The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-02-26
ADMINISTRATION ON A DEBAUCH
OF sELF-I.AUDATION
Every Department Engaged In Flood
ing Press with Propaganda.

The entire machinery OF the gov
ernment has been converted By the |
present administrator into publicity |
agencies for Democratic propaganda |
FOR self-prepetuation In power. The |
president was not aloof from this |
propaganda. His attention toward |
Republicans In the prosecution of |
the war demonstrated that he was |
attempting to make IL Democratic |
party war, His palpable determine
ion to exclude the council OF men
of ability not belonging to his inner
circle until he was compelled to call !
upon Republican leaders of the
house to put through his major war
measures against the violent opposi-
tion of Speaker Clark. Chairman
Kitchen of the Ways and Means
Committee and floor leader; Chair
man Dent OF the Military Commit
tee. and others is not in dispute.
His assumption of the direction
of the campaign for the continuance
of Democratic control OF both the
House and Senate, in which enters
war agencies such as the Hoover
Food Administration Joined. was the
sensation of our political history.
Republicans were compelled to Wit
ness the agencies created by them
sor the defense of the nation in her
greatest crisis employed to perpet-
uate the most curious polyglot of
self-advertisers and political theor-
lists in the name of patriotism ever
collected in one center. Public in
formation emanating from Washing
ton upon which the people were to
base judgment was such as the i'm
possible George Creel allowed TO pass
his socialistic bureau.
The more than thirty bulletins
published at government expense by
the departments ostensibly for the
dissemination of information. but
actually as mere Democratic public
| ity sheets for the PRONUNCIATION of
the present regime have reached the
| stage of nausea.
Notwithstanding the distaste of
| the American people for such prost-
tuition as was evidenced by the last
| election. this same sort of distortion
of facts is still going on with head
quarters in Washington, whence
make-believe dispatches regularly
are sent out by the reporters. as is so
notorious in the league status. where
the public is led to conclusions with
| out warrant of fact.
This same propaganda is seen in
the charge that Congress has done
nothing Let us look at the situa-
tion as revealed by the facts. The
charge by the Democrats that Re-
publican filibuster in the senate de-
feated the appropriation bills in the
last Congress is an example. Eight
bills failed The Democrats con-
trolled both house and senate. Some
of the bills did not reach the senate
until March 3, the day before ad-
iournment. Some of the bills were
not even reported from the Demo-
cratic senate committees. Finally
the senate, becoming Disguised.
knowing there was physical posi-
bility of passing eight supply, bills In
the Is hours remaining. three men,
two Republicans and one Democrat,
decided that they, would compel AN
extra session. which the exigencies
of the world war demanded. These
three senators held the floor for
eighteen hours. This was the famous
fillibuster. What was the result?
An extra session was called for May
10. Republicans took the helm. The
end OF the fiscal year. June 80, saw
not only the eight supply bills
through both houses. but q saving
from the estimates of the former
Democratic congress, whose bills
failed of s40.000,000 per day, each
DAY the congress had been in ses-
sion. So much for the Democratic
misrepresentation.
What was accomplished In the spe
cial session about which the Demo-
crat publicity department N work
ing overtime? The total number OF
public laws enacted was y3. more
than were enacted in the last ses-
sion of the Democratic congress. Be
sides this there were 81 public res
olutions passed The total number
OF committee reports was 26S. az
against l45 reported by the last Dem
ocratic session. or the 36S re-
ported 239 were acted upon by the
house, as against l0l in the last ses-
sion OF the Democratic congress-
Among the most important measur-
es win be found the various defi-
cheney bills. woman suffrage, national
prohibition. rehabilitation of wound
ed soldiers, return OF the wires, in
cluding the cables, several protec.
tive measures on dyes and other Am
I erican industries, facilitation or ex-
port trade, regulation OF alien rights.
law TO facilitate agricultural mark
citing, provision to complete the AL
askan railroad. reclamation OF arid
regions In the west. and the enforce
ment OF the prohibition act. Among
measures which have passed the
house and awaiting action in the
senate are the Eseh railroad bill.
the Green merchant marine bill. the
Good budget bill. the Smoot- -Slnnott
gas. oil and coal land leasing bill,
the waterpower bill, the Fess rehab-
1 ilitation OF crippies bill and many
others.
| challenge the history OF legisla-
/ ton TO show better record OF work
"a Il ILL.