Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-21
COXLOOSENS|RE
ON HARDING FOR
SENATE DEFENSE
Replies to Commentator of
Upper House as Popular
Government Forum.

ORRV1LLE. Ohio. August 21.-An-
other spirited attack on the Senate
oligarchy," was made here today by
| Gov. Cox in an address replying to
that delivered recently by Senator
Harding. his republican opponent, in
| which Mr.. Harding commended the
Senate as a forum of popular gov
ernment.
The republican candidate" said
Gov. Cox, has devoted a front porch
session to the defense of the United
States Senate, with characteristic re-
dictionary isolation from the cur
rent of public thought. He fails to dis
tinguish between the United States
Senate as an institution, and the
list of United States senators who
have taken charge of an important
part of the government.
1t is our contention that group
of men have formed a domineering,
arrogant oligarchy in the Senate and
that they have deliberately inter
fered with the welfare of the world.
delayed readjustment in this country,
all to the distinct injury and disad-
vantage of the people"
Says Feeling Grows.
| That the republican Senate group
| was trying to annex the presidency
| alsoawas asserted by Gov. Cox, who
| stopped here today en- route to Can
| ton. Ohio, where he was to speak
again tonight at Cox day" cele-
| bration.
"The feeling against the Senate"
| Gov. Cox declard. grows specifically
out of the abuses by the oligarchy.
| Prompted by it's success in obstruc-
| tive tactis. it has moved into an en-
tirely new undertaking and it seeks
now to undertake the presidency
h.
lican campaign contributions. Gov.
Iesl |Gat ~ s ssaseg gtfsdy the com i'm
tributions have been in notorious con-
sort with the senatorial oligarchy."
In his attacking the Senate leaders
Gov. Cox also again stressed the
necessity for the league of nations,
reiterating and expanding former
arguments in its support.
Senator Harding. in his address de-
Tending the Senate Gov. Cox declared,
stripped his discussion of the per-
sonal equation and elaborated on the
wisdom of the fathers in creating two
parts of the legislative branch of gov
iernment. the Senate and the House.
Single Unit Resented.
| The people. Gov. Cox predicted,
would resent the attempt now being
made to turn the Senate and the
presidency into single unit"
be shared, it will be with the coun-
cilors of the leaders," said Gov. Cox.
He owes his nomination to them. His
gratitude is naturally to them. There
is scarcely day that some member
, OF the group is not in conference with
him. The public prints announced
not forty-eight hours ago that part
of the oligarchy had visited Marion,
and had discussed with the presi-
dental candidate the subject matters
which would be treated in front porch
speeches of the next two or three
weeks.
| ''The relation between the President
and Congress should be cordial and
cooperative, but independence should
| te supreme.
The man in the street 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 republican
leaders was made in the hotel, and
not in the convention hall at Chicago
situation is the unblushing continu-
ance of the gathering together of mil
| lions of dollars for campaign pur-
poses. This is not only offensive to
public sensibilities. but the people
know perfectly well that the greedy
| tributions. have been in notorious
consort with the senatorial oligarchy
| which is now attempting to gathe,
unto itself the power of that law
making branch and the presidency as
! we'll"
Gov Cox emphasized the fact tina,
he was not criticising the Consti
tuition, but the group of men at.
tempting to distort "the Senate:
functions" The term plural govern.
ment." Gov Cox said. has become a
reactionary slogan.
"It was never the intention of the
men who wrote the Constitution tina
a dominating group in the Senate
should obstruct the treaty-makine
entious pretext while moved by the
hidden, purpose of promoting party
advantage" he continued. TT wa:
never intended that the Senate shoult
have any control over the President
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.
'The three branches of government
were intended to be separate and dis
tinct-certainly nothing could bt
more clearly subversive of that ar
rangement than the carefully thought
out plan of having the leaders of the
Senate dominate a political conven'
ton and make the choice of the party
for the presidency. The very argu
in support of the senatorial individ
uality certainly holds with equa
logic to the preservation of executive
individuality. Not only will the peo
Pile at all times regard any departure
from this principle as dangerous. bu
they resent the attempt now beins
made to turn the Senate and presi
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