The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-04-14
Harding For
Constitutional
Government

strange Ideas some prominent demo-
Gratis have OF tho purpose OF con-
stltutlon:" remarks tho, republican
publicity association In n statement
issued today through the president
OF that organization. Hon. Jona-
than Bourne, Jr. "Icre is tho New
York World tho lending demo-
cratic organ Of tho country, saying.
'ff Mr.. Harding intrusts tho re-
vision OF tho tariff and tho tax
laws TO tho republican leaders in
congress- II Ia safe to predict that
thoy will wreck his administration.
Unless no determines policies and
measures, chaos In Inevitable
Therefore. IN the viow OF tho
World ono-man government In all
that can bo Buccessful In America.
Tho republican form Of government.
with It's three branches, Legislative,
executive and judicial. rs all wrong,
and. in It's opinion, an autocrat
must be established In the whito
house to use congress as mere
rubber stamp. The utterances OF
the World are those OF one who has
faith in Representative govern.
mcnt and believes In "A tompOr-
arary dictatorship. That Mr..
Harding has certain responsibilities.
and. furthermore. has no intention
OF shirking them, may be clearly
gathered from n reading OF his ut
teranccs. Lot us see what those
responsibilities arc.
"The constitution established
first the legislative department, de-
ciaring that all Legislative power
shall be vested In congress, and
4, is particularly specified that all
bills for raising revenue shall or
iginntc IN the house. Article 2 de-
vested In n president. and II is
made his duty. among other things.
TO give congress information con-
ccrning the state OF the union and
20 recommend 10 their consideration
such measures as he may deem nee
cssary and oxpedlent. lie Is given
power 10 veto any measure passed
by congress. which. however. may
be passed over the veto by two
thirds vote in each.
There We have, in brief form. the
| respective duties and responsibilities.
OF the Legislative and Executive
branches OF tho government. 30 far
rs legislation is concerned, In his
farewell address to the Senate. last
December. Senator Harding said.
When my responsibilities begin
in nn executive capacity I shall bo ar
mindful OF the senato's responsible.
ties as have been jealous OF them
as n member. but mean, at the same
time. TO be- Just as insistent about
the responsibilities OF the executive
Our governmental good fortune does
not lle In any surrender at either end
OF the Avenue. but In the co-ordina.
tion and corporation which becomes
the two In n great and truly repre-
sentative popular government
There spoke n true American-a
man OF conviction. and courtesy and
courage. He seeks neither to shirk
responsibilities that are his nor to
usurp those that are not, lie has not
been intimidated by sensclcss twad,
Z die about a senatorial oligarchy'.
nor goaded To ill-advised antagonfsm
toward tho legislative branch OF the
government. The American form OF
government was based upon the tho
ory OF co-operation--co-ope
among the states and cooperation
among the different branches OF the
government. Mr.. Harding II n man
OF cooperating spirit, not an auto
crat Hs will recommend what he
deems wise; he will give counsel
when II IL asked; he will give due
consideration TO the views OF mem-
bers OF the legislative branch II their
views differ from his. and. II may be
safely asserted. he will have the
courage TO veto measure II. all
things. considered. he believes II un-
wise. He will be constitutional exc.
cutivo not n super-constitutional
autocrat."