The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-10
The Philosophy of Political Division.

| 10 give The reasons which caase citizens to
/ aIign themselves in.o poait4ca. paf-4@s %
iaey do, :ron any scientific or ph-losopa42
/ standpoint. and. as ! have studied the sub
! }scl as deeply r. any one ! h2o1, AID AZ
| preciate the Importance Of stimulating
/ pao.lc interest II political science AZ The
present time. l venture 20 prsss1. TIE re-
/ SIT Of MY studies 10 your readers
! Ane reasons FOR The almost universal e
noLance q ine philosophy Of political ehoiSe
and % the causes which make each 5uoi-
Ni1ua. take a stand b. tais CO thai parry.
anc TO change at times. are rwo-1cla- The
EFst IS that scarce one 4 = thousand under
EsAn1s the fundamental principles Of .Ase
witch govern himself. or others, or the re-
| lato1s between eaca other. The lw0 great
/ tacts OF the universe. the ether atty oil al
! matter. All the universally Ut magnetism
The soaT1s Of al consc4o 4Sness. al. iorCe.
/ ali acton, ali heat and ali 0rganlzalgon.
/ from the god head 10 The SOU Or magnetic
/ note OF the lowest form Of iife-are Gt;erls
/ beyond t2e comprehension CT The mass q
/ people IN the pressE. early stage OF human
| development The other and mere taAgi-
be reason Is that through or opD
| tonal history until wita.B & few years,
/ tfis great 0IstraCIIDg questions II very.
state rights secession. rebellion ana re-
CONSUMPTION; ana even yet the color qles.
/ ton II! the Southern states. nave prevented
/ Ii RatGFa! 0lts.on OF pe3p4e INTO parties.
The time has now, come, however, in
! me Northern states a, least, when the ou!H
/ Of TIE voters have tectsne settled into
their proper party lines IN accordance
/ VITA natural iaw. and II IS worth the tine
/ Dt every SUtST 20 tfy tc ma UAt where .S
| is al and way he is there.
caretul study OF political parties and
| party tendencies in the leading European
| countries As vel as our own, shows clear
| ~ that the most dstiuct dividing line N
the higher humanity IL tie question %
| Progression or conServa ism In England
after the mean.ngles terms OF Wig and
Aor! were dropped. UNA the irish alstTac-
! ton became prominent. only the terms
! Liberal and Conservative were used. The
| L,oeral party comprised nearly ali taose
| who were constructive and inventive ~
| nature. who believed that the achieve
fnt nt<s Of TIE past were but fit foundation
| for higher ana grander works OF civilZa-
ton, and 10 keep going ahead, expanding
ana building even IL some mistakes were
made. They had comparatively little rev
| erehce Tor the IDOLS and monuments Of the
| past, they were practical and utilitarlan.
beiieVe ihat n careful study OF the En-
| gtish history % this century would show
i that every step OF progress made through
| the action of their parliament and govern
/ ment has been brought about by Nhera adj
| ninlstrations or forced upon their oppon-
| ents by Liberal pressure.
| Ihe conservative party, on the other
! hand was composed Of the fn0-acch. all
| the clergy. nearly all the aristoCracy, most
| OF the professional men ard the bulk OF
the servant and poorer tenant classes who
| We're dependent on the aristocratic and
| profess onal classes for Their existence.
| Their minds. instead OF turning toward new
| IDEAS and construction. either material,
| social or political, were absorbed in tie
| they had and not taking the chance OF loss
| in the experiment Of change. To endure
| the evils they had rather than fly 10 others
! they knew not Of. AL The powers of the
| state preached the doctrine OF reverence
| for ali that was established and made it
| The test of national patriotism. Naturally
| enough. many OF those " no were most lid
| eTai and progressive found their surround
| ings unbearab.e and nearly all the intea-
| gent immigrants from Britain 70 The
| United States have come from the Liberal
| What effect this time would
| have occurred 10 all those five relics of
| feudalisEn-the crown, the aristocracy. the
| established church, The law, OF entail and
| the law OF prlmogenitufs-had those I'M
| satisfied progressive elements been kept
| and multiplied al home. We can only leave
| 10 mcclure
AS the parties were divided on such men
| tai lines in Britain. so in all the leading
| countries, during peace al least. they have
had their progressive and conservative
| parties-the first looking for new things,
! the other holding on 10 the Old.
