The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-10-17


E H., r.4ding the candidates
n seechcs OF his indulgence in maxi
g. charges without foundation OF
III ,',icr "a sense of personal RESPONSE
u SI.ty as to their truthfulness has
"a ,.t into conviction. The belief
n ~ his campaign was being con-
a 4,',t.a IN "a manner unworthy of
Mal.b officer. and with that deXtcrtty
!, eyasi1n. that stiffness or state
q mont and uuguarded defamation
4 ch,r,cfer.-tic of the ordinary stump
\ snraklrg politician has decpeped
i6to sorrowful knowledge That such is
The fact.
4 history candidate for the presi-
4 J,r-y conducts his personal cam
y,i,n ON tho Lowell Of ward politics,
A nd nred .catcs his claim to our conf
IA Jgrce ON ttcundity Of unsupported
Il srd disproyod charges OF criminal
Wrtcticr ON the part of many Of our
rost respected fellow-citizens --
4 rrimirU practice which could be
q sgreesful only on the assumption
Il mar II CONSIDERABLE pul t!on OF that
"a ,lrtv ~ which Governor Cox Is the
IA 1rJldatr is capable of prostituting
~ ballot by its deliberate salc fot
money consideration.
!The aicgcd conspiracy OF the pa
a rars 10 suppress the news OF Gov
eruor CoN's meetings and the reports
a of his speeches can be true only ia
event that the leading democratic
independent and republican papers
II have consciously combined to per
MNtrt their columns and have entered
into an agreement to fail TO perform
ihalr duty to tho public. This no
one credits. Tho futility of the
charge is apparent to all as an in
spection of the leading papers of the
III country discioses that the Cox press
at least until very lately, has
Vbcen more efficient than that of Sem
2NAor Harding, and has succeeded II
securing more space in the news Nol-
umns Of the leading papers. the
charges Of corruption ana of con-
sliracv to mis!cad and deceive the
people made hy Governor Cox may
lp dismissed without further Consid-
ration They fall OF their own in
harent weakness and entire absence
Of probability.
Coming to the charges made by
Governor Cox. that If true migh'
have bearing on the issues or the
campaign, and deserve the careful
consideration Of the electorate, they
nav be summarized as follows:
1a) The oXtrnvagance of the pres
tat congress
ibl Tho senate uliCarchy.
(cJ Tho impossibility of sending an
American army to foreign countries
ue-e,y to bc executive authority,
l) The ratification OF the league
n nations without the senate amend
Ments
let us examine these In their
order for the purpose Of determin-
ing what weight should he attached
70 them and what claim they have
10 our crcience.
Tho EVravagoncc Of Congress.
.nder our system of government
w congress makes appropriation oi
money for the expenses OF the gov
eminent The money appropriated
iOr such purposes Is expended by the
executive branch of the govern
Lenl and the appropriations made
are based upon estimates made un-
Der the sIpcrvisioA Of the heads ol
lie different departments, ana made
presumably by experts with al
knowledge Of the needs OF the gov
unment
The executive d. partment Is en-
ufty under democratic control, re-
MtOrc,d by the autocrItic power;
conferred by our war legislation OF
we president Ii extravaganza, there
io'e exists. the responsibility rest
VI NE democratic administration
instead OF On the republican con
etSs, appropriations are primarily
4'td on official statements and IN
,''iaa'Ipn furnished by the executive
V,aeh ot tho government by respon
,.' leads Of departments, and i
money appropriated by congress
eeas the needs Of the government
could only bo c.ltraYaCCntly eX
pended 10y democratic executives. |
~ ''Srss should appropriate NOR
4Nan the executive departments de
MhdeI II might be justly charged
W ~ mtNIng unnecessary appropria
pms ana thereby furnishing an op
p'unIiy for cXtravaEant "Xpendi
-'es on the part OF the executives
1uA II the money so unncCessartl,
-FopI1icd was expended by IN
Lcuaye department the charge .
I-Ntgant expenditure could onl
N'tStv lodged against such depart
",hI Tor, If more money than nee
'Iy was appropriated there rest
wv Such dcp7rtmCut no necessity 10
~ expenditure. and II not eNpende'
wv amount remaining after the lc
tWma'c demands OF government
nomlcal,v administered had bee
reasury
uld tho present republican con
~" appropriate more money tina
,.tEoeH'.re departments Gomande
sad their needs required? tn
orI"d G!sCloscs tho contrary. tn
oIlS disclose that tho dcmocrati
,aNve departments OF the govern
t demanded Of the republica
,.-r''S inr the current fiscal yea
c,.'oprations totaling tho tremend
r.N M sum of s6,6S5,Sl2,92o. The SO
~. eN'ravagant republican con
~ after investigating this dc
b,, and coming To the conc!usio
we SUMS demanded were urwar
rtu by the needs oG the govern
tyo.. pared the same Down, an
,a"nnaliV appropriated S4,373 395
mus affecting n saving TO N
thy hnrdcned tax payers of nor
lars billion and a quarter % do
sy,,.a udy sum to be saved by a
,,E".asant congress. This same eA
Ne republican congress.
''r''l session, denied the rCque;