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Show PARTIES ARE NECESSARY SAYS GOV. DONAHEY Two political parties are necessary, neces-sary, and always have been necessary neces-sary for the proper execution of the American system cf representative government, according to Governor Donahey of Ohio, in a Tecent address. ad-dress. Governor Donahey, as a Democrat, Dem-ocrat, naturally expects his party to regain strength rapidly and to put up a good fight in the congressional elections next year. The party, be said, is merely in the position of the boy in the woodshed, being spanked by an Irate but loving father." Governor Donahey continued: "The voters of the United States still are, and always will be, divided between the schools of political thought represented in the infancy of our country by Alexander Hamilton Hamil-ton and Thomas Jefferson. Normally and fundamentally there Is occasion for only two parties, the independent independ-ent voter swinging back and forth between the two-by reason of changing chang-ing positions on public questions by reason of changing positions on puc-raason puc-raason of changing positions on public pub-lic questions by reason of the personality, per-sonality, character, or views of the candidates, or for other reasous." Governon Donahey saw no need for or probability of the emergency of a powerful third party, eithef now ot in the near future. The Ohio governor's statement is in line with the expressed belief of statesmen of Democratic and Republican Repub-lican faith alike, to the effect, that two strong political parties are necessary nec-essary for the welfare of the country. coun-try. The" breaking down of party lines permanently would mean anarchy anar-chy and tho natural development from anarchy to autocracy. a, |