The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-05-06
- RECOVERY IMPOSSIBLE?

IL recovery from the viewpoint and lls NJ
the war period Impossible can wc not even
hope for genuine return to the customs of
the repubnc7
These questions are Eermanc At this time,
when mere difference Of opinion between
United States senator and the CHIEF executive
s hcralded split and all tho changes
runR to disCredit tho United states senator.
For instance Senator Borah. or Idaho, day
so ago pressed for immediate consideration of
his resolution requesting that the government
extend an invitation TO the leading naval pow
crs OF tho world to meet formally for the pur-
pose OF trying to arrive at an accommodation
with reference to Immediate suspension of
armament construction.
Because the executive department Of the gov
ernmcnt opposed th. resolution and had used
It's influence to prevent it's adoption tho news
dispatches scream that "Borah has split with
Harding" Have we permanently arrived at
that point in our history where member Of
tho senate, a position that, in the judgment of
all political students. Is the most dignlfied and
important political office in christendom. tho
chief magistracy alone excepted. may not con-
scientously execute his office II in doing no
opposes u coordinate branch OF the govern
IneHt NlAnout tNposiHk hhhH'h " '"' ''''"'N'
charge of lese majesty?
n United states senator may not take
patriotism for his motive, conscience for his
guide aud truth for his preceptor. regardless OF
the Views or wishes of the executive, then why
maintain the senate at all? What. IL you please.
is the difference between the present exeou-
tive department seeking to bend the senate to Its
will and having members OF that body excoriat-
ed when they refuse. and the late administra-
ton In assuming to dictate to tho senate, dis
regard It in vital matters and designating those
who refused to flex their knee, as ''pigmy
minded" or "wiifui little men,
We have but recently come through most
wonderful national campaign In which tho
overshadowing issue was tho just demand of tho
people for return TO constitutional forms and
practices. The country had become sated' even
disgusted with the growing autocracy of the
executive department. The Legislative branch OF
government, where in the Judgment OF most
students of political economy in general and OF
our own scheme OF government In particular
the balance OF power lay. had been beiittied
and humiliated until 1t had become n helpless
pilfui thing. The senate, due to the superb
courage OF a little handful OF senators In tho
first instance. had Just won victory for ma
uonalsm and constitutonslism second only to
that service performed by the fathers in writ
ing the constitution. Executive autocracy'
brutal in its lust for power and still more power
had precipated the issue by asking solemn
referendum on the point-whether the senate
should abdicate it's authority and pass under
the yoke OF executive domination,
The verdict OF the American people on that
issue Ia too well known to require repetition
here. on former occasion in our history,
concerning no previous issue ever submitted, did
the people express themselves with such en-
thusiastc unanimity they did in registering
their opposition to the kingly idea. The pres
ent administration thus came into power with
mandate to do at least one certain thing, and
that was to eonfino itself to its clear consitu-