The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1910-09-02
HEREDITARY POLITICS.

HEREDITARY POLITICS.
After all has been said are We
not Democrats or Republican, a becau,e
our fathers were. ~ because We do n
do our own thinking. tcj because We
want TO be always regular. ~ because
we do not have the courage 70 vote
against man, a, he may strike back, !
becau,e some time We are in hopes "
can get an office. with its little work ard
good pay. aad for The poner ii gives.
we stand for men" II II.
There is no greater tribute of re-
spect that one in early youth can
pay hiS father than to receive with
Difference his views on the subjects Of
church and state, believing that they
are pretty nearly ripe because father
says so. II a fathers life and
character are worth anything they
will certainly bend his boys mind
while in formative stage, and when
this evidence OF respectful considera-
tion is lacking we will seldom fail I o
see n flaw in the character OF either
father or son. Hence, discussing only
politics at this time, we are frank to
agree further that the youth Of
twenty will not generally have an
open mind" free from bias and
preference, but here is where the
power Of the press and hustings
comes in.
And to theextent that the journals
of today are conceded to be the most
powerful teachers of the age, it be-
hooves the press to stand for a degree
Of intelligence and morality which
are beyond fair criticism. So, too,
the charms Of the stump speaker
should not be confined to coarse
jokes and PERSONAL invective; be
reaches many who read but little.
and his chances for good or i'll are
great.
That people do think for them
selves as they note passing events is
conclusively proven by seeing the
same state, with short lapses of
time between, carried by opposite
political parties, and to this in
dependence Of thinking many good
people attribute the chief strength Of
republican form OF government.
II is true that the few do the origi.
nal thinking for the many for various
reasons not worth tracing just no W;
but while this initiative belongs to
the former, the masses do not blind
ly follow. The strength Of the few
lies in setting others to thinking for
themselves. they act as barristers,
the many act as jurors.
The merit OF being regular" on
purely political issues can never be
successfully controverted. Regu.
larity stands for principles, ir-
regularity Stands for men, the re.
suit Of irregularity is to be carried
away with the personality of man,
who, after having been elected by ir-
regularity" votes will misrepresent
ones ideas of government in legisla
tive halls. The great evil OF "regu,
larity" is enforced support of un,
worthy candidates who secure nomi.
nations and sail into office under
false colors. This means that the
electors vote in the primaries counts
for more il belonging to the majority
party than it does at the genera
election. The Congressional prim
aries Just held fully illustrates this
and the man who is too good to
take part in primaries so as to secur,
desirable nominees is not gooC
enough to take part at the genera
election.
There are and always will be mel
who sell their principles for "a mesi
Of pottage," they are becoming iewe
AS the world grows older and better
and nowadays they will seldom
show their hand Tammany is tn
most conspicuous exception, ant
few defeats at the polls couple,
with a more healthy public mind vii
put Tammany out OF business. n,
organization can hold together yer,
long on the basis of plumber alon
unless the plumber at frequent inter
walls becomes a realized fact.
Swayed by new issues which Wi
from time to time arise as the worl,
moves on, men will group themselve
together under new party names
Even now we see strong signs Of dis
solution OF a party organized ha'
century ago whose excuse for exist
ence ceased when its purpose ha'
been accomplished; but the rud
mentary principles of the Democrat
party, which have bound together
large proportion of the American
people since the formation of tn
nation, will never cease to be tn
basis Of sound government as lonI
as government exists.
WORTH TRYING.
In all discussions OF the labor prob
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