The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-11-03
EDUCATION DAY
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crystaIize the sentiment of the members
of the party. A party tends to put back
of the ofhce-holder a sense OF corporate
responsibilities. A political party edu-
Gates the people. \ great political cam
paign, he said, is a tremendous educa-
tional factor. Men viii not take vital
interest unless there is a campaign which
stirs up the interest of the voters. The
trouble with men is that they do not
take interest in anything except the IS
sues or candidates of their own party,
they will hear speeches only for the one
party and viii read newspapers only OF
the one party.
He spoke of the Importance of having
the house, the senate and the President
Of one party. explaining that If they were
equally divided it would be an easy mat
ter to create a deadlock and there would
be no party responsibility.
Parties, he said are more or less cor
rupt, and he explained his statement by
saying that some politicians are men who
manipulate politics for their own bene-
fit. platforms are formulated that disgust
candid people, and men are named quite
as much on the ground of their ayalla-
bility as on the ground of ability, They
weigh candidates on scales that do not
register their true worth.
With all their faults. said Prof. Mower,
the political parties perform very great
work. They are not much worse tnan
the average people and probably VIII not
be much better: they are about as war
like as the citizens. and about rs peace
| loving as the citizens who make them up
they are what we have made them or
prompted them to become.
In choosing a party he said one should
/ be able to understand the fundamental
principles of the parties 1t Is wrong to
say we will not vote at all because we
cannot feel that we can accept all the
planks of party's platform. He spoke
of party loyalty, adding that 1T was the
basis of society. il was a fine thing and
absolutely necessary in political party
but it should be intelligent loyalty. The
speaker touched upon the value of the IN,
dependent vote, saving ii was that which
held the party in leash. They are gons
7 TO be honest and candid when they fee
{ they must be in order to get the indie
pendent vote
In closing. Prof. Mower said the whole
matter was a matter Of individual respon
sibility. If democracy wins out and be
/ comes victorious as the form of govern
ment of the future il viii do it because II
/ is backed by an electorate each one Of
which feels a personal responsibility as
is summed up in the freeman oath. which
I the speaker repeated.
Tn the business session which. preceded
the talk the club voted to contribute S3t
for the American international college a
/ Springfield Mass, where 81 girls from
I foreign countries are now in training il
preparation to return b their respective
countries to work among their peoples
( Announcements were made concerning The
next meeting of the club, Nov. Is, which
viii take the form Of a birthday party il
recognition of the 25th anniversary 81
the club and when supper viii be served
I Tt is expected that past presidents of thu
club will speak and a Soloist from
Springfield Mass. will entertain. III ais,
was stated that 'members Of the family a
the Home for the Aged viii be glad t,
have garments sent to them which they
could make over for the boys at KurT
Hattin Home.