The Cordova daily times., 1921-12-19
ANSWERING AUTOCRACY

Dprcndfng the American system of govern mcnt and declaring that those who assml Con oro,s are giving encouragement to radicals, Ihe Rnuublican Publicity Association takes eNcep lion to the following editorial uttcrance ol the Washington Herald:
 "The conference is doing well. How Wouio it do to let it legisate for the United states Ill the place of a fool Congress!"
 Commenting upon this, the Publicity Asso- ciation asserts that the recent session ot Con oress has a record of achievement comparable to that of any other similar session Tn the history of the country.
 of the Sixtv-seventh Congress IS fool Conrrcss then every other Congress has been a fool Congress. our govcrnmGnt is fool gov rrrmrnt. and the people are fools for uS'n2 tacr votes to cothr with power tn" mdINld uals who compose the Congress. review of what the SiNtyscvcnth Congress accomplished -..ar,.. .tlr ;.a.ournmrnt of the first session on November 23 is sufficient rcfutation of tn" ,candalous r,marl, of the Herald
 ..Onc hundred aud thirty-siN laws were "n- ...cG ,n t', ~i. moa,}- of the first session, and scores ot others ggo pending in various stages ,r hei~latiuu ready to be- taken mp ali tmS session of Congress. The more important bills cnacted into law are d, follows: IntGTnai revenue act, budget act emergency tariff "N tension act peace resolution, Veterans Bureau act, immigration act, anlI-brcr act, T2o,ooo,- 00O fam loan act, navy and army approprIa- tion acts. grain futures act, packers control act war finance agricultural loan act, $i1,OOO, GOO state highways aid act, maternity act, Shipping Board act, export aid act, cable con. trol act, Indian Bureau act.
 ''This program of legislation was prepared and enacted into law by Congrcssmen and Sen ators, each individual of whom was selected and sent to Washington by the popular vote of his cou~titunrcy Students of Democratic gov crnmcnt the world over have pronounced the American system of popular elections the most nearly perfect that human ingenuity can con trvc. Every member of the House of Repre- s0utatiyes and of the Senate knows perfectly well th0t if he does guide his actions and votes according to the will of the majority of the people whom he represents he will be retired .rora office ;# thn next election and another man sent to Washington who will do their nddinr That means that the legislation en- acted hy Congress is, in fact, the will of the people written into law.
 "It is unfortunately true that certain other  papers in the United States permit themselves to make iI-considcrcd reflections upon Con arcs similar to that quoted from the Washing ton Herald. Did they but realize it, they are attacking directly our form of government and giving aid and encouragement to the vari- ous evil forces within our borders who are bent on wreclling the Constitution and substi- tutng a radical regime more or less similar to the Russian order. The people in the United States have always ruled and always will rule The present Congress is of their own choosing and future congresses will be likewise.
 "1here is no surer way to lower the stand ard of the body that makes our laws than to instill into the minds of the people the idea that the present Congress is a fool Congress, and that radical change is necessary Con-