The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-09-25
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the country have elapsed since the
last Inaugural date, March ! 1919
Almost with the celer.,y of Z moving
picture the scenes have changed from
day % day and from moment 70 no
meat 40 one would be foolish
enough 70 s-rernp, uow % explain
these scenes and. i' there we're. 10
one else would be foolish enough 70
waste his time By reading the explain.
a'lons and descriptions. Old scenes
have given way 20 new ones
Administrations are Judged BY the
people not in piecemeal nor b. analy.
ses Of Isolated acts Of legislation or
administration. The public takes a
birds-eye view and approves or re-
lects with the fearlessnegs Of an art
critic writing under a pseudowuyn.
50 far az the upper branch Of the
congress Is concerned, the first pic
.ture which impressed itself upon my
mind was the number Of lordly men
representing special interests, so long
accustomed 70 molding legislation,
growing restiye under the insistence
Of democratic majority, aided by
certain liberal republicans, that a
new system Of taxation should be In.
augurated in this country, whereby
the burdens Of government would be
equitably placed upon the persons
and property Of all the people. Their
restiyeueEs increased until they were
inspired 70 utter dire threats. And
here for the first time Woodrow vii.
son appeared in the scene. He sol
EMMY charged that a baneful and
inimlcal lobby was influencing. or a.
tempting 70 influence. the taxing leg
islation Of congress
Straightway lobby committee was
appointed 10 Investigate the presi-
dents charg- and the night OF It's ap-
pointment was one Of broken slumber
for me, for the trundling Of the trunks
and the speedy departure Of the pam.
pered few from the hotel where ! was
trying 10 sleep constituted a night
long disturbance From that moment
up 10 this good hour. no one has had
the audacity 10 say that however un-
Wise or however foolish or however
immature has been the legislation Of
any Of II has been enacted
with any other intent than TO promote
the commonweal and develop the bet
terment OF all our citizens
At that moment. Woodrow Wilson
became IN fact what he had been in
president OF the United States
and responsible head Of the democrat
Ic party. Legislative enactment after
legislative enactment has followed
each upon the others heels Their
titles are household words everywhere
In America today And the remark
able thing about the work OF the pres
dent and party leader-this demo
cratic tyrant." and constitutional
lsurper," who is charged with inter
'ering ceaselessly with the affairs OF
congress. is that practically all OF the
which he has believed
ought to be written into the statute
books and which he has insisted .
ihould be written into them, have so |
themselves upon the minds .
" certain republicans as to command .
'epubIican support.
do not now remember any i'm
,ortant enactments save those for I
hip purchase and war revenue. which .
( yisualized into a picture showing
heir passage. would not reveal from
wo 10 a dozen strong republicans