The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-02-08

any chance OF being a major candi-
date IL Governor James NJ. Cox OF
Ohio.
1t Is true that Senator Robert l..
owen Is an avowed candidate, but
Senator owen In SHOWING an earnest
ness out OF al proportion to the at
tentlon the country Is paying or Is
expected to pay to his candidacy.
Governor Cox, on the other hand,
has real strength. His Ohio rest
dence Is. OF course, "A most valuable
asset. And he also has a good record
as governor OF the nations fourtb
state and IL a vote. gctter.
II the republican convention
should nominate Senator Harding,
Governor Cox would be an odds on
fayoritc when the democrats meet at
San Francisco. There has been
very noticeable decrease In the
amount OF Hoover talk in the last
week, most OF the democrats leaning
toward McAdoo or Cox. with some
talk OF Attorney General Palmer.
which Party VIII control Congress?
The question OF the control Of the
next congress has become almost as
democrats and republicans as the
presidency.
Thirty-two senators and the mem
bership of the entire house of rep
resentatlvcs. with the exception Of
those hailing from the "Solid south"
will be the prizes for which repub-
hcans and democrats are contending.
Events that have unrolled since the
armistiCo was signed have shown the
country the important part control of
congress plays in the mechanism OF
our government. During the war re-
publicans We'd with democrats in
support OF the administration. This
was a patriotic attitude which the
country expected and which was in
keeping with the seriousness OF the
situation for all the people. The mo-
ment tho war ended, that moment,
luckily for the nation, party strife
recommended. and Ii has grown more
and more bitter as time has passed
President Wilson IL having the
same experience with a hostile con-
gTess that Grover Cleveland under
went Both men\were hated even by
mem bers or their own party and both
pursued their way without reference
to the views of the statesmen at the
capitol. Difficult ns the times were
for Mr.. Cleveland, they are infinitely
more difficult for Mr.. Wilson. The
latter Is entangled in controversy of
extreme bitterness over questions or
foreign policy which have not the in
innate relation to the interests Of the
people that the tariff problem had In
Cleveland's time. ~
Republicans Are Responsible.
"A a. t,.ar - 40.
way of legislative accomplishment
any more than Mr.. Cleveland was able
to do. II is the republicans in con-
gress who have control, and 1t is the
republican party which will get the
credit or the blame from the voters
In connection with the action they
may take or fail to take.
With the party In power In con-
troll in congress- IL is, OF course. much
easier TO secure accomplishment and
TO make record upon which to APP
peal to the people. For instance, of
the four congresses which have
served since Mr. Wilson assumed the
presidency. the chief executive was
able on the ground of party policy
and party expedlency TO jam through
the first three OF them a number Of
measures that were pointed to with
pride"in democratic campaign books.
Now, so far as congress is concerned
the democrats must take the attitude
of the party in opposition and criti-
cize the republicans for falling to
carry out recommendations made by
the president This the republicans
will offset by showing what they
have actually done.
Faces Postwar Problems.
In order to assure party unity
and party achievement, 1t is there
fore important that both the admin
istration and the majority In con
gress shall be OF the same party.
No one doubts for a moment that
were the senate democratic. the
treaty OF peace would long ago have
been ratified. and probably without
any reservations objections hle TO the
white house. II is apparent that
numerous and weighty problems,
which are the consequence OF the