Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-03-16
A WRONG DIAGNOSIS.

William Allen White Kansas editor and author, who is
candidate for delegate the republican convention believes that
the time for all good the aid of the party
and views the future with alarm, follows:
Of Democratic in
os lsnonss @ and Dsoorsa waste % Our up domestic Industrial
is parazed; our foreign relations have gone mad and Americans
standing they world
we are droppng m to the pane o .ne semaa % % with
in e esteem S mansRa @ cur , eesn rc % p ~ orns DOWN. and
ps @ h ps sh ,rr a az % ~ - ,s ss shan nmp hack two
Ths aubbe internal party politics This is
republican should arise his duty
If our domestic and industrial life is paralyzed" it be-
cause the republican congress refused to enact reconstruction
legislation recommended by democratic president
If foreign relations have mad and Americans are
losing the standing they have been hundred years fighting
because the republican majority of the senate has held the
peace treaty negotiated by democratic president for than
eight months refusing to accept any compromise that does not
change the meaning of the covenant and practically nuy the
league of nations refusing cooperation with the world in MAIN
tanning peace lest it benefit democrat
great commercial empire is threatened with creeping
paralysis congress- both branches of which
oed by republicans has been in session since May 49, 919
and has done nothing revise taxation business regulation
nothing to curb proeerng permit the reorganization of
commerce creation merchant marine.
Mr. White has made the wrong diagnosis The country
marks time and drifts backward because have deadlock
between republican legislative branch democratic admin
trav branch and there cooperation between them be-
this presidential election year and the welfare of the
country side tracked for the welfare of party and the possible
effect upon the election
Congress refuses enact beneficial and needed legislation
lest the administration receive credit figuring that the public
will place the blame for nacon the administration 1t
situation that usually exists when branch of
controlled by party and the other branch by its rival there
republican president and democratic congress- would
havethe condtio of the benefits of paranshp
1t has resulted in hopeless political confusion that rapidly
destroying faith politicians and undermining political parties
Politics and partsanshp the trouble The people having
surrendered government to politicians repng the reward
The politicians OF party nsncere those of the other
change in labels will work magic transformation both
conventions controlled by politicians will continue to
have similar government under similar conditions future
What has political party become? neucus of politicians
after jobs and power of patronage financed by special interests
seeking privilege employing organizers to form clubs and rally
the faithful working press pulpit and movies with propaganda
appealing to ignorance prejudice and passion, exang the
label sacred fetisch exudng gering generaltes and
spuering rainbow promises of reform and prosperity bewde
ing the people to the votes place the politicians power
AS Mr. White admits the main object is to get the Offices
the principles wait Therefore the appeal to patriotism 1t
has worked before Politicians politicians matter what
their label and firmly believe that the people like to be humbug
ged and act accordingly 1t may work againand it may