Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-15
PUBLIC LIBRARY

Political Parties in the United
States.
In connection with the recent meet
ings OF party groups the Public Library
calls attention to the following books
on political parties, old and new:
General Works.
The American Party Battle, by G. A..
Beard. 1923. JUB3. B35.
Americas great advocate of the eco
noTnie Interpretation of history writes
"a popular review of party history pref
aced by a chapter on the nature of
party and concluded by brief predic-
ton of future trends"
American Parties and Politics, by H. O.
Bruce. 1927. JU83. B833.
ut Is forceful in explanation and not
clogged with eXtraneous matter; it re-
veals a wide and sane appreciation of
the development of parties, their organ
ization and activities. Best Of all, it
is unbiased"
Party Government in the United States,
by ]. w. Davis. 1929. JU93 .D29p.
The Stafford Little Lectures for 1929
delivered at Princeton University, and
dealing with the place of the party in
American life, and party principles,
leaders and nominations.
The American Party System. by @. e.
Merriam. 1929. JU83 M554a.
at would be hard to think of an es-
sential feature Of our politics and
parties on which information may not
be found in this volume, all of 1t put
forward in logical order and clarity of
expression."-J. A. WOODBURY..
The Evolution of American Political
Parties, by E. z. Robinson. 1924.
JU83. R56e.
Despite the tone of scientific dis
passienateness that pervades the work,
one gets pretty strong impression that
1t Is a plea for new party movement"
American Parties and Elections, by e.
M. Salt, 1927. JU83Sa27.
Readable throughout, sprinkled with
shrewd insights into realities of our po-
litical game, and with more than an
occasional peep behind the scenes, Prof.
Salt has written the most comprehen-
sive and informing survey of the Amer
lean party system available. = Philip
Bradley.
Democrats, Republicans and Others.
The Democratic Party; a History, by
F. r. Kent. 1928. JU83D.K4 d.
''While recognizing the impossihility
OF analysing public men or discussing
political causes and results without Gre
ating controversy, the effort in this
book is at last to keep such analysis
and discussion free from partisan bias.
The purpose is not to glorify the Demo-
cratic party, but to tell the truth
about It,"
The Story Of the Democratic Party, by
Henry Minor 1928. JU63D. M66s
A partisan history-"as it is the rec
ord of the judgments of the American
people for much more than half their
existence as q Nation, the history Of the
Democratic party is worth weighty con-
slderation."
S. Myers. 1929. JUa3R. Moor.
"A candid and unreserYed treatment
Of three-quarters of century of par4
tisan Repuhlieanism."
The Progressive Movement, by B. P.
de Witt, 1915, JU8a D514p.
1.-The Progressive movement is broad
er than the Progressive party and, In
fact, than any single party. 1t is the
embodiment and expression If funda-
mental measures and principles of re-
form that have been advocated for
many years by all political parties"
Third Party Movements Since the Civil
War, With Special Reference to
Iowa, by F. E. Haynes. 1916. JUo3.
S336t
Five independent party movements,
tive of which set up presidential cam
dldates from Iowa, are discussed-the
Liberal Republican movement, the Far
mers' movement, the Greenback move
ment, the Populist movement and the
Progressive movement.
Social Politics IN the United States, by
+, E. Haynes. 1924 JUa3. H336s.
The influence of social and economic !
factors In contributing to the forua-
ton Of independent minor parties forms |
the thesis Of this interesting interpreta- :
ton Of social movements from early
Vtoptan experiments 70 prohibition.