Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1916-05-05
WHY NOT A FEDERAL PARTY?


for the evils of bossism that these
what unthnkingly charged with sympathy with bosssm,
but that charge does not deter them.
The greatest political need in this country today is
for active vrile political parties loyal to certain set
of political principles.
But the primary has destroyed political parties 1t
aimed bossism the parasite of the party tree but
it destroyed the tree without destroying bossism.
Under these conditions why should hesitate to
retrace steps, and repeal the primary law at least
to modify amend it too allow jnteligenty
work together in parties?
We said that parties the greatest political need
in Americn today and they
Great problems before the American people-pro-
blems which must be dealt with in a national way.
Locals desires, selfish desires, and the little narrow
minded way of looking at things give way before
the national way the United States might just we'll
break up into its various parts.
One gets his view point national questions
from the geographical situation of his home,
of business in which he is engaged, the particular
European country in which his parents born and
any all of these may result in opinions in which the
national welfare subordnaed entirely lost sight Of
We do not intend that men should think the
national issues Roosevelt may be for preparedness
Bryan against preparedness and yet each look at
question in a big, national way.
National parties for the purpose of gathering
together the of similar opinion to reconcile minor
differences and work and together for the national
welfare.
We still have national parties, but they have been
undermined the decay of local and state organizations
that they present sorry spectacle.
Think of the president of the United States not be-
ing able enlist the support of the members of his
party national issue question of foreign policy.
If Democrats not going to act together why do
they call themselves Democrats.
If Republicans not of similar mind national
issues why call themselves Republicans.
The chaotic condition of party loyalty is due to the
fact that congressman FOR instance find profitable
humor narrow selfish local view of constituents
than follow consistent party dictated by
broad view of national welfare.
collection of calling themselves by the same
party is not party.
collection of calling themselves by the same
party and voting half dozen different ways
tonal questions is certainly not party.
party is a unit, entity, organization of men
who think and purposey act in the way public
question.
There being such organization today; and con-
thinking and acting accordingly to the selfish
of their little selves and there is
call account, and make them march step to the
nations welfare.
The government of the United States went to pieces
once on the rocks of confederation, and it took
the great civil settle another sectional issue and
yet today with 48 ambassadors from 48 states and
435 representatives from many princpaities of
gressiona Districts the country is disintegrated
than at any time in it's history.
Without parties strong enough to stand for anything
and including within their so-caed membership every
shade of political belief the aforesaid senators and repre-
sentatives owe allegiance only to their little
ton of the country and the interests of the nation
continually sacrificed for worthy purpose
than to get few votes for the congressman.
Formerly congressman could look to the party to
furnish him he voted in accordance with the party
principles voters nothing for party and in
the joy with which they will bat congressman who
for the national interest and against little sell
fish interest, they appear to little about the nations
welfare We can't blame the congressman themselves too
much if they appear be and sectional and sell
fish. They elected by that kind of people who
longer know the Matchmaking influence great parties
The East, and the Central West and the Far West,
the North and the Southwest, the people engaged in
manufacturing the people engaged in farming, the city
jewellers and the country dwellers the citizens of English
German extraction and every other division along sell