Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-10

rather. have seen him leading US and
leading civilization with the un-
broken ranks Of America behind
him. We would put the honor ana
the glory OF our country FAR beIore
all else, and we can Imagine nothing
finer than an2AmcriCan leadership
that would draw TO Itself ana POSSESS
the confidence OF the whole people,
that would unite US together In an
equality OF service and Of respect for
the working out o0the great prob
lens OF this monentOuS hour. Mr.
Wilson has had the opportunity for
such leadership as no man In our
history has had. The country has
bcea with him in a solidarity or pur-
pose never known before. II he had
stepped outside OF his party, II In
tnts purely national emergency no
had recognized the right OF the re-
pUbl!CaHs to share in the great
work, a share in lis hOnors as well
as In its sacrifices; II nc had. ~
short, smashed the partisan wall nEd
called upon us as Americans, AL ne
would have been given a place In the
noTlrts ~ the people more surely ana
more securely than either Washing
ton or Lincoln ever attained.
But Mr.. Wilson declined to con-
slider coalition IN any form. lie has
called no republican lnto his inner
circles. tie has given no recognition
and no credit 10 the loyalty and de-
vOtiOn Ot the republicans IN con
Rrcss. II" has made the ROYernipent
a party government in tho strictcst
sense, and while he has accepted
| the self sacrificing service of repub-
1I..t.F.. a I..a., 4htI.ftaa "A hA fHInn
CcssAly 70 tho public welfare, he has
carefully restricted them 10 tho tenn
| puTdry employment Ut war work.
| lie has turned a deaf ear TO the fire.
Qucnt suggestions that tho repuDll-
cans be admitted, as republicans, TO
d sh.Lr" in the administration oil
government IN this extraordinary
emergency. seeming to take the po-
! sitlOn that TINS WAS Il war by the
! democratic party, for the democratic
| party THIS attitude has been a con-
| tIuuous source Of resentment by re-
| publiCans throughout the country,
| IO' IN view Of the heroic devotion
of the members OF the party, in Of
! flee and out, II was unwIsc, unfair
land unjust Nevertheless they have
given Mr.. Wilson their unfaitering
| IsuppOrt They have refused to con-
I EINAfI lllf'llo'.lNfo ~ bNAl lAfh bl NANNAA
| party affiliation. and have entered
with patriotic zeal into all the ac-
! tivitics for the national welfare. re-
| cOgnizlnG among themselves no
party distinctions in the great duties
and responsibilities Of American citl-
| zeHShlp in this time OF streSs. NO
man can truthfully say that the re-
| publCans, or the republican party
as an organization, have been un-
| American in any sense. No man can
! truthfully say that individually or
| collectively. they have failed in the
! performance of their full duty. The
voices OF a few exaggerated paru-
sans have made no impression on
their ear. They have recognized Mr..
! Wilson as the president OF the Unit
| ed States and they have stood by
| him, without complaint and Nrtu-
ally without criticism.
| In return for this wholly unprec-
J cdented and altogether admirable
! undnimity Of support the preside mt
| turned upon them the cold stare OF
| dISlpproydl and issued a partisan
call tor partisan congress, a con-
! ErcSS in which the voice OF a repub-
/ ,ican would be wholly ineffective.
| The unfdirness Of this call, the in
gratitude Of it, swept the country
with Indignation, and the answer is
republican congress. which will not
be controlled by Mr.. Wilson. 1t Will
not be controlled by him. neither
will ii control him, so long as he
confines himself TO the Constitu-
tlOnal prerogatives Of his office. II
will we are sure, give him hearty
and earnest support in every proper
movement for the nations welfare
and for the advancement of inter-
national relations.
The people have not condemned
his leadership. nor have they repu-
dated the policies which have made
him the outstanding figure in the
great crisis OF the moment In in
comparable words he has voiced the
principles and the purposes of the
Am erican people, as truly the prin-
ciples and purposes Of the republi-
cans as Of the democrats. They, at
least are not partisans, and II PreSi
dent Wilson had consistently applied
them to the operation Of his admin
istrT ton he would not today be hu-
Initiated by this great rebuke from
the nation. The republican congress
will be an American congress II
will represent the majority Of the
American people, and 1t will dea
with the problems that confront ii
with patriotic zeal, submitting to nc
dictation. but refusing no wise coun-
ell. Its election in no way imperils
our interests. ON the contrary II
restores the balance OF government
endangered by too great conccntra-
tion, while at the same time 1t an
nounces TO the world that the self,
determination OF peoples is. in the
United States, principle OF practice
and not a mere theory.
"Tha Irnarmed Armiea Rnhinh Onr