From “The
Politico's” Matthew Josepheson
Chapter 18, Page
637.
“The beautiful
convenience of the American party system consisted in its reversible
character: while one of its two component parts performed unpleasant
tasks and so earned for inself unpopularity, the other could make
ready to accept the benefits of all the negative discharges which the
process rhythmically produced.”
“Between 1880 and
1896 the composition of both great professional parties was fairly
identical, the difference being composed of political nuances only.
The adversaries were evenly balanced and alternated regularly in
control of the National Government.”