The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-03-07

/ dcstnies Of nations" Tho danger
OF this condition is that the peoples
/ In the suddlCs arc unsteady and uu-
certain riders. and their riding may
/ ho for the fan of riders. saddles and
atrvlB. Furthermore, Statesmen who
/ thus tu umiuOu4 phrase are to be
uuhors"d ana uamplcd under foot
] hy peoples. and who cannot hereafter
/ determine and shape the des,inl"s
Of natiOns. may include tho type Of
| Washington ana Lincoln. ls we'll as
/ the type the president obviously had
/ In mind.
Dcmprary IL Rule by Mob.
The rulc or peoples In the saddles,
| is the rule OF an unbridled dem
| oCrncy; and an appeal 10 its reason.
| its sanity and judgment is vain as
1 an appeal from Phillip drunk TO
| Philip crowned and drunken still; is
! the cuthroucmcut Of "a turbulent
| tyranny besides which ting OF a ruth
! less military autocrucy wears the bc-
| nign aspect OF a free and wexford
cred government
This warning threat OF the presi-
| dent To statesmen to let tho people
| have their way or to bo trpddcn un-
| der their feet, iB an invitation to
abandon republican and institute "a
| purely democratic government. IL
such rule can be called government.
| Amid present pehns of praise OF pure
| democracy, It might be wen To re
| member that IL was "pcoplo in the
saddle" who exilcd ThcmistoOlcs, a
| pure democracy that presented the
| poisoned Chalice To Socrates and
bade him drink, that sent Christ to
crucifixion and thorn crown.
] The nTngi1nut untln "a npa a
| those captivating sentences of h e..
which always subjl~ltcs the ear and
ssometimos the mind and makes
words stand forth aa accomplished
/ facts. In an address to the French
/ Academy of Moral ana Political
Science, said: international law has
been handled too exclusively by law
J yora. Lawyers Ike definite lines.
/ They like systematic arrangement
They are uneasy II they depart from
what was done yesterday. They dread
| experiments They Ike chartcd seas,
ana II they have no charts. they
hardly venture to take the voyage" Il"
All such liquid phrases have the
superficial effect of pleasing popu.
| lar fancy, but hardly appeal with
| convincing forco to the legal or
| thoughtful mind. and whilo intended
/ AK "a rCbul,c to lawyers. IL rs, TO my
mind, their highest claim to the con
/ fidouce of mankind. ana ths4 indis-
| position 10 embark on uu. .hartcd
seas is the means 10y which they
| have wrought so powerfully ana es-
| toctually for tho establishment of
| the liberty OF mankind and tho
/ maintenance OF our federated .rcpub-
! lie, against the assaults OF those who
| tread forbidden paths and beckon to
/ unchartcd seas.
The Usnrpation Of Po,vvr.
! 1t Is this spirit OF the lawyer that
We Will owe tho preservation OF the
| government of our republic, az We
/ have known it. II the republic ia 90
| endure This aid In sorcly needed
now, for when one eloquent and
| gifted American lawyer. advising a
great labor organization, pruclaims
/ that "one OF the greatest fundaneu-
/ tai questions with which We have 20
/ deal, Is the preservation OF "A truly
/ democratic government against what
/ has often been termed the ar StO IA
/ cN OF the robe. and goes uurebuked
whom one great statesman advocates
| the review Of judicial decisions OF
I constitutional questions by "a vote OF
/ tho people. whom u secretary Of state
. hurtlos across the nation 10 dictate
. tu the legislature Of "A safe what