The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-08-08

ton and constructive service. meas
ured up during the war to every
regiments and emergency ex-
acted much OF them. Their initia-
tive. their enthusiasm, and their
sustained industry. which carried
many cf them to the heavy burdens
Of toIi, form an undying page In
tho annals of the time, while the
touch OF the mother heart In camp
and hospital, gave n sacred color to
the tragic picture that feeble words
should not even attempt to portray.
They demonstrated not only willing
ness but capacity. They helped win
the war. and they are entitled to
voice in the readj istment now at
hand. Their Intuition. their sense
| Of the humanitarian in government.
their unquestioned progressive spirit
win be helpful in problems that re-
quire public Judgment. Therefore
they are entitled to tho privilege of
voting as a matter OF right and be-
| cause they will be helpful in main
tanning wholesome and patriotic pol
icy. 1t requires but one more state
to ratIfy the national amendment
and thus bring long g-delayed JUS
! tice. have the same earnest hope
as our platform expresses, that
| some one of the remaining states
will promptly take favorable action
Senator Harding's theory OF the
| great office to which he aspires.
| putting n thoroughly fair interpre-
/ tation on his own words, is that the
| government OF this country, so far
as II is embodied in the executive,
should be what he is pleased to
| call government by party" as In
| contrast with the exercise by the
i nf laf fiVI ~ -
ment under the responsibility as
sumed by his solemn oath OF office,
| taking into consideration the Views
/ of others, OF course, in arriving at
| that final judgment, but recognizing
| no group OF any kind, not sworn, as
| he is. to the faithful performance
| Of the particular duties in question,
/ and not subject to impeachment, as
/ he is, in case OF serious malfeasance
| in the performance OF those duties
| The latter is the conception of the
! presidency held by Washington, John
| Adams and Thomas jefferson in
| initiating our great experiment in po-
! litical and personal freedom under
| the constitution. 1t is the concep-
/ ton held by Lincoln and Roosevelt.
/ by Cleveland and Wilson. and all
other presidents OF the past to whom
! history has assigned a significant
place in the normal growth OF our
| free institutions 1t Is the concep-
/ tion of the presidency to which, in
case OF success OF the democratic
party in the coming election, my own
best efforts shall be dedicated, with
"A solemn sense OF responsibility to
the Power above, to the people of
the United States as a whole. and
TO the sacred oath OF allegiance to
=. 4,
is. and will always be, a useful place
for parties in the conduct OF free
government; but any theory of a
government by party" which must
! weaken this solemn sense of personal
responsibility, or alter its traditional
direction and turn II toward party
or faction, can only accentuate the
possible evils Of party, and thwart It's
possible advantage. l am sincerely
grateful to the democratic party for
the opportunities of public service
which 1t has brought to me in the
past. and for the willingness which
1t has shown to extend those oppor-
tunties TO a still greater field; but
am glad to say that IL has always
recognized that my official duties
were to the people as whole, and
has in no case attempted to inter-
fere. under pretex OF party respon-
sbility, with my right of personal
; Judgment under oath, In the per-
Torrance OF those duties,
There must be an awakening in
terest in education, The assumption
!. that things are all right is an error.
There Is more or less Of gem
eral idea that because our school
system generally is satisfactory and
In most instances excellent, that
!, sufficient progress Is being
, made. The plain facts re-
, veal two startling things, one, a
growing discrimination in the ranks
OF teachers and the other, the ex-
istence of five and one-half mil
. lion illiterates. II is true that
100000 OF these are foreln born.
The army Of instructors has been
/ moro or less demoralized through
! financial temptation from other
I activities which pay much better
We owe too much to the next gem
Grafton to be ainiss in this matter.