Show PARTY RESPONSIBILITY By L. L A. A HoHen Hollenbeck beck It is well that all aH th the big men mien of the tile country are aro not In the same political political party panty for if they were tl the country would immediately become lop Whenever hone er a party becomes abnor abnor- abnormally mally pow powerful as against its opponent opponent opponent nent party part it then lien becomes a party ruled by intriguers and by tricksters and grabbers grabbers as opposed to great at stat statesmen That brings great men to the frontin front frontin in the opposing g party T The le Republican can party is and has been a great political party its overwhelming victory victory victory vic vic- tory in 1920 ga gave it overconfidence oyer over overconfidence dence and while it has great men in iu Its up make Its over confidence has tended to push Its smaller men its intriguers and money grabbers to the front and that has developed develop develop- ed the greatest scandals and more of them than any any other administration since the foundation of opt the republic This is s no Indictment of ot the rank and file of the Republican party but hut merely a recognition that the corrupt eI element ment hanging changing onto the outskirts of big business are in the saddle and have been manipulating the affairs of the federal government government govern govern- ment through the machinery of the Republican party We Va are told that President Coolidge will treat these corruptions and scandals as merely and aftermath of the great war and thus thins discredit the whole mess mess' by a apolItical apolitical apolitical political and rhetorical phrase But when the grabbers in the pre pre- previous previous Democratic administration filched from flom the people great profits on war contracts and grafts the people seemed to say that the way to get rid of at them was ivas to defeat the Democratic party varty and cut off the hangers on It is simple to cut out the whole bunch but difficult difficult difficult dif dif- for a party to cleanse itself If within Itself because the grafters are the ones in Ui the party that are h in control c control As with the Democrats so with the Republicans not as a mere party policy however for that Is too narrow but as a governmental policy and good business judgment It is easier and safer to clean off oft the slate and thus rebuke the offending part which will wIlI of itself U cleanse t that at party part and place the responsibility upon upon the other party w with th the exI example example example ex ex- I ample before it that only purity In Integrity Integrity integrity In- In and st statesmanship will be tolerated in the administration of or pubic affairs It is difficult for fora or a 3 man to criticise his own party pally because he is criticising crib his hits friends who will punish him for disloyalty Therefore a f party must mist be held responsible for forthe forthe forthe the misdoings of its elected representatives representatives and the acts of its representatives representatives representatives as a political principle is the act of ot the party and tho the people pe-ople rightly hold the party in p power responsible responsible responsible re re- re- re for the mismanagement of public affairs during its tion |