The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-06-29
4 Dcmocratic Confcaaon.

The denunciation OF Postmaster
! Fenernl Burleson by Congrpssmau
'allivnn, democrat. ~ Masgnchus
/ c'iS, and the representative dccllrn -
ton that II would hc a great relief
! 10 IN" people ~ tho United states n
President Wilson would hurry home
and clean house I'm his official fam
! ilN provoked heartfelt approval Mr.
! 6HlliNan expressed what be- prarti-
'tiIy the unlgimous sentiment ~ the
country. And ne does much moro
man this. he makes a confession
which IL especially impressive be
cause q Is obviously unintcntonal
Mr Gnilivun does not connnc his
STRUCTURES 20 MIR Hurlcsou alone.
| When b." Enys that hy cleaning up
| hts cabinet Mr. wilson can do more
toward checking tho spread NJ radi-
callsm and anarchy than could be
accomplished In any other way. he
ia thinking ~ more thun ono culprit
For Immediately uf'ofward hc de-
cllroq that the men" most rcsponA-
bio for the spirit Of unrest among
'oilers In rhig country ARE the mis-
guided officials I'm tho city ut Wash
lngton clothed with war authority
which has turned their heads" And
he adds significantly.
while the president has been In
Europe som" Of these officials accm
10 have gone mad In their lust FOR
power"
Tho postmaster general may hc M
lh" representative saws. "Oue Of the
greatest hlundcrers ~ the admins
'ra'ion and ono Of the worst auto
crafts the country ever had In puh-
JIG lifc. We are not disposed 90
quarrel with this estimate ~ Mr.
Hurleson Hut that parsonage is
after an. only an extreme mnnifcstn-
ton ~ the characteristic condition
IN tho administration as "A whole Nj
6alliNhn.s statement is In It's essence
an admission that tho wilson regime
IN general, as II Is functioning IN the
national capital. has gone mad" ami
IS responsible for the social unrest
nnl the anarchistic outbreaks
which have taken place IN the couu.
ir' u is an admission that the gov
ernment has failed and has failed
most dangerously In tho fundamental
task ~ properly managing home ar
fairs.
Mr. Galllvan speaks specifically or
Rurlcson but the context shows that
he makes mental inclusion of tho
dominating force In administrative
control when he says.
4 pray that he get out ~ the
cabinet -rngtarn- dnlr-uld
dying democratic party 10 life lie
is the greatest misfit In public office
this country has ever known ana his
continuance In offlc" is standing
menace 10 my country
Shylock ike the representative
cries: "Oh. my party, Oh. my coun-
try. Oh. my country. Oh my party"
BEFORE such grief ana such con-
fcssion. republicans may well stand
silent and convinced
But the matter does not end here.
when MI GtlliNan urges the presl
dent to come home ana "clean UP
his official family ne also arrligus
hiu charging him with mismanngC-
ment and neglect For n matters
arr ns bud as the Massachusetts,
Congressman says, and again We can
not find heart to quarrel with him,
who must bee responsible who but
tho man who plt unfit servants IN
places OF responsibility and domlnn-
ton ana aftcrwUrd deserted tho
country and his office, and for hnlt
"A year allowed those servants full
sway to DO ns they pleased. while ne
devoted himself 90 matters he should
have delegated 60 others more COM
pctcnt boy training 20 handle them IN
competition with the best diplomats
I'm Europe ana Asia.