Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-08-21

HE completely strips his discussion Of
the personal equation and elaborates on
the wisdom Of our fathers in creating
Two parts to the legislative branch of
government. the senate and the house"
said Gov. Cox in speaking of Senator
Harding's statements in recent front
porch session.
We have no quarrel with the consti-
tution," he continued. What we are
talking about is the group of men who
are attempting to distort the function
Of the senate"
The governor paid a tribute Ito the
genius of our method Of government,
with the checks and restraints it i'm
poses, but declared the original intention
was that they should be exercised in
the public welfare and mot for the fur
Eherance of political conspiracies."
1T is our contention" he said that a
group of men have formed a domineer-
.ng, arrogant oligarchy in the senate and
hat they have deliberately interfered
with the welfare of the world and de
layed readjustment in this country. all
to the distinct injury and disadvantage
Of our people.
1T was never the intention of the men
xho wrote our constitution that a iomi-
mating group in the senate should OBJ
struct the treaty making agencies of
governments on conscious pretext when
moved by the hidden purpose of pro
noting party advantage.
1t was never intended that the senate
should have any control over the prest-
dent, except to share with him by its
power of confirmation. responsibility for
efficient public service.
This of course, is in addition to it's
authority in the ratification of treaties"
TELLS OF ORIGIN
OF FEELING.
- The governor declared the feeling
against the senate, as a body, has grown
specifically out of abuses the oligarchy
which. he asserted, has been prompted
BY its success in obstructive tactics to
seek to annex the presidency.
The three branches of government
were intended 10 be separate and dis
tinct-certainly nothing could be more
clearly subversive of that arrangement
than the carefully thought out plan of
having leaders of the senate dominate
political convention and make the
choice OF the party for the presidency"
said Gov. Cox.
The very argument which Senator
Harding presents in support of senatorial
individuality certainly holds with equai
logic to the preservation of executive in
dividuality.
"Not only Will the people at All times
regard any departure from this principle
as dangerous, but they resent tffsSttempt
now being made to turn the senate and
the presidency into single unit Of gov
ernment'
The term plural government" the
governor declared, has become a renc-
tionary slogan and applied to present
conditions carries into the public mind
the very clear inference that ''if presi-
Dental responsibility is to be shared. it
Will be with the cOunsellOrs of the presi-
dent. who in the case Of the republican
nominee, are the senatorial leaders.
He owes nomination to Them Gov
Cox continued. His gratitude is nat
Urally to them.
ONE OF GROUP
ATHERE DAILY.
There is scarcely day that some
member of the group is not In conference
with him.
The public prints announced not
fo-ty- eight hours ago that a part Of
oligarchy had visited Marion. and bad
discussed with the presidential candi-
date. the subject matters which would be
treated in frOnt-poreh speeches in the
next two or three weeks
The relations between the president and
congress. the governor said. should be
cordial and cooperative, but independ
ence should be supreme.
The man in the street." he continued,
looks with great misgivings on the
whole chain of circumstances that has
developed since the early hours Of the
morning, when the choice of the repub-
lican leaders was made in the hotel and
not in the convention hall at Chicago.
1T Is the signs Of the times that move
the minds of men and they are rarely
misleading"
The campaign expenditures came in
for another denunciation from Gov. Cox.
Not the least disduietinz phase of the
situation" he said. "is the unb'ushing
continuance of the gathering together Of
millions of dollars for campaign purposes.
This is not only offensive 70 public
sensibilities, but the people know per
fectly well that the greedy interests
which are making the contributions have
been in notorious consort with the sena-
torial oligarchy which is nov attempt
ing to gather unto itself the power Of
that making branch and the presi-
dency as we'll"