partisanship, as Illus
tratcd in the last Presidential election,
indicates that party success In the future
rnust be based on real service to the peo-
pie No party can be truly successful
nor remain dominant except as II Is
able to correctly interpret the conscience
cf the people and translate their desires
and aims into action and constructive
legislation.
"vice-President Coolidge In a recent
address, speaking of "a responsible rep
resentative form of Government founded
on the independent conscience OF the in
divdual citizen said: II action be
wise, there must be leadership; IL 1t be
effective, there must be organization
bat always as the result, not OF preju.
dlco nor of coercion but OF reason.
THAT Is the sort of an organization the
Republican party must have in this
State.
THE party of the future must stand
or fall on the test OF service to the peo-
pie. with the extension Of education
has come the power to think along lines
of governmental action as 1t affects in
dividual welfare.
Must obey Public Sentiment.
ITO the task OF interpreting this
popular conscience we must set our
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To such leaders we, as members OF the
organization, must give our active, un-
swerving support. They must not be
hampered because OF what may seem to
some OF us interference with our selfish
interests. or what may appear to
threaten loss OF popularity for any local
organization. They must not fail
through lack of support on the part OF
local leaders because OF mistaken read
ing of public sentiment. or plain lack Of
vision to interpret great movements.
Service to the people brings strength
and produces success at the polls. To
the party placed in power by the people
will come patronage /: but this patronage
will be the by-product of and Incidental
10 the service rendered. The organlza-
tion will get strong not through patron
ago but through service. Organiza-
tions should not exist TO furnish Jobs for
party members. but party members
should accept public office to serve the
people. Leadership which understands
and practices this sort or service Is
what VIC need. II must be developed.
All other so-called ieadcrships are false
and Intellectual and must be eliminated
Craftsmanship and leaderehip should
be synonymous terms. As some one
once remarked: a statesman Is one
who feels the pulse of the people. not
bis own No truly statesmanlike leader
misInterprets demagogic appeals. the
noise OF a claque or the woefui cries
OF politicians fearing temporary loss OF
partisan advantage as being the voice
OF the popular conscience. Having once
determined what the conscience Ia. the
reat statesman proceeds courageously TO
csry out his program.
THE program not only must be de-
veloped In the light of reason but must
lie carried out In a manner that COM
n1ands the support of thinking men and
women. The leader must not stand aloof
from either the organization or the peo-
r.le. His must be a statesmanshlp which
carefully avoids any attitude that right
Iy or wrongly may DO characterized as
!. srtocratic. He must appeal to the rea-
y IN OF the people through first searching
itoir rafydo and than talklng than iuto