The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-08-22
REPUBLICAN COUNTY TICKET
CONGRESS SHOULD STAY ON THE JOB

In the interest public welfare Congress should
uou until the close of the Continuous session would
necessarily daily meetings Of the Houses Of Congress-
but series of short adourments which would keep Congress legal
Y session promptly if occasion An ntmaon by
recently in conference at the White House the effect that the Pres
dent would like have Congress adjourn sufficient why
Congress should remain its post Of duty.
During the past four years have witnessed almost revo
onary steps the establishment executive Dictatorship and coin
cdnt adbdcaon by Congress of its Duties and responsible
tiles The trend Of this administration has been the
strengthening Of the executive branch of the government and the
weakening of the Legislative Having been thus far unable
willing check this Congress should least remain in
position to take such action be necessary to restrain the
constitutional of that arbitrary which the amnsra
ton delights to
Before into the well Since have had
illustrations of the desire of the President department
heads and bureau chiefs and auocrac
where authority perform expressly refused
by Congress- Departments have proceeded to exercise the
they desired The Post Office Department has ignored and dcc
Congress When censorship OF the press denied yhe awmak
ing body assumed by the administration Without any
press authority of law the executive branch of the
abhed committees and bureaus of and expansive
whose scope be foreen An expensive and entire
E useless bureau of information is being maintained and Congress
has been denied information regarding its organization Sectional
ISM partisanship and avoisn frequently displayed With
such policies pursued when Congress is in session it difficult to
to what lengths bureaucracy would if Congress should
finally adjourn.
Only few months ago Congress had demonstration
portance retaining constitutional powers and refusing entire
abdcaon February 1911 the President before Con
with request for the armed forces of the United
States he fit In that to Congress he n
Gated the Congress should him with penary
and leave him alone charge Of the destnies of the public Such
would have been the effect if Congress had passed the armed
ay bill just before final adjournment March 4h Developments
that time have demonstrated the wisdom Of Congress reus
the desired authority and the Importance of its in Wash
ngton ready for the transaction of the nation business
Many incidents history indicate that America
ming the the ancient repubcsthat rounding the
circle from autocray democracy and back autrocacy again
Most yet willing agree that representative
eminent failure Whether shall be ultimately forced to such
admission depends largely upon the which the representa-
ves of the people in the legislative branch of the guard
and powers upon them by the people Much
will depend upon the attitude of the people themselves toward
the efforts bureaucracy overthrow republican form of
consisting of three coordinate branches If the people
and their chosen representatives passvey acquce in unspatOn
the Republic and the beginning of auocracy not far
cfant