The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-06-09
TIiI3 kI5YNOTIi.


they were disappointed. The chairman's speech
Is ono of logical aud conservative tone, content
with stating 10 the people the case ~ the re-
publican party and its claims to the suffrage
~ the voters IN the coming presidential con-
tcst There * nothing ot the violent radical or
the stnndpnt rcactiounrv In tho pronounce
mcut quietly. sancy, and with Irresistible
logic. It rccounts the problems before the peo.
pie. the objections to the manner In which the
present administration has met or avoided
thom and the pledge of the determination Of
he republican party to do better than their OPP
poncnts when entrusted with tho power to do
so.
About u third OF tho speech, as might he OK
pcctcd deals with the league OF nations, tho
Why the league is not acceptable TO the
American people and as to safeguard the in
terosts Of the United states and to accomplish
peace with Germany without at the Same time
ticng the hands of Uncle Sam with lntolerabe
bonds His condemnation OF tho Wilson policy
h consistent and unspnrinR yet never intom-
pcrate, and he labors to show clearly each step
of the course Of reasoning that has brought
about republican antagonism to tho combined
treaty and league pact. and TO the opposition to
Mr.. Wilson's determined efforts to mako tho
nation take undilutcd the medicine he has pre-
scrihcd Summing II all up, In this as well
other matters Senator Lodge says;
THE defeat OF the present administration
and all that At means transccnds In Importance
every other question ana all immediate or
dominant issues are bound up with IT, without
that defeat every chance OF the right settlement
of the mighty questions before us, so soroly
needed now and not later. will depart"
Next to tho league, tho most forciblc dcclara-
ton OF the speech Is on Mexico and It's problems
There are no fireworks In this. but the tone Is
solid and convincing Rccounting tho bad
policy, or lack OF policy, which has characterized
Wilson's dealings with our ncghbor republic
he draws tho conclusion that the United states
has grievously erred In toleratnE continuous
crime and disorder our hordcs, and that the
time has como when nothing but firm and well
meaning dealings will suffice to benefit Mexico
and safeguard ourselves lie is sarcastic In
speaking OF the anxiety OF the president to have
us sake up the mandate ot distant Armenia and
yet refuse to do for door nclghbor an
act more Immediately concerning our own wei
fare and just MS justfiabc from a humanitarian
standpoint as the relief OF tho Armcnllns. It
| would seem very foosh to extend our bencfi-
| cont protection to distant people and neglect
| those at our doors. This does not impIy that
! we propose to run things" down In Mexico
! hut to give them a sympathy and protection that
| will aid the common people OF SicXco To shake
! themselves loose from military dcmagogy and
| select government Of their own choosing and
| settle down to peace and prosperity 1t Ia un-
! thinkable that a country possessed Of 80 many
natural resources should bo wrecked and re-
wrecked by chronic revolution.
Speaking for the present congress, attention is
allied to the many real accomplishments Of that
! body, made under very unfavorablc circun-
! stances. with "A democratic membership largely
| tied down to the dictatou OF the president and
| with presidential veto probable in every
| emergency, there has been much work done OF
benefit to tho nation. The great problems OF
| reconstruction, Of restoring a peace basis and
relieving tho people and the public business from
| the bonds imposed upon It in war times are
matters which cannot he accomplished on the
| Jump, and II is therefore necessary that an
administration in harmony with its policies
should he placed in power before the party can
he Justly held responsible Tor its failures "pc.
| spite all these fottcrng conditions an amount
Of work has been done that in days OF peace
would be considered remarkable but now passes
| almost unnoticed, because great events have so
| crowded on each others heels that the COM
| prehension and appreciation Of legislative ac-
complishment are we'll niGh lost"
The high cost cr living is mentioned as one
~ the dominant issues, and, while due to many
causes out OF the reach OF legislative influence.
! the party is pledged to adopt am attitude ~ en-
couraginE better conditions and to removing as
far as possible the causes OF popular distress
II IL recognized that prosperity and cortentment
cannot he lcgisated irto existence. hut care can
he taken that all legislation SHAH conduce to
alleviate the own and not aggravatc it. In this
respect the policy of the party is naturally the
reverse OF that pursued by the administration Of
| the democratic party, AS such, It is reasonable
| that the voters OF the country will favor the
party that offers some measure Of rclief and
! that means that the republican nominee will be
| chosen to head nation long hampercd by an
/ old man OF the who sought TO capitalize a
temporary personal popularity abroad at the
| expense Of the people at homo.
HKM.