The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-19

tire membership Of iho house are TO
he elected eclipse that OF any pro-
ious off-ycor contest ln recent yuura
D Tho Democrats s0y thcrD hi# been
n reaction ng1iuHr tho republican
party which in 1890 $500. No..I lu.u
complete control of tHo federal gov
eminent by The largest vote .u hIF'-
tory, ana they prophecy Chat tho
noNt house will hr democratic. with
a number OF gains U iuH .'uufo.
Just what Inns brought about tho
condition iu which The republican
party finds liso'f today iH mot J.sy
10 say boo sentence. ThrT. arc many
causes. SoWo of tU'w 1.H charge
gblo 10 tho uIriy loader. others are
beyond their control ono big factor
apparent to the man sitting iu tho
gallery watching congress. or fuIa
lowing tho acts OF the Offiysrs Of
government, iH that there nrc mo-
leaders nh'c 90 hold tho party in con-
troll and carry it along lines intended
20 he the most useful 10 tho country
These leaders carly found them
selves given nominal places of SOC
called leadership, and without n
following willing 10 accept their nd
vice. The result early in tho rpcclal
session was tho formation OF the
farm bloc which succeeded lu pass
ing Legislation uf HpCci1. interest 90
tho farming communities without
regard 10 tho interest OF the rest OF
tho country Tho bloc formed the
balance OF power aud tho leaders
we're powcrlcss TO stop tho move
mont. Tho result has been In many
cases ill-dippstod legislation and tho
breaking down of party government
there has not boon much reduction
in expenditures OF government except
tho natural ones consequent upon tho
cessation OF big war activities Taxes
have not been reduced as much as
tho people were led 90 believe
would follow tho overthrow Of tho
democratic party and instead they
find az the elections approach, the
throat OF additional taxation 10 pay
bonsusos 10 former service men,
Republicans Admit Mistakes.
Some OF tho republican leaders
themselves admit that thcro hnyo
been mistakes. Tho greatest, they
say now, was that the party plat
form promised too much and tho
leaders did not take into consider
alton tho heavy war hangover
which has made II impossible 20
bring down taxes to within reason
able bounds. For instatcc. rho three
essential things TO be cared for be-
fore taxes are diverted to the cur
rent and ordinary expenses Of gov
ernmont wcro not considered when
tho party promised tax reductions.
Theso--interes on Liberty bonds and
other Issues for war purposes, the
sinking fund ana expenditures for,
caring for the sick and wounded
Holdiers--Amount to approximately
So 900, ,000, 10000. This overhead will
continue and must be provided for
before anything else. Then tho other
expenses OF government reach about
another $1,000. 100000.
There was great dissatlsfac
among republicans and tho people
generally over the Revenue bill. In
tho writing OF this measure tho farm
bloc showed its power 10 prevent tho
partys carrying out its campaign
pledges. and the business man who
had expected relief al not obtain
IT, The revenue legislation and. OF
course. the tariff formed, in the view
OF the republican leaders, the issues
that were intended 20 have the most
appealing persuasion In Voto-gctting.
The first has bcou a hindrancc. The
situation Ms TO tho tariff Is chaotic
today. with indication that any bill
that might emerge from CongrcsH
In this session Will be more unsat-
isfactury TO business than was tho
revenue bill. The party ia now badly
divided over tho valuation scheme
and here again the farm bloc will
be strong enough TO dictate a bill
that will be unequal I'm its schedule
and perhaps injurious TO tho COM
munites.
Tho troubles over the tariff. whilo
big ana embarrassing, are slight In
deed In comparison with tho bonus
legislation, which threatens 60 turn
the party into % scramble for vote
getting, regardless OF the effect OF
such a vast expenditure upon the
general prosperity and welfare ur
the country, So instead OF correcting
earlier failures and following ont an
economical policy leading to a re-
turn TO sanity, Congress is now turn
ing its face TO the elections and ask
Ing what are the politics involved
Not Pleasing Picture.
The situation In the country even
in republican strongholds. does not
present n pleasing picture to the
party leaders. They forcsoo danger
in rock-rihhcd Massachusetts
where senator Lodge, republican
senate leader, will test his popular
ity. Senator McCumbcr chairman
OF tho finance committee, Is facing
hard factional fight for the re-
publican nomination. aonator Harry
:. New OF Indiana has n ilko fight
on hand with ex-senator Albert j
Beverldge pittcd against him tol
republican honors, Beyeridge's e's
chances appear TO be better, al
though President Harding Is doing
all that is consistent to aid Mr.. New
one OF his intimatos.
A contest OF national interest Is
that I'm Ohio. President Harding 's
state. The struggle there contcrs
around the determination OF ropub-
licans TO hold the state ana defeat
Senator Pomerono, democrat, for re-
election 80 as TO increase President
HardlnE's prestige for recollection IN
1894, The same thought g. involved
In the democratic battle, II they sue
coed I'm re-Clecling pomorCne, some
OF the managers see him as "a strong
possibility for the democratic nom
lnatlon tor President. pumeroue will
have no opposition for the numina-
ton. Tho republicans are divided,
with Representative Theodore T.
Burton, s, II, FCHs and Nicholas
Longworth Aspirants for the repub-
llChn nomination, II tho republicans
become involved In n facuuuul con-
test IN the primaries the situation
In November VIII not he favorable,
Indiana important.
The democrats are also watching
the contest IN Indiana - wher,
there Is an uncompromising primary
fight In republican ranks Former
Governor RaistOn and Andrew Bow,