Show STUDENT LIFE 73 These new stars have abandoned the old political constellation idea and have shot out independently to fight the battle alone And it begins to look as if the lone stars were going to outshine the old constellations Among the most prominent of these new political forces is William Travers Jerome for the past four years District Attorney for New York County Jerome has been and is so prominent in all else This is doubtless one great his role that a brief consideration reason why our ablest men with of his life and work will probably comparatively few exceptions are be worth while Air Jerome is now forty-si- x not holding offices of public trust In the very tamest districts ocyears of age — a living refutation casions frequently arise when the of Dr Ostler’s chloroform theory practical politician must wink at He comes from an old and aristothings when the moral code must cratic family From his youth he be horribly distorted in order has been surrounded by all the that certain actions may be justi- advantages of wealth and culture and has had all the opportunities fied The only way for the thoroughly conscientious man to incident to high social standing avoid these embarrassments is to It seems rather remarkable that keep out of politics altogether or with these opportunities for a to be his own party We might life of leisure he should give his whole attention to the unpleasan well rearrange the old expression and make it : “Conscience mak- - task of bringing about a political eth poor machine politicians of reformation in New York City but he has thrown his whole life us all” These conditions war: “Has the into this work rant the question In his youth he experienced a strictly honest man place in our great difficulty in getting an edupolitics?” Several times he was But recent developments seem cation to point to better things In the compelled because of poor health past two or three years there to discontinue study for a time x but finally at the age of twenty-sihave arisen on the political hohe received his degree in law rizon some powerful stars of a admitted type entirely different from those at Columbia He was the same to the New York bar with which we have been familiar things are no measure however salutary it may be for the public can be passed in a body if its passage will in any way interfere with the political plans of the party in power The Party and not the People receives the whole consideration Party loyalty is placed higher than public welfare and the wishes of the boss must be complied with at the expense of As law-maki- ng |