The daily morning oasis. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1917-1920, 1920-09-16
THE SENATE AS VIEWED BY A REPUBL

THE SENATE AS VIEWED BY A REPUBLICAN
Samuel w. Mccall after his service of two de-
cades as a Republican in the National House of
Representatives, and as Governor of Massachusetts
for three years. has written article for the Sep
TENDER issue of the "Atlantic Monthly" under the
title "Again the Senate"
The main point made in the article is that the
upper branch of Congress has encirced on the ex-
ecutive functions in direction and the legsla
tive powers of the House in the other Governor
Mccall reaches the conclusion that the power to
rafy treaties should be transferred from the Senate
which he regards as an undemocratic agency in the
center of democratic government, to the House
of Representatives. Whether or not this proposal
wins public assent. what Governor Mccall has to say
about the Senate is attracting widespread attention
The atlantic Monthly enjoins the public to "read
it, not as Republicans or Democrats but as Amer-
cans ALL"
:. Part of Governor McCalps article follows:
while even an enthusiast would be COM
PEELED to admire the present Senate of the United
States with some moderation, it undoubtedly con-
tains many able and patriotic There have been
few better lawyers in that body, or few of
greater Intellectual energy, than Mr.. Knox In
breadth and fairness of mind and in the statesman
like quality, Mr. Underwood would have been con-
spicous figure in any Senate in our history The
names associated with genuine talent and public
spirit are too many to be repeated here"
"And et,during the past generation, an element
antagonstic to the old traditions has found it's way
into the body and has welded influence far out Of
proportion to its nunbersb The ways of the jobber
and the pratical methods sometimes associated with
what is called "bg business" have been in evidence
in its management Some men have found their way
into it who have smassed great fortunes in it's serv
Ice. AS result the Senate has stood the ram
part not indeed Of property but of great and special
interests the we-being of which by no means
always compatible with the general veal, and was
often antagonstic to the institution of property it,
self. From these and other causes there has been
distinct lowering Of tone and it has been shorn of
much if its ancient splendor. a. ~4--.-@s
This moral decadence has shown Itself the
secent ,4otable debate upon the. Treaty There ara
.:1ne Who indulge In the dream that our tine NAV
inaugurate new and may realize the aspira-
tons OF the race for golden age. They hope that
the peoples OF the world may have the WISDOM after
war destru@sve and wicked beyond all parallel to
take steps to safeguard the peace of the future and
TO Tree mankind from servtude to monster that has
been its most deadly and impacable foe It has de-
stroped hundreds Of millions of the choicest youth
1t has devoured the substance of nations and It bids
1alr II hot checked, to obliterate civilization itself
Inc nope of making permanent peace foremost
OBJECT OF the war held out to the men who were
sent to the front and in that faith gave their lives
III the dream should happily be made to come
true, those who follow us by a few centuries IN
looking back upon the history of the time NAV we'll
regard with wonder the contribution to this result
made by the Senate Of great people. Thew would
look tnere Tor the elimination Of symphony un-
surpassed since Bethlehem, and at least for n,orn1
enthusiasm commensurate with so noble a cause
they would indeed read speeches, some of real
eloquence and of analytical power, and they would
witness much learning upon details But they would
see cause OF colossal Importance brought down to
the level OF the hustngs if it were the prime pur
pose not &c confer memorable boon upon M
, wv W Sollv Ile LeXI elccClOn. They an
.ee IL Coo nucn dsflgured by hate, and n would
me ravens croaking note; and they ..arped by
Jorld ho ah1a