Evening journal., 1920-10-22
AnANDoN ATTACK on CONGRESS.

ENElANNAliEANS no doubt nave nOuced tuat th'i'
~ have been two notable and significant shifts in the
form OF the Democratic campaign in redent weeks. One
VI these is the abandonment The charge that the pres
ent Republican Congress 'frttered away It's time" and
the other the abandonment OF the attacks upon the
senate ogarchy" and upon Congress in general
The fact is that the past five six years the at
titude Of the country toward Congress has changed
few years back il was common practice for news
papers poke fun the legislative branch OF the govern
ment Public speakers could win applause by rappng
Congress Public dlsrespect for Congress increased
during the early yean OF the Wilson administration
when on frequent occasions the Democratic Congress
abiecily surrendered its right think and act on It's
own Judgment and obeyed the orders from the White
House.
But a change came with the election OF a Republican
Congress Although Wilson was The most partisan
President the country has had, the Republican
Congress gave him unqualified support in The prosecu
ton OF the In fact. the record dscloses that he
had a Lancer proportion OF support among Republican
members than among Democrats aud the most important
military bin given into the charge of Republican
because the Democratic chairman Of the House Com
mttee Military Affairs refused to support IT, That
record established while the Democrats sil had con
troll helped change the majority to the Republican side
in 1918
In the past Two years the Republicans have forced saw
lngs Of two billions four hundred millions by cutting
that amount out Of the OF the Democratic ad
mnistrailon. That alone gave the country very i'm
pressve demonstration OF the loyalty OF Congress to its
constituents and its value to the country a guardian
Of public interests.
The Republican Congress enacted railroad bill provid-
ing the FIRST steps in unscrambing the railroads and
getting them back on efficiency and economy basis
after the chaos created by administration that tried
force extension OF government control for fNe years
longer which extension II granted. would have blended
into government ownership with all its Ills OF extraya
gance, nefclency, partsanship sectonaism, and de-
cadence
The Republican Congress enacted merchant marine
law which permanency for the shipping industry
That Congress enacted oil landeasng law and
water-power law-bolh measures which insure develop
ment OF latent national with due safeguards
for the public welfare The Republican Congress forced
the War Department TO release immense quantities OF
oodsurs and other commodities purchased in Of
need. The Republican Congress forced the Department
OF Justice to take steps to suppress the Red" element
OF our population.
But more Important than all else the Republican
senate blocked the effort Of President Wilson 10 force
America 10 make the supreme sacrihce"- 10 super
state known the League Of Nations. Republicans
pledged themselves to take up the subject OF nterna-
tonal the preservation OF peace for
disarmament but refused bind The United States rhe
war-producing provisions OF the league covenant.
This record OF accomplishment, with much else that
might be mentioned has brought Congress into such
high repute that II is no longer popular for an auocrat
executive department to slurs at the legislative
branch Of the government Cox has quit H.