| Show 1 ItT Dy By L L. A A. A It Js is well that all the tho big men of the country CUe are not In the same political party for if the they were the country would Immediately become lop Whenever a party part becomes a abnormally abnor- abnor mally powerful as against Its opponent opponent nent pasty part It then becomes a party ruled by Intriguers and by tricksters and grabbers as opp opposed sed to 10 great statesmen That brings great men to the front frontIn n In the opposing P party The party Is and has been a a. great Ireat political party its overwhelming victory victory vic vic- tory in 1920 gave it overconfidence over over-conti- den dence e and while It has great men lit in its make up its confidence over has tended to push its smaller men its fits intriguers uc and a d i gi bhe blier to the front an th et has bas develop ed the greatest s scandals and more of them than any other at since s the tho foundation of the republic This is no Indictment or of the rank and file of the Republican party but merely mere a recognition that the tho corrupt element onto the outskirts of big business are aro In the tho saddle and have been bee manipulating the affairs of the federal government govern govern- ment through the machinery or of the I 1 Republican party Wo We are told that President Coolidge will treat th these e corruptions and scandals as as' as merely merel and aftermath of oC the great war and thus discredit the whole mess by a apolitical apolitical political and rhetorical phrase But when wIlen the grabbers in the previous previous pre pre- Democratic administration filched from the people great pro profits t on war contracts and grafts the people seemed to say that the way to get rid or of them was to defeat the Democratic party and cut off the hangers on It Is simply simp to cut out the whole bunch but difficult difficult dif dif- for a party to cleanse itself within Itself because the grafters are re the ones in the party that are in control As ibin the Democrats so with the Republicans not as a mere party policy polley however for that Is too v narro narrow but as a a. governmental I policy and good business judgment It is easier and safer to clean oft off the slate and thus rebuke the offending pa part t which will of itself cleanse that party and place the responsibility upon the other party with the example ex- ex ample before belore i it that that only purity integrity integrity in- in and statesmanship will be tolerated in the administration of pubIc affairs It is difficult for Cor a man too o criticise his own party because he Is criticising his friends who wIll punish him for disloyalty Therefore a party party- must be held responsiblE forthe for tor the mi of 01 its us elected representatives cs Q and d the acts of f its representatives as a a. political principle is the thc act lct or of the paTty party and the le rightly hold the thc party iii power ro- ro for the mismanagement of public affairs arCail'S during Its tion |
