The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-07-07
GROWTH AND DECAY or PAR.
 TIES.
] Ipomerors Democrat :


 The growth of q polticai party IS sell dom due to the views or efforts of any ! particular man. T. takes its rlsc from a common impulse of the people. And ia varioas ~ays this impulse Is kindred. For instance. When old parties persass in she advocacy ot unpopular measures, or refuse to concur Tn or adopt those that the peopse demand. such an impulse Is kinoied- IL hkesise has It's nse m acts of selishness and dishonesty on the part of leaders. \ selhsh politician Is always enfsapglar-eye more so, AS things go, than one whose honesty Is no, above sus- pleion. When such d politician pushes himself ioF~ard 10 d leading position m hls party he frequently maintAins his promsnenee toI some tune by promises l and lgatclogs distribution of patronage. And the people ind iS impossible whiie cooperating @I;h the party he repre- senis 70 break hts power or ,o remove him. Hence they arc drlsen lo form a new pc ..,Ied organization. The man who holds the relns. and uses the whip. makes the machine move steadily enough ahiie voters refuAln within the traces; ba, ~isn thss become aa!ky. shake oif the harness. break away, and leave the ma chine. the poor i~l4o~ Is n a deplotable condition. The machine eoIiapses 4. suddenly and ms sarioasly as the famous - nne-horse shay < mans following ls h.s power. and when tha, leaves nm he Is comparatively iaeon>equenual.
 l. is Inc Al ei breaking away from the machlnes as 2y common impulse, that serHes 'o sae ilse - new party ..nd m. parts momentum io iis growth. ioluCai scaaefs do ro, nsate con>p4euousA n |; AH Me psafts a..f upon an cqaaaiA lia' u unv sasue become marked bN speSl.d zea. aAllg and a1foincss These Iutis..es sson single them e#a as spe. e..4l saNmp.ons ui the patty. Aud thel, Aefs ,. tls.A .tee- tt.eu n tae inu,. Thcy u-Ht t..e asale. ei then Rut, la cslaa.a T aitei .stapa sa. snd wheEese1 t 4e - essis thr4 stca luto the afst "a = iu tac -nsefanlet1,. faa thaf ..nae ietnAfs E 2, .s aIci ,5iN |, pG..,tr ati.s C seekef>. taeHas, acqu..4u;.sn, e pAls.sssaas. a. those Nho slMr. - ke ..5sc - e.a tae nes, good u ihct stteia# states and Il,tt5et> dcmn3 attention II the selections s:e made s!ta fcieIcna ( ;o hakins enctgetil workers ana ae tive followers. ] pretty long lease oi power is assured. These followers identify ,heii fortunes wi.h those oi then leaders. and they work together 10 perpetGa,e then tenure ot offiee and promote theit com mon interests.
 Then the new party enters upon the es- petiences the older organizations As the interest of it's leaders clash. the, be- come untficndly io one another. and then followers ,earn to share IT ther an ,agonssms Little by l.,,le then diverse views spread an! widen even to aues- tons public policy. and ultimately t division takes place m the party. he rule iS l general one. l. holds true to til paitIes. kyal asp.rari, t0 leadership. when we'll known and widely pupalai. threaten its fes urrencc .i als tiinos and iu all political organizations. Hence t is unsafe for party to Coa.ttoo mat upon leaders and their views. To do SD is ai- most certain to bcgc; a spiIi, of rivaln and opposition, and thls maniies,ly leads to iacuon and defeat
 ] When the influence of leader is oi ovefshadowng importance. and the peo. pic se knowledge II with more dcierenc c than ,heir political principles, the parry is nearing Its turning point. l. k no, far from thc down-grade 10 decay dcica, 4nd demorA!izatlon. l, has been said ] iha, republics are ungraieful and | be- comm. regard for ,heif saic, renders I, uc es~tD iur them to bc sn He >ame ie.strk aPpiges to pel.'ls ii p4ifles L. magnify the seIV cs ant s,s,s4 n. q. .tay 2. pe.si.c4! leader $ :. slasc aangef hc Pa s.s 'ha' ln pA@. uIues pi,sed ;hcu. sc. = at Inc mes ' oi p.fiie ia1 me; seFe frequently ,hro,;.ed. and thclt hner. ties were los; And point al parce, iat, no better thar repabl,t,. he spal,, th, poAey, the purposes of d party con si,tg,e Is life. And this life ma, las through ages. Bu, men arc caprlo ious their views arc muiable, and m a few year they vanish from inc stage of acuor and die. And IS II not manifest. there fore. that parties which coun, upon then with unqaesnonlng confidence and fol low their vaganes tou closely can hardl, escape their fate: Such are some of ih, most conspicuous clements nanifes; II .ha .1 | (