Show AN AMERICAN C SARA SAR-A Noted French Statesman Predicts Pre-dicts One NE D OF GOOD GOVERNMENT Speeches by Cleveland E J Phelps and JU tee 3Iiller A Benefactor of the Poor Inventor of Smokeless Powder PARIS Nov 19 Emile Olivier in his new book contends that the best form of government is a monarchy He predicts that a Cassar will arise in America unless she mitigates her omnivorous democracy and still more surely will ono ariso in France if the state is delivered over to the cynical variety of politicians First Need of Good Government NEW YORK Nov 10rho chamber of commerce gave its twentyfirst annual banquet ban-quet tonight many notables were present President Smith in his address referred to our commercial interests and said to insure tho success of the worlds fair it must be Ic cated in New York ExPresident Cleveland responded to the toast Our Honorary Members He said there should be more business men in our national administration The dislike of public life would dislke publc lfe speedily speed-ily disappear if the business men would take greater interest in public affairs Referring to the question What shall wo do with our exPresidents Mr Cleveland hoped the country would not take the advice I ad-vice of the Illinois editor who recommended recom-mended that they be shot Ho suggested that the best way to dispose of them was to let them alone and give them a chance earn their daily bread in peace ExMiuister to England Phelps spoke on commerce In the course of his remarks he said the first need of good government is right men to administer it Better a hundred times an hones and capable administration ad-ministration of an erroneous policy than a corrupt and incapable administration of a good one Is there no reproach in this matter mat-ter that the business men and the best intelligence of this country should take uupon themselves the consideration of party lines and make them applicable We on all sides in many cases have permitted ourselves to ourseves be marched out to vote for those who are not men but only candidates Give us men in places of public trust great and small smal The toast The Mississippi Its relations rela-tions toOeeanCommercewas responded toby to-by Secretary Noble who made an earnest speech in favor of the development of that tat great river as a commercial highway Justice Miller of the supreme court spoke on The Judiciary He said the separation of the powers of the government was not as perfect as it might be The Senate partakes of the functions of the executive ex-ecutive by the requirement of its assent to his appointments and entrenches upon the Judicial functions by being a constitutional consti-tutional body to try impeachments of government officers and the judiciary ju-diciary has asserted and maintained its power with a moderation and descre tion which secured for it the confidence and respect of the American people Inclosing In-closing Judge Miller said he had known a great man whose service eight or nine years on the bench did not detract from his high character as a statesman but it might be doubted if the reputation he left as chief justice would not stand higher today with his countrymen of his fondness fond-ness for political life had been less and his greater satisfsction with his judicial position |