The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-14
LAUD new CONGRESS
Says G. o. p. Found Affairs
in Mess, But Nation Has
Progressed
WEAKLlNGS, DECLARES HULL
Even Ordinary Performances
Are Lacking, But Excuses
Abound, Says Chief
by CoRDELL HULL
Chairman OF Democratic National
Committee,

Committee.
What will be the issues IN the
coming fall elections? This question
cannot be answered at all compre-
hensively until near the adjournment
OF congress some months hence. 1t
is always within the capacity OF n
party In power to make and unmake
Issues to certain extent. The pres
ent administration thus far has
been making issues right and left
both by its failure to comply with its
prediction promises and by the
wholly inadequate or unsound ma
sures and policies that have been
adopted.
The Republicans having had con-
troll of both houses OF congress for
more than three years and of the en-
tire government for more than one
year have surprised, disappointed
and disgusted the American people
by the incapacity of their leadership,
and the striking lack OF expected ac-
complishments Instead of being
able to point TO any except ordinary
achievements, such as would scarce.
ly meet small expectations in nor
mai times, the present administra-
ton has degenerated to the level
and the occupation OF offering ex-
cuses and explanations for It's many
failures now recognized by every
body.
The utter inability or unwilling
ness of the republican leadership to
visualize true postwar conditions
and to conceive and apply practical
remedies therefor has astounded the
country.
The further fact that a republi-
can congress by its vicious. partisan
opposition to the great reconstruc-
tion program of the democratic ad-
ministration designed to deal with
and safeguard all essential phases of
our business and economic situation.
which opposition practically dead
locked the government during 1919
20, places the chief responsibility for
the industrial panic of 1922 on
the republican leadership.
Blind Partisan Policy.
The first need of the country Is
the restoration of a sound intelli-
gent public opinion. The republican
policy of blind partisan opposition
for more than two years kept public
sentiment inflamod. and passion
prejudice. suspicion and ignorance
constantly aroused, In order to dis
satisfy the voters and oust the party
in power The result today Is that
the country is out of joint politically
economically, socially and morally.
The second need IL to revitalize all
the fundamentals of democracy and
of free government and, supported
by the liberal sentiment OF the coun-
try, apply them to our postwar
conditions They will be found large
ly In Jefferson's first inaugural ad-
dress, These include the liberty of
| the individual. the rights of the
states as opposed to federalism, ,"
the jealous care of the right of
election by the people, and equal
and exact Justice to all persons"
With rare exceptions, chiefly in war
time, democrats have maintained
these sound principles. while with
rare exceptions republicans have
pursued an opposite course.
Democrats favor fair and Just
| treatment to every class OF persons
and OF legitimate business. They rec
ognize the human side as well as
| the material. They believe that gov.
ernment derives its Just powers from
the consent of the governed. The re-
publican party as now controlled is
purely materialistlC and stands for
exclusive class ar caste rule. 1t is
today the open champion OF the
doctrine of special privilege In all Its
vicious forms. The human, the So
cial, and the moral side are entirely
absent from the present day rcpub-
liCan preachments. The Newberry
case makes political and public NOR
Rla and de@enCy an acute issue. Un-
der the partnership between the
special or predatory interests and
the government conducted through
the agency OF the republican leader
ship, II is the practice for one OF
| their "class' who wants an office OF
any kind TO go out and buy II, II
necessary. and IL overtaken by tht
law, his class associates agree &c
protect him at all hazards. This
policy was illustrated by the New.
berry case. This Ia the level OF
which the present administration Il
operating. Naturally the farmer, tho
laborer and the ordinary business
man can expect no recognition OF
relief from tina vicious class con
troll OF the government. They vii
get, as they IRE getting, nothing bu
chronic eysuses and further empty
promises and roseate predictions o
prosperity in the vague future
These renewed promises, too, will
come from the same old crowd o
now thoroughly discredited republi
can politicians whose long list o
broken pledges made in 1920 ar,
still fresh ia the public mind.
Rigid economy-federal state ant
local--equitable tax reduction, gen
eral disarmament, and he-rcstora
ton OF our foreign market condl
tions TO n sound reciprocal basis
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