The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-05-18

Der of people actually participating in
government in a representative capac-
ity bred an intelligent interest in poll
tics, and by the process of strife polit-
zeal leaders were developed in every
enc of these towns, and from these
leaders so developed came the great
leaders of the parties in the state and
nation 1t was a perfect system of
representative government. Under it
every SOL called county boss fought foi
his existence every year, and in the
counties where l was most actively in
terested in politics the so-called bosses
were beaten over half the time, and
man strongly inTenched in one small
town, in one small county, had a full
crum on which to rest his political
lever and he could be present at prac-
ucally every political gathering and
make himself heard and felt. This sys-
to m produced such governors as Tilden
Cleveland Hill. Morton, Black, Roose-
welt and Hughes. because there was the
" eeding out process that followed con-
sultation and elaboration, and only
the higher grade man survived for real
for the really high places
All this is now changed. Well mean
ing people who lacked the faculty for
political leadership and success be
leVed that new rules of the game
would give them a better chance, and
The cry that the people would be their
hnCcac no
primaries popular These direct pri-
naries have already changed and if
continued will completely change ouI
political system.
There is no conference or consulta
ion in the small communities, no town
Meeting, no town delegate to represent
us town, not political acquaintance OF
ommon political purpose among
eighbors, nothing occurring in which
olitical sagacity and ability can be
ither developed or displayed and the
esult is perfectly dead political level
throughout the state. Any one here
no has kept track of the politics Of
lew York state for the last 80 years
annot help, when he looks about him
teal leadership or boss ship is now q
ornament thing and unless death has
'moved them every man in every
rye community in the state of New
ork who was in a position Of political
when the direct primary law
as passed z or Is years ago is still in
at leaderslilnl asFas y "a, gssQa asalt
Id the preseut.TsE 4 - s,'htslulng
ink that my esteemed friends Nc
}oey Livingston, Murphy. Koenig
ard, Barnes. Aldridge, Greiner Fitz
trick, Fancher and John F. OBrien
III complete their lives in this honor
lie leadership.
And yet if you were to consult with
y of these men I have no doubt that
would tell you that the present sys-
H. which leaves them undisturbed ir
cir prominence, is absolutely failing
develop young men of political ca
city and if any of you will run over
your minds the men who have been
eceeding in politics in the last Is
IRIS, and particularly those who have
ne on the bench in rural sections
] will find that they are men well
'anced in years who received their
itical education in the old conven-
a days and that no youthful com
itors have arisen under the present
tenn.
was inaugurated as have before
l. by people who meant well but
were not educated on the practical
side of political affairs
t were not for the fact that thos,
inaugurated it were people of good
ntions I would be tempted to quote
famous remark of Roscoe ConlxIinr
n he said, when Dr. Johnson
te that patriotism was the last ref
of the scroundrel he little dreamed
the enormous possibilities in the
d reform" The possibilities OF
magic word are as great with
Die with misguided good intentions
18th the class referred to by Senator
king.