It is true they were not English aristocrats, but they were definitely recognizable members of the gentry. As such, they represented a class that by birth and breeding considered itself entitled to rule. They established a republic, and not a democracy, which they abhorred. That government worked well during their lifetimes. It crumbled after they vanished from the scene.
Parties are organizations designed to achieve political place and power.
They substitute tactics for principles and a clamber for office for the preoccupations of governance. Today, the Presidency of the United States is controlled by the two major political parties. These parties preselect the candidates for whom we vote. In many instances , as in the case of Jimmy Carter, the party selection is to say the least, mediocre. In other instances the parties select candidates, such as Senator McGovern, whose views are far removed from those of the majority of citizens.