The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-07-17

HtIIl " MOI ON nm fN''ll tftl, anu
until 1t either Eots itsclf back on an
oven tccl or the statesmen and busl-
ness men ~ the world can get T.
back on an even keel !, ~ not going
20 function and It is not going to
run"
Senator Gerry In discussing the
situation more at length. said a fcw
days ago.
"Thc REACTION that always follows
/ the conclusion of u great war" said
/ Senator Gerry, "rnur into existence
/ practically with the armiatlce of 1913
and while the election lntcdnted bi
20 frw days the end uf the fighting
every ono knew the end was near
. 1t hand. and go n wnp that the voter
went to the polls with thoughts of
rotr"nchmcut ~ public expenditures
and the lcsseninR of the tax burden
/ that the successful prosecution ~
| the war had made necessary ana un-
|nvoldahlc The republicans who had
made tax rcviaion ana economy In
government their slogan gained con
trol Of both houses of congress. and
while n democratic prcmdent re
maincd Ia the white house up to
March 4. this year. tho republican
party. ~ matter ~ fact. has been
/ tion since March I. 1919.
Despite the fact that congrcas
was In absolute republican control
/ the man IN the street continued to
| contemplate the admlnistration Of
affairs from 1919 to the Inauguration
| of President Harding from n demo
cratic instead OF n republican view
/ point. atuatlun due I'm great part.
undoubtedly, TO the omincnce OF
| President Wilson. yet President VIII
sons only power during the life OF
/ the SlNty-siKth congress wns his
/ constitutional right ~ veto. he was
, absolutely powerloss II the ropubli-
! cans 30 wlilcd, 40 far ms legislation
was concerned But he was rcspon-
alblc In the cycs of the country. a
/ fact that did not escape the notice
| OF our republican friends
/ "And while the republicans had
/ promised revenue legiaation that
would point downward instead OF
upward, they did nothing toward the
/ realization Of that economy during
the SiNty-sixth congress. President
Wilson wanted revision OF the tax
laws and he urged such legislation
nt every opportunity but the rcpub-
/ llcan majority made no move to thnt
end and the result was that the
country was forced To continue un.
der laws framed solely to meet war
conditions.
"It is well to rccollect that before
the last Democratic congress went
out OF power in March. 1919, the
democrats did pass legislation that.
under conditions as they then exist
ed, reduced taxation. although the
country apparently has never taken
that fact into consideration, Then
came the sixty sixth congress. re-
publican In both branches. the re-
publiCans taking fun credit for
everything that was done In the way
OF progressive legislation and calm
ly sitting by and letting democratic
president. who was powerless In the
situation. take the blame for every
thing that was left undonc.
but the cry of economy In gov.
crnmcnt coupled with the sloga
To take business out of governmon nj
continued. The republicans vent
before the country with n promise
to cut government expenses Ia the
bone. to pass n revenue law that
would substantially lessen the load
of the taxpayers, and the country
taking them nt their word swept
them into power with the greatest
mntorI,v In tbc history az tho ro,n
Itrv Tho ncorlr rnvc IN. rcnubl,cor
marty a ,I,ar mandate ,o carry ON,
their n,licics snmr nr thom rather
v,ruc I'm, nnIiri.s h,st thc .,,nn
"on March 4 last ,hc ronublicnu,
assnmrd fuil authoritv In nj
hr,rrb,s Of ia, ru,c,ruor, ana
know that II was the snirlt and tn,
tntnntiou Of thc democrats in con,
|rrcss MT Ia ohs,rurt hv dl,,or,
Itnrti,s nr n,hcrv,Isc tho carrv,ug I'm.
Ia rfrcct az mo nrnrrnn unnn which
President Harding had hecn sn over
,,hcIminrlv elected We rcnIlzed thal
mo rn,nt,y h,l dc,,,rcd ,r,rh,ttc
olly in favor Of those ronublIro,
policlcs and that II ,yas as much ON
duty "a hou tn IA, vHu nr ,i,. mo,
rlc ms II was the duty ~ tho rcpuhlI
, .rnns to make good their PROMISES
Our only aim has hcrn tn holm in nl
= things which we considered for IN,
intcrcs, of the country, and while en-
dcnvoring ia improyc legislation I,
tohoo f,IIhusto orlrr tactics and no
ottcmpt to imncdc tho nrorrcss ~
thn nroprnm manned ant, hv IN,