The Washington times., 1920-08-21
cox F[AYS HARDING
AS TOOL Of SENATE
Republican Nominee Will Do as
"0Iigarchy" Dictates, Demo-
cratic Leader Declares.
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tSOHtiHutd lTofH riFbt dSct
Senate. and that they have deliberate
ly interfered with the welfare of the
world and delayed readjustment in
this country, all to the distinct injury
and disadvantage OF our people.
ut never was the intention of the
men who wrote our Constitution that
a dominating group In the Senate
should obstruct the treaty-making
tious preteXt while moved by the hid
den purpose of promoting party ad-
vantage.
1T never was intended that the
Senate should have any control over
the President. except to share with
him, by its power of confirmation,
responsibility for efficient public serv-
ice. This of course, is in addition to
its authority in the ratification of
treaties"
CAUSED ANTAGONIST.
The governor declared that the feel
ing against the United States Senate
as a body has grown specially out of
abuses by the oligarchy, which, he
asserted, has been prompted by it's
success in obstructive tactics to seek
to annex the Presidency ....
THE three branches of government
were intended to be separate and dis
tinct-certainly nothing could be
more clearly subversiye of that ar
rangement than the carefully thought
out plan of having leaders OF the Sem
ate dominate political convention
and make the choice of the party for
the Presidency said Governor Cox.
THE very argument which Senator
Harding presents in support of Sena-
torial individuality certainly holds
with equal logic to the preservation
OF executive individuality Not only
will the people at all times regard
any departure from this principle as
dangerous, but they resent the at.
tempt now being made to turn the
Senate and the Presidency into a
single unit of government. ~
The term plural government" the
governor declared. has become a re-
dictionary slogan. and applied to pres
cnt conditions. carries into the public
mind the very clear inference that "if
Presidential responsibility IL to be
shared, ii will be with the counseIors
OF the President. who in the case Of
the Republican nominee, are the Sena.
torial leaders.
OWES THEM GRATITUDE.
'1Ie owes his nomination to them.
His gratitude Is naturally to them.
There is scarcely day that some
member Of the group is not in con.
ference with him. The newspapers
announced not forty-eight hours ago
that part of the oligarchy had Wis
tied Marion and had discussed with
the Presidential candidate tho sub
ject matters which would be treated
in front porch tpeeches in the next
two or three weeks"
The relations between the presi-
dent hnd Congress,'the governor said,
should be cordial and cooperative.
but independence should be supreme.
The man in the street." he con.
tinued. "looks with great misgivings
on the whole chain of circumstances
that has developed since tn. early
hours of the morning when the
choice of the Republican leaders
was made in hotel. and not in
the convention hall at Chicago. Il
is the sign OF the times that moves
the minds of men and they are
rarely misleading"
inc '"'"P"'s" 'Np'hu''"'t GO taWe IN
for another denunciation from Gov
ernor Cox.
Not the least 'disquieting phase OF
the situation" he said, rs the un-
blushing continuance OF the gathering
together OF millions OF dollars for
campaign purposes. This IL not only
offensive to public sensibilities, but
the people know perfectly well that
the greedy interests which are maxi
ing the contributions have been In
notorious consort with the Senatorial
oligarchy, which is now attempting
to gather unto itself the power OF
that lawmakinE branch and the
prcsidcncy as we'll"