The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-02-22

themselves constantly embarrassed
by the laws both written and un-
written of our national history, have
been given great aid and comfort
during the last seven years While
elected as a cOnslitu tionalist ana
unusually strict nationalist, Presi-
dent Wilson has come to stand as
the foremost advocate Of the pur-
poses OF the radicals.
do not believe this will be dis
puted by any man capable OF pre-
senting a written brief. IL may be
argued that his public utterances
sprang from thoughts quite differ
ent from the Interpretation placed
upon his words by tho radical lead
Crs; that his motives were vastly op-
posed to theirs; and the argument
may very well be accepted without
in the least changing the facts.
one OF which ia that the first
taste OF blood the radical elements
of our own body polite had was
from the too sympathetic hand Of
the president, and that he has not
failed to keep the luster thus Gre
ated alive and hopeful.
In seven years of administration
what service has the president rem
dered the cause of constitutional
governm on what occasion and
date did he give even lip service to
the greatest Of all national sedatlves
--patdiotism? when has he shown
other than contempt for both the
leaders and the traditions of our
national existence? And to what
post Of honor and authority has he
raised a single patriot and states
man of the first class?
And yet the public service at the
moment is so completely vitiated by
men If such radical sympathies and
unconstitutional tendencies as to
place them well without the pale
of patriotic consideration IL we are
to define patriotism in the same
terms today that we did in the days
of Cleveland and Lincoln.
1t is more largely a logical result
OF the governmental leadership Of
| the past seven years, rather than
any necessary outgrowth OF the war
or war conditions, that this country
faces a determined, defiant and ex-
ceedingly ambitious radical element
or elements. There are afoot any
number of political plans which,
whatever the pretense. will in fact,
| If realized result in a complete sub
version of uhe American republic
] that we have always known.
/ One Form of Danger.
The Plumb plan of industrial con
\ troll. which already has broadened
| into a league ably financed and
skillfully differed, Is only a step
less destructive OF American tradi-
tions and ideals than the interna-
| tionale of Russia, 1t seeks to force
| the people as a whole to purchase
| from those who now possess for the
benefit of those who have no single
claim in equity or law the railroad
properties OF the nation; the coal
mines. the mineral deposts-all
forms of industrial activity and
wealth.
The indebtedness OF the nation
is to be likewise liquidated by a
property levy against principal, thus
relieving the man without property
| of all taxable responsibility, even
though mis- wage earning may run
into the tens of thousands.
OF course there is nothing to be
said in favor of this plan eXcept
that Il represents the arbitrary de
mand of faction or class represent
ing enormous voting strength. As
Robert Il. Lee is reported TO have
said said OF secession which he was
reluctantly led to defend; "If the
rule we set up he justified by oui
own efforts. then we have unques
tionalbly planted the seeds OF oui
own dissolution: for IL secession car
be Justified in the first place, ther
lit must be respected in as many sec
ondary phases as NAV be suggested >