The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-04-16

bocs How serious the situation is can be realized by
the last national election less than oneha of the people
entitled to vote expressed preference at the polls Out OF
n" the OF ra 10 mon only
years spent in public service comprising municipal county
and state offices he ascrbes Indifference to politics the
part of the people to the following situation:
Another of the failure the ordinary citizen
the primary election has been his
failure realize that of government is
OF political parties The only
responsible in this
is through political The candidates
political seek the the
o principles policies,
successful should held responsible
results of administrator For good government the
party power
should be defeated.
tain class reformers and political agitators have de-
o much politics
public affairs, tried down political parties
hlNs combinations within lines
advancement interests without regard
the obligations OF platforms Such efforts
in the end will prove injurious rather than beneficial What
we really need N i politics
politics. For when party responsibility the
government end personal rresponsibilty public
begins. Party party RESPONSE
bity political
the impairment of either will result in personal ire
a7ons:bilty Further, the
principle government will
greatly lessen the influence of the individual voter in
ruplir the political party furnishes
effective agency through which the ordi
citizen hope to have his opinion candidates
policies translated INTO results"
There may be who would take issue with Mr. Had
eys opinion of the efficiency of public service He believes
that the public generally receives better and honest
trial enterprises from their officers employees
Probably study of conditions in North Dakota over period
Of six years might alter Mr.. Hadleys opinion.
Amid the criticisms hurled generally at the personnel OF
and state legislatures he has this commentator
to make
81 have had occasion to know Intimately
o legislatures al while realize that
branch the public is the
editorial rhetorical chopping block of critics and
opinion il surprisingly good
results in actual legislation when consider the neces-
mscientifc methods which their
is usually performed. Further
fully representatives BY that l
WITH exceptions the legislators represent
average ability and integrity of their constitu-
ents, and Under faithfully
The and Of their different districts.
What have said about state legislation is even more
abou our Nation believe is
in this opinion in accord with
students O present and conditions)
higher of ability and integrity of industry and
to pu
When hear the usual dsparaging
egisaures and should
elected to laws
the of ability and integrity
of their constituents, should criticize ourselves for
intelligence and civic virtue, rather than
men whom to represent this public
service
by parties under scheme of government sound
Russia experiencing to what extremes government by
classes blocs and how unsuccessful generally sucf
administrations Creating blocs combinations FOL
the advancement certain aacious theories of govern
ment is dangerous tendancy in American govern
and that well be cOmbatted by such powerful
organization the American Bar Association
40 PEASANT PRODUCTIVITY IN RUSSIA
The retreat of Russia to capitalism from the economic