El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-22
state, 1T has more than doubled its vote.
Political Agitation.


Deep seated political discomfort is re-
sponsible for the premonitory rumblingS
Of political revolution in Germany. The
people are angry with their govern
rpent. and there is more political agi-
tation in Germany now than at any time
since the formation of the empire. AS
is usually the case, this unrest was caus-
ed primarily by the action OF the gov
eminent in adding to the burden Of tax
alton; and it has taken the usual form
( of an agitation for giving the people
greater power in the government.
Involved in the complexities Of thu
German constitution. and obscured by
the multiplicity of political party or
CARNATIONS, il is difficult to describe
the exact nature Of the pending political
battle. However, the chief aim Of all the
progressive elements in imperial poll
tics is to change the working constftu-
ton so that the government will be re-
sponsible TO the parliament elected by
the people In Prussia, the dominating
state of the federation, the progressive
parties demand a revision Of the electo-
raj system upon a basis Of universal, or
at least Of equal, suffrage Imperial
politics and Prussian politics are so
completely intermingled that 1t is diff
cult to separate the issue Of ministerial
responsibility from the problems OF
Prussian suffrage reform
Not Party Government.
1t is the theory Of the German consti-
tuition that the imperial government
shall not be a government Of party II
has been held by the orthodox German
statesman that II is subversive of the
best interests of the state and the na-
! tion 10 permit the division of the people
| of the state and the nation to permit the
division of the people into two rival
political camps, constantly ct war with
each other In accordance with this
| theory the constitution although grant
ing parliament elected by universal
suffrage, did not make the ministers Of
the government responsible TO that par
lament In all other considerable Euro<
/ pean governments, whether constitu-
/ tional monarchies or republics the az
/ fairs OF government are administered
by cabinet of ministers directly re-
] sponsible to parliamentary authority;
ministers selected from and by the par
liamentary majority; ministers who are
bound 20 resign their offices whenever
a parliamentary vote shows them that
/ they no longer have the support of
majority The British government is
the best example OF this system. and the
British parliament combines in itself the
I highest legislative, executive and Judi
/ clai functions Under the British con-
stitution the existence Of two principal
political parties has been held to be
necessary
American Party Rule.
The trainers Of the American constf-
tuition sought to separate the three chief
/ functions Of government, and to that
! end entrusted all administrative duties
TO the president and his cabinet, wholly
/ irresponsible TO congress The United
States government was not 10 be
, government by parties This was one
Of the most particular desires OF Wash
( ingt9n. and he sought TO avoid the di-
vision of the people into two political
camps by inviting into his first cabinet
the two chief leaders OF the two oppos-
/ ing schools Of political thought But
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