The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1922-05-26
EDITORIAL
HENRY FORD ON POLITICS
(From Dearborn independently

From Dearborn independently
The peoples disgust with politics plays into the politicians
expect anything from the old crowd politics proof enough
that the old crowd done But the a people should f Pn, @
possible for them quietly to select for
do much ae hem one by here
there and everwhee let them go to Congress and study
movement will have Congress of the right sort of
without any hurrah.
welfare of the country? This question grows out OF state OF
has with the Administration which
happened be office and long has the Administration been
period national taking the of the people, which
has marked Politics at the bottom of the scale.
Political writer's of long experience and clear vision tell
g US Is1 tell ws that the actual Work of
there not enough difference between one
another pay for the expense of national election.
the group Composing the Adminsatonnot any Admnra
ton in particular but all administration OF the last Is or ~
simply putting Washington side street When Admins
raon is incompetent that it binders the % from
istraon at least the Government is compelled to step aside
while the country marches
may both parties rotten But in saying
to explain what by parties Sure
one to say that the people Comprising the Republican and
Dem0crat parties the citizen voters of the country are
the oceholding corporations the organization the fe
bes in the political the people The party
side ring which for issues only advertising signs with
Republican obhong corporation and the Democratic jobhod
corporation undoubtedly all that the critics say about
That why both parties synse equal nfSmpets os when
is their objective Thereafter consolidating
the hold they have gained They build their fences with
show signs moving the place then the heed they give
only pc a as qsf the pay posn is
achieve public employment he public
How then these minister country which
place for epoymens sake who seek political for
the personal satisfaction of building partisan
The consequence simply forced
elections is explained by their feeling that politics no longer
6en the s hS @ MH Vs 1i that
voting of ncompetents out though they
Business has marched on Independently only asking that
tics keep out of the a 0e ny 1T
political Personages Business has practically showed politics
again and again to throw the business
and compel of the politicians hand 1t said that
business this country should be permitted to do anything
liked, long as it asked permission of Politics.
Now, this is the situation which has arisen in the country
This the situation which gives rise to the question: What
the Of Politics? It just modern expression of the same
spirit which reused by which refused to bear fruit
y egmbereh it the Politics 5 good for nothing 10th
counr progress does not appreciaoy Tighten the people
nomic certainty of what is it?
The mpusve reaction of is to that Politics
for nothing AT it true that Politics good
% R0 B f into the ee
changes and when that the height of
wicked has been reached situation
that is the time to look ufor with peness unto rotennes
with success, the game is
Now that is the position Politics today 1t helpless
it paying the of its nncerty and tme-servng it
it has But do confuse politics
Government Government is select body of serving the
according of the
the pepetuy of the Government all of have only
voice but duty.
Let grant freely that the parties have both fallen
ditch politics has been forced the side nes but
let also understand that by select the of
carry the work of Government and build
service which will be the party of the people, under
whatever it may be known.
all of their moral soundness and
All of the pooled by the
ties The parties practically the principal lines to be
taken Party loyalty office today consists mainly prevent
ing the party from doing the right and thing
order that its failure to do throw it of office
thus let the other party and do the thing
being done The entire game degeneraed