The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-10-30
GET OUT YOUR KEnCHuEFs


Simon Legreo has just chased Eliza with her
babe In her arms over the trcachcrous Ice flow
the lights turned low, the orchestra Is play
ing funeral music; Little Eva Is about to put
on the dcath-bed scene Get out your kerchiefs;
you'Il need them presently
Republican pro-leaguors." 10 the script runs.
called on the president and asked him to tell
them about the league" You remember the
place whore Little Eva asks Uncle Tom about
hcavena sobs in tho audience. lots OF EN-
And the good man responded from his wheel
chair where whatever 1t is that's the matter
with him has kept him for many. many months.
For more than "A year he has refused to see the
important dignitaries OF state; has ignored all
d representatives of tho other branches OF tho
government. lie has been too III to sec or talk
with anyone about anything. But when Little
Eva asked about heaven he indulgenty COM
pliedl And so In his wheel chair. which was
carefully trundlcd out In front OF tho American
people. he repeated his fairy storyl
And more than once his voice ohoked." runs
the story prepared. YOU understand, by the
little pro-league Evas who arranged and staged
the affair, adding that the deputation Oeaguo
name for the Little Eyas) fclt Il was nothing
less than tragic that the president had been
as the result OF the indefatigable
labors for HIS country and humanity"
They felt" the statement continued, that this
might be the Presidents final appeal to tho con-
science OF his countrymen"
Sob freely. uso your kerchiofs literally, then
let reason regain her throne drive your emo
tions back into their proper place ana consider.
What has all this to do with the tremendous,
overwhelming fact that this appeal IS for an
instrument that stands discredited and means
the betrayal of the rcpublic2
Suppose that within the next few months the
country should be shaken to Its very foundation
by the knowledge that this appeal" and the
proposal II urges the halucination Of not
only sick man but Il man whose mental facul-
ties have been tottering for months?
What would you say TO that? Would you weer
again--over tho imposition, the conspiracy, that
was practced on n great people for months and
months? or would you rise In righteous ndg.
nation against the vapd, disgusting by-play in.
tended to sweep you off your Feet without
knowing the deception being practiced upon you
The most solemn fact in this whole mocecd
ing s that the president of the United States
is not in physical condition to give advice II
indeed he is in physical condition to reach
safe decisions. For 10 months the man has not
discharged the duties OF his high office, met the
representatives OF the people or even associated
with his own official family.
In the minds OF millions of his subjects and
the word "subjects' advisediy. America
has been without official head for moro thar
year. And yet the conspirators, playing d
last trump card. stage this play-actins for IN,
purpose OF making emotional appeal to the
people. and deliberately temporze with a sit.
uation that IS tragic and may oven yet become
peri'ous to tho republic!
The people should be advised openly that
hundreds OF thousands hayo feared for months
and months that therc is the gravest question
concerning the presidents mental condition, ant
that this question reaches scarchingly and fenr,
somy back into the days Immediately followinl
the signing OF the armistico
charitable and sympathetic respect has per
mitted that question to remain without publ,
recognition, believing 1t would better thus thar
to Invade tho stricken white house But ,
greater concern for the future Of America nov
that tho consplrators have invaded those pre
cIncts for the purpose Of bolstering up a los
cause by the appearance Of the piuful shrunll el
wreck, requires that the public be at leas
warned against permitting emutionalsm to influ
ence Judgment
II ~ not Whale. clear-thlnkins statesman