Download or read book The Boss and the Machine written by Samuel P. Orth and published by . This book was released on 2017-12-24 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Boss and the Machine is a classic American politics history text by Samual P. Orth. The party system is an essential instrument of Democracy. Wherever government rests upon the popular will, there the party is the organ of expression and the agency of the ultimate power. The party is, moreover, a forerunner of Democracy, for parties have everywhere preceded free government.