Show POLITICAL PARTIES AND ISSUES HAVE NEVER BEEN MORE complicated to state that you are arc a democrat or a republican this year Is about as meaningless a phrase as can be uttered doth both parties can boast leaders ot of greater extremes and differences than there Is between the two major parties As a matter 0 of fact the so called progressive democrats and progressive republicans stand on as nearly the same principles as it Is possible for or people to do within the same party and likewise the conservative republicans and conservative democrats are in many cases as 1 alike as two peas in a pod about all ali that can intelligently be said of 0 either party Is that it is merely a name certainly no well defined principles can be said to be universally accepted by either party there la is not even universal loyalty to the party name we find seek ers ot of the highest offices in the land deserting their party name to lend a helping hand to a candidate of 0 the other party the saying that polities politics makes strange bed fellows has bag never been truer than this year no theory Is too radical for or certain lead era ot of national prominence to accept no organization too degenerate 0 for o them to embrace all claim to be the groat great friend of the people which in most cases is true it for or no other reason because it Is the only smart thing to do how ridiculous it would wound be for any man who seeks political success to turn against the majority 0 of the people most candidates claim that their opponent is a friend of the special interests and an enemy 0 of the common man A position which in nearly every case Is ridiculously absurd personal greed for or success fame and power would dictate a different policy the thinking citizen will find less lees concrete evidence upon which to base his vote this year than ever before the heads of party tickets ticket 9 in many cases have not outlined or even in timatea the course they antena to take the whole campaign has ha degenerated to a confidence milk man level and the only guiding influence that can be intelligently followed Is one of choosing choo aing each candidate on hla his personal qualifications rather than on his party affiliations these are the facts that have caused a forecast of the greatest number of scratched ballots this year that have yet been recorded |