Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-23
PERMANENCY OF GOVERNMENT
ATTACKED.

PERMANENCY OF GOVERNMENT
ATTACKED.
Golfers Magazine prints a great
deal of matter pertaining to politics
and politicians. It's articles do not
stand for any fundamental ideas OF
governmental principles. They do not
advise the people that there is any
such thing as party policies. On the
contrary, that magazine makes light
of the idea of the Importance OF prec-
edent, and in effect ridicules the Idea
of one man learning from another's
experience.
Golfers makes light Of the I'M
portance of political parties. It puts
the election of the president OF this
nation with all it's great expanse Oh
territory and diversity of interests, on
the same ground it would If 1t were
discussing the election of mayor OF
town with a few thousand population:
The real choice of the editorial
writer's Of that magazine Is Woodro"
Wilson, but they find that they can
kick up more dust" by advocating
Roosevelt's election.
The absolute limit Of nonsense ID
reached in an editorial In -Coliers
magazine suggesting a non-partlsan
ticket with Roosevelt as candidate Tor
president and democrat Tor wee
president. It says: ,-. r.
with a strong and progressive
democrat, as candidate for vice pres
ident, running with him (RooseveH)
as candidate for president, Dotn the
old parties would be up against a
problem.
# the editor who wrote that was
trying to make the most ridiculous
statement possible, he certainly nit
center.
In this country it has been demon
s+rated time and again that the pros
perity of the people depends upon
the policy of the party In power one
of the great features of the strength
NJ this government is that 1t has been
a government by party. A political
marty ia an organization the funda-
mental policies of which can be car
ried ont by man or men with the
advice and counsel of other men OF
that party) that has as it's basis nun
damantal ideas of government. One OF
the fundamental policies Of the re-
publican party is It's belief in pro-
tective tariff. The democratic party
stands for free trade or q very 10"
tariff. These are honest oaslc dlner-
ences in principles. There are many
men in each party organization VINO
can administer and carry out the pol
icies of their party, and the eiectlon
of any one of them will insure those
policies being carried out. That mas
been one of the elements OF the sue
cess and prosperity Of this govern
ment. It has been a government ny
party and not by person
Unless this country has a govern.
ment by party it will have personal
government.
A number of magazines are max
ing an effort to break down party
lines Parties in this country are just
as necessary to the permanency OF
this government as an organization
is necessary to the permanency OF any
business. A business anywhere IN the
world that depends absolutely on one
man will fail If that man dies. Every
business man knows that, so he strives
TO nut his business in charge OF an
organization that is bigger than any
one man, 80 it cannot be seriously
crinpled by the death Of any one man.
That is the idea in a political organ
iZation.
It is the basis of the successful
handling of the business and CON-
merce of the world
Any man who will openly propose
the running of a republican for pres
ident and democrat for vice presi-
dent on the same ticket obviates the
necessity of any questions IN MS case
nv, +bo Fool KILLER
Almost the same kind of scheme
was tried and absolutely failed In this
country a hundred years ago. One Of
the dangers that now confronts the
party is that of voting for officials on
account of some imaginary personal
magnetism or temporary admiration
rather than voting for the policies
they represent. :,
TO advocate elimination of national
political parties is to advocate that
which will threaten the permanency
Of this government.