The Alaska daily empire., 1923-02-27
PARTY AFFILIATIONS SEEM NECESSARY

The uncertainty as to the political channel into which the "Fcrd for President campaign will be di lected the end is still disturbing some or the people MT Fords brcther-naw says if he runs at all ii will be as Democrat-but MT. Fords brother-n law ie dyed-n-he-w Democrat and the wish may he the father of the thought MT. Green, the head Of the Fcrd for President movement, has an idea of having MT. Fegds placed on all the primary ballots Of al the parties and accepting any or all the nominatienE that be won Failing to get any sort of nomination, Mir Green declares that he will nominate Ford an independent.
 This is not the first time that the political afa- tions of of prominence has caused those who indulge in the game of helping make Presidents worry. Only three years both Democrats and Republicans sparrng for Herbert Hoover The uncertainty about his politics continued long that he actually entered in the primaries of beth parties. In Michigan he a plurality in the Democratic primary pie finally, however, proclaimed himself a Republican, About twenty years ago the politics of Admiral Dewey a matter of very serious discuseion He finally said that he had been what would be called partisan but that he had voted for Cleveland for President two three times and had voted for Republican Presidential candidate However. he got nomination because the Demccrats at that time could but Bryan. General Grant first urged for the Demo- cratic Prls.dntia nomipaton and he, too had never voted for a Republican for President He had voted for Buchanan in 1856 and had been a member of q Douglas club in 1860. His sympathies with
 
 parties had given him such assurances that he felt certain that he could have either nomination that he decided to take the Republican offer. tWhat would have bocn the effect American history had the deeie.on been the other way? He would have been elected. of ceurse and might have had a recon structon of the South directed by Bayard Thurman, Kendall Hendricks Cox and their associates instead cf one under the leadership of Morton, Wade, Cam eron, Colfax, Wilson, Blaine and their associates reconstruction in which the South would have participated
 Never since Washington have we had President who was not recognized member of a political party when he was elected Twice, at the second election or Monroe in 1920 and the election of Jchn Quincy Adams in 1924, there organized party in op- position 10 the Republican Party laer called Demo- erate) And twice we have had Presidents who after their election became alionated from the party on whose ticket they elevated but both of them had been chosen 10 the VcePresidency and succeeded 10 the higher office upon the death of the President Tyler was elected Niee-President on the Whig ticket With Hafriscn in lS40 but he soon allied himself Win the Democratic Party He had been Jeffersona an and could not agree with the old Federalist element m the Whg Party. Johnson was chosen -Presi- dent on the ticket with Lincoln in 1884 and soon alter his elevation to the Presidency he became a Democrat, returning to the party which he had been member until tho war between the States broke cut,
 History offers very little encouragement to those who would like to have President not attached to come political party.