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...thus speak of Colonel Goethals and of those associated with him and working under him because what they do illustrates just what I mean when I speak of applied morality in governmental life. Of course, in government you can hardly speak of morality as being such unless it is also efficient; public morality is a matter of integrity combined with efficiency. Of course, the more efficient a man is, the worse he is, if he is not absolutely upright. But he is of practically no use, that is, his morality is of no avail to the nation unless in addition...
...Here, again, I mention these men merely to illustrate by example just what I mean in what I have to say to you tonight. It is the easiest thing in the world for any man, sitting in his study, to write virtuous articles in which he declaims against the greed of people who are engaged in destroying our forests or wasting our water supply. But it is an exceedingly difficult thing practically to work out a scheme of conservation. And this was just exactly what Messrs. Garfield and Pinchot did. Their work was done not only with zeal and disinterestedness...
Suravitz maintained that ministerial responsibility is not out of place in a coalition government like that of France. A two-party system is unnecessary there, for a change of ministry does not necessarily mean a change in policy, and, what is equally important, many of the same ministers are retained. France lays very little responsibility on parties, but insists only that they do their work well. Another reason that the two-party system would not be a success in France is the great centralization of the Franch government. The Minister of Justice alone has the power to make 8000 appointments...
Nevertheless, a decrease in the interest of the members will mean that the society cannot maintain such a position. Without the support of a large membership an attempt to manage another successful meet at Squantum would be evidently out of the question. Therefore, it is only by a large and enthusiastic enrollment at the meeting this evening that the society can hope to maintain the high standard of its first year's work...
...conditions were found in Pittsburg, Philadelphia and Chicago. Opposition was the same in all cases. Opposition came from the slums. It came from the top of the city. It also came from the state government, back of the city. All reforms were practically stopped by this opposition. Then, I mean about ten years ago, we were all talking about municipal reform. We thought the state governments and the national governments were all right. I dropped the cities and took up the state. I went back to St. Louis because Folk could not get his reforms through. I found that...