Evening journal., 1921-10-20
HE HARTMAN Rank INSULT.


MT is stock joke poke fun at the Congressional
Record To hold up to public ridcue the matter that
appears therein and to speak Of the waste OF paper
and ink and valuable time in its publication
Ordinarily such displays OF wit from people who,
conessedy never the Record and so know nothing
OF what they are talking about else from those whose
good-naured qups are quite variance with their real
opinion Of that publication.
OF course such references TO the do not warrant
any comment but when organization like the Harri-
man National Bank OF New York nduges in bitter sar-
casm at the expense Of the Congressional Record and
goes so far as to hire advertising in the metropo-
tan papers in which to exploit It's views 1t is time 10 say
Ia word in defense.
As Wglmingtonians have noticed the bank sees ut to
call the Record record OF Congressional vaporinss
Read It over some time IL suggests and learn in these
days Of necessity for action upon vital questions how
friering away OF valuable public time is worked to
science"
No ntimation from the bank TO how Il would con-
duct legislative procedure 1t TO be put in full con-
troll OF both Houses Of Congress It is Characteristic OF
charges couched in language such used by the bank
not to include constructive suggestion-an Improve
men on the methods that held up to public denun-
citation.
The Congressional Record principally,s is record OF
the debates among Senators and Representatives which
accompany every bill OF sufficient importance to warrant
discussion.
It may be conceded that some OF the remarks that
pear the Record shed little light the subject, and
light heer omitted but It is safe to say that ninety
per cent Of the matter appearing print bears directly
on the measure being considered
1t reflects the opinion OF the speaker charged with the
duty OF participation national legislation, and, in the
majority OF cases. reflects the judgment Of his constitu-
lency.
The whole procedure is an expression OF the highest
type OF democacythe people engaged in the actual for
mutation Of the under which they to be governed
Now, what would the Hartman Bank substitute for
that procedure2
Laws must be made, but by whom? -
The further get away from legislation by popular
will expressed by the peoples representatives in Con
gress the approach to czsrsm.
The end would the writing Of all laws by the hand
Of one man, an absolute monarch.
Political economists teach that absolute monarchy
is the ideal form OF government provided perfect
could be found 70 nn the throne But the ralltes Of
human nature have thus far failed to produce such
paragon.
For the eight years preceding the 4h Of March had
a in the White House who had convinced himself
that he was little short OF supernatural Mere
but pawns to be moved about by him in the accomplish
ment Of his own designs Advice from other humans
thing to be spurned and II given to suggest mmedi
lately the opposite course.
AT that time might have been said With degre
OF truth that the Congressional Record a report o
"Congreonal vaporngs" for the debates at the Capto
never permitted to bend the executive will sub
sianially influence legislation.
But the people did not ike that sort OF thing and ex
pressed their dspleasure last November by majority
100000 votes.
Those votes returned the United States to a popula
form Of government including among other things th
right OF the peoples representatives. to have
framing OF the laws.
What the bank is now clamorns against is the recor
OF that voice but will be many year before II is sed
because The people OF Delaware and the people OF tn
United States know that the it is their voice
and they like 10 hear IT,