| Taking UP this principle OF political di-
| vision as established in other countries and
| applying l. 10 our own. ~ hat DO We iindF
| Some OF our most experienced phrenolo-
! gis,S offer to 30 through a crowd Of men
| bHndfolded and tell the politics Of each.
| they place among the Republicans those
| VITO show a power for practical invention
| and construction. This applies not only TO
| material STRUCTURES. but 10 all the arts
| sciences and litera :ure. They include eeneF-
| ally those whose objective powers are well
| developed, whose range 1F vision II Droat
| both mental ana physical; VINO see We'll
| INFO the future and can correctly reason
| from cause 20 effect. They also include
| those who are optimistic, who believe THAI
the world s growing better. that most ,oeu
| want to he honest and good citizens that
| the theory that every man has MS price Is
| false. and this optimism gives them IN"
| necessary hope and courage 10 pear mis-.
| fortunes manfuily, 10 trust to patience and
| perseverance for better fortune anu better
| times ana not rise mp ON their hind legs
! and howl az every passing cloud of adVeT-
10 describe the general tendency of the
C0userVaf YES n Our politics.. as SHOWN III
| the so-called Democracy. we need 70 say
| little more than tie opposite OF the pro
| .fcSsiVr features of the Bepun!lcan party.
While theN have no such feudal instiiu-
| tions to preserve as their English proto-
| tvpcS they act on the same principles
| They are apt 10 attach an exaggerated
value 10 everything that has become estab
| regard laws and constitutions as the ENDS
of purpose rather than the means 10 an
| end. As lawyers. they are always suckers
| TOR strict constructions as doctors, they
| have the greatest horror for "rreguiar.ty'
in practice and condemn everything a.
quackery that has not shown at least a
still indcree the old Webster spelling book:
as farmers. they spend laore time Fenem-
herring What daddy di4' thar readlng
farmers journals or experimenting with
new stock ard seeds. IS iab0rerz. they
"ohsv orders Il H. breaks owners" and as
| politicians they hurrah Tor Jackson ard
;Nev claim 10 b. their ancestors.
| Il nus not b. assumed u.3t conserYa-
| lives have no public use. It too o:te0
happens tha' the progressive clement IS
| TOO .m-ru&ent n rs haste 20 make
progress ana would b. carried off Its feet
| - t,s more ra,Gcal members before IS
| more sober second thought could assert
itself Il il was not held back hY tha
great cons rVativa forces The progress
! ives are 200 apt 20 believe II The snhs,an-
/ ;taAsy At }-poms ans scout the danger II
| reaction. TIC experience u our own STATE
| a. he .5fna Il MAS organized gives a sharp
/ illustration The state constitutional c7n-
! <-u- oe and she LEGISLATURES inlmnd.a ,e,y
/ following wtrc abe wise and horest~as
.t7. s}stures g.. They enacted grand
structure sor grand state hu; the t~o,-
. ale was l. Nas nD- SIS craui Is - :
! .Aaarb-. 3; vas I:tis more thaH q very
,r...}e. !1lnat 20 ari w~ak Foundation
! Tren We raeded d z-ro~c cors- rvar-ve
/ tc~.- = restrain ne too c...01iattc c.ow3
/ ava keep tr0 pa 53:.a> tsHsDDji~stcts a.
! various Institutions w.thn m2te MOD
; bounds
|; = really misfortune .hA; ~ hsya
80 ltue 80 = ge0u-n" conservative party