Show l J Party Politics acs j 1 i J party leaders are evidencing alarm because of the 1 t tendency of many citizens to disregard strict political lines L it would appear has appear has become less popular and there is c ji fe tendency z dency to pick o on men men irien and principles principle's ra rather h r tha than follow the a 1 partisanship i It is is difficult to determine e just how great this independent drift Adrift drift has has been but it has been of consid considerable rable size judging by y th the statements of certain party leaders And it has cOl complicated icat d the Apolitical horizon It is easy to forecast the outcome of ot of an election an election l w r he strict p partisanship rules but with a great silent vote to o reckon with predictions ar are not so o. o easily made Nothing worries a poli poli- iCian so so much as uncertainty and consequently he wants to get the Drifters t drifter s back into line and have them safely branded 4 t Our form of government p provides for party politics and andas as a wt Consequence if there is any gre great t drift from this system there must 11 The e a reason for the change It Can tan be found we believe in the y concentration of effort that came during the war period and subsequent r 1 quent ent congressional action or inaction since the armistices armistice I was ii signed i ned y v vS f r 1 S ih During the war party lines w were e forg forgotten en and h all united i in a a common cause Congress acted promptly tl and practically unanimously unan i- i i mo Durin During that period perio th the spirit of partisanship dwindled After the armistice had been signed and nd the country began to think of other things than war waft party leaders aders 1 in Washington began to revive the partisanship spirit They tackled the job so aggressively s. s sivel t that at it now appears the they have done their cause harm arm instead d of tf good S I The average American w we bel believe ev has grown tired of he s i strict st ct division in congress s along pa party ty lines Jines l It is difficult to understand under- under t t stand tand why t a Republican must always think differently than 1 a Democrat on even the simplest matter or why if a Republican makes a suggestion suggestion- the Democrats must immediately oppose oPle oppose ose it its iti The pres presumption congress is that when a man is elected to co congress gess' gess he e goes there asa a as a a representative of oC the American people But But con congress con f gress has convinced ed us that this is not true The average congressman congressman congress congress- congress congress- man manis is doing his best to represent the party to which he belongs belong and to stir up something that can be charged against the opposing political party The 1 ine ne repeated congressional in investigations which have been the great indoor sport at Washington for mar many Y months i past and have cost the United States millions of dollars give ve evidence of this spirit It can be added too that these investigations ti- ti 1 to d date Je have done no one any good and if they are brought forward foI as propaganda someone will recall that during the the war war the Republicans and the Democrats were were a a unit in seeing h x I thai that things were done don promptly and eff effectively y and if mist mistakes kes were made all an were equally to blame i H This rabid partisanship in congress has do done doile le much to diS i I ire he people and it is undoubtedly the chief reas reason n for for any dri drift 1 j here ere may have bave teen Seen een away from strict party politics icS icS' I |