The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-02-22

views Of those who have hitherto
composed such divisions ts notori-
Gus. The difficulty a republican
has In satisfactorily classifying him
self between the various forms of
r"Pablicanisn Is neither greater nor
loss than the difficulty confronting
tho average democrat Ar ne seeks
to determine where his partisan de-
votiOu belongs.
Tho call Of partisanism, due to
habit and inheritance, .s.g'eat. But
ultimately 10 must yield TO mental
integrity. And 1t will yield readily
when the patriotic conviction cf the
individual coupled with sef-interest
makes ~ clearly apparent that for
mer political affiliWtion has become
nothing more than a name assoCi-
alcd with pleasant memories.
The causes for this are numer.
Gus, and yet they are susceptible
OF being grouped under a broad and
comprehensive head---radicalism w.
Conservatism. There is the line OF
first division. And II is along that
plain and easily understood, line that
tho major partisan divisions OF the
future are to take place.
There are radical partisan organ
cations In American politics at the
moment. only tho decision of the
national conventions next summer
can determine whether or not there
is a conservative organization. II
is avcrred that the democratic party
t7 ultra radical sanctuary for tho
reddcst and the most rfbald.
But that cannot be accepted rs Il
fact without making some dispo
sition Of Thomas X. Marshall who
pleads almost pathctically for the
readoption Of the ancient principles
OF democracy under which the ma
ton has grown great And Mr..
Marshall speaks not only as the
second highest officer OF his organ
iZation, but as the very accurate in
tcrpreter OF a vast number of voters.
10 Is also said that the republican
party is thoroughly American and
thoroughly conservative. But how
shall we accept that appralsement on
the present showing OF McCumber
ana Gronna and NOrris--each Of
whom seeks To preCipitate the re-
public into the whirlpool of interna-
! tional politics tear down the land
marks OF American. history and en-
hlazon on those substituted the
shiholeths Of a new and unconsti-
| tuiional fdealism2 or Of LaFol-
| lotte, who stands ready at all times
| tic cahal that ayowedly seeks the
same subvcrsion OF American trndi-
| tIOns by dom osfic changes
II Senator Reed and Senator
! Thomas are democrats. what should
| be the atfiliation of you and / and
I others. who profess repuhlicanism
| yet find in their cnunciations the
correct interpretation of our own
] convictions?
And II Gronna sprung from the
nonpartlsan league state of Dakota,
] is republican, why are Newton u,
| Baker and Josephus Daniels aftili-
ating with the democrats?
No Conservative Party.
! II there Is a conservative political
organization In America how does
! Il happen that ten months after the
proposal to change this republic
! from "A national to an international
/ political system has been made, the
! proposition still depends in the ma
| tional Legislature without such or
gauIzation having bodily proclaimed
It's fixed opposition to the concep-
lion?
II all existing partisan organiza-
tions are not tainted with both rad
icalism and opportunism tand polit-
! iCal Cowardice). then on what
grounds are we to explain the
strange pheromena of the league OF
nations remaining unchallenged as
a pollllCal CDncepttony
! While 1t is the issue of interna
! noualism that has imm edlately dis
iolntcd American politics and left
hundreds OF thousands of American
voters wondering what and whel q
they are. there IL but a single phase
OF the broader issue which. as
stated above. can he expressed in no
other term than radicahsm VS., con-
scrvatism. There are many phases
but also easily connected under the
parent division.
h The early customs Of the republic
appeal nightly to an immense num-
ber OF people. These are attach ed
10 the time-tried principles OF gov
ornment and believe in the contin-
uation OF an those theories and
practices under which the republic
first won its birth, then gained It's
manhood and finally came into It's
present primacy among the nations
OF the earth. How great this class
Is remains to lac determined: but
IL Is the conservative class that mus
eventually have n party to express
Its convictions and purposes. And 4
is at the present moment widely
scattered among all existing partisan
organiza tions,
; The Mistake of jefferson.
II Is beginning 10 dawn on some
OF ms that Mr. Thomas jefferson
may not have rendered humanity
any greater service at end of tn,
line with his unqualified ''all mer
ave born free and equal tifan diC
the latest spokesman of democrac!
at the other end of the line with hi
unexplained "self-detcrmnation o
subject peoples"
Each Is a beautiful conception o
, an idealistic brain, There is not
I man Jack OF MS %illng 10 disput,
2 either. And yet each mas raise,
I merry hell In a world that has mucl
/. 10 be thankful for and ought to b,
reasonably Contented
, A too literal acceptance of Mr.
s Joffersuu's philosophy mas bre,
such Leuines Trotzkys and Foster
as are now threatening all social or
ganizations while the inability o
ambitious ignorance to parse logic
ally and accurately Mr.. Wilson ha
- resulted In reopening racial issue
4 settled two generations ago.
II Between the great truth Containe,
I In JofferSon's epiGram-that ever,
- man Is born into the world his owl
p master, with the right to embraC
, opportunity on an equality with hi
: fellows, and the mischievious doc
trine which has been taken from n
That fNa frppdpun prpapbnI p,aap