The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-09-18

Of special interests and groups and
class and organizations in Wash
iuEtun than at the present time.
The railroads are represented, tho
manufacturers who are seeking
prohibitivo tariffs speak through
their agents and representatives
and nll the mails with countless
pages ~ words and figures In sup
port nf their demands. The chemi-
cal Industry, silently and otherwise,
seeks legislation hat Will prove OK
benefit TO II, the citrus fruit indus
Try demands legislation, and the
ralstn trust has sout from tho Pa
citic coast agents to speak for II.
Persons representing " claiming
10 represent tho Rsriculturists are
In Washington. one Of these rep
~rescntdtlves rcceivcs, as | am told.
10000 % year for his services. Ger
tain branches II groups participate
ing In the recent war, have their
representatives who seek iegisla-
tiou. Groups OF women have had
their lobbyists ana representatives
FOR years at the nations capital.
The Anti. Saloon league has main
tanned a powerful lobby. and the
knowledge ~ the amount which IL
has expended ia .tH nationwide
activities would perhaps be as-
founding to most people. IL ia still
active and It's influence. potential
ana real and actual. liz one OF the
most certain things that can be dis
covered in the nations capital The
American Federation Of Labor has
long uccu represented at the CapI-
tal and IL ~ active In all legislation
which apts directly or indirectly
the interests Of the laboring men
aud wutueu OF our country
lutl one becomes aware OF the
Kaleidoscope assortment II lobby
lsts and agents ana representatives
who crowd the capital, he would
refuse to believe that there were
30 many classes and groups and
divisions and subdivisions In our
social and political organism. Big
corporations aud little corpora
9 tiunH. btg groups and little groups,
huge aggrcgatluns, small subdivis-
IONS. ricn ~ poor, trusts and
m%uuupulirs and uuimpUrtant and
Insignia, ant interests have their
representatives. and agents at
Washington, and there are others
clHnGring tor appropriations and
seeking 10 open wide the doors ot
the treasury. state officials and
state organizations seek millions
] luG lNulAt bNltlltkas
Executive departments
Represented.
And any ryteloucu to the lobbyists
OF Washington would be incom-
plcte that Jailed to chronicle the
executive lobby. The executive de-
partments have representatives
who are constantly engaged IA
propaganda work to secure addi-
tional appropriations to enlarge the
Jurisdiction and increasing power
and authority OF executive instru-
m%entnliues. In my opinion, tho
cUnduct OF many executive agencies
constitutes a national scandal, Cab
INIT officers and other important
executive officials have engaged
IN nationwide propaganda ~ tur-
thor measures which carry out
policies projected by them, for
getting mat they are executive Of
uocrs charged with the execution
ut law. 1nuy have attempted To
secure lugiB,atton and execute
policies not authorized by statute.
have visited statOs and communi-
ties, not for the purpose Of enforce
inR laws, but for the purpose OF de-
volupinB sentiment that would en-
able them 10 secur legislation In
CrcasinB their authority and aug.
nlCitkllIk the hppTouIlhtipnb 10 ne
disburscd by them; n executive
officials have not hcEitated to nm
plOy their time In combating "A
proper spirit OF local se~lf-govern-
ment and OF state independence.
but they have ENCOURAGED the afro
plying Of state functions and a
spirit OF reliance upon tho federal
government FOR the discharge OF
to communities or to states. They
have deliberately attempted to
weaken the states and 10 strength
en- the power and authority OF the
| federal government. Thor methods
have been dcbilituting and corrupt-
Ing.
lho words OF Macaulay should
not be forgotten:
AN we cannot without the risk
Of evils from which the imasina-
ton %rocoils. employ physical fOrce
az II check on misguvernment, II Is
evidently our wisdom TO keep all
the constitutional check on mis-
government In tho highest state OF
efficiency, To which with jealousy
the first beginnings of %oncroach-
ment, and never TO suffer irregu-
larlties, even when harmless In
themselves, to a unchallenged,
lest they acquire the force Of pre-
cedeuts.'