The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-05-04
PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS ARE
MOST HARy4ONJnvrg

Representative Mondell floor lead
er OF the Republicans in the house
was well within the facts In his re-
cent statement that seldom. IL ever,
has there been a Congress and q
President which have worked to-
gether more harmoniously than the
present Congress and Pres. Hard
ing. The record OF what President
Harding asked this congress to
do and what this Congress did COM
pletely substantiates Representative
Mondeil. No previous Congress In
time or peace ever enacted into law
such percentage OF recommended
tions made by the President or did
| II in so short time.
This record Is well known to all
men conversant with public affairs.
It Is well known to all writer's.
Therefore Representative MondeIi
was correct when he stated that
thost who persistently sprtad stor-
les of discord between the execu-
tive and the legislative branches of
the government do so from some
other motive than that of serving
the truth. The reiteration in somt
circles that Congress has refused
To carry out the administration pro-
gram, that II has refused to take
advice from the President and that
the President, on the other hand.
has washed his hands OF Congress.
! cannot be characterized as other
than willful Misrepresentation
Recently the President made IL
known tha he does not anticipate
going TO tht stump In the coming
congressional campaign for the rea-
son that he does not believe IL 20
be the business of the chief exc
cutiye to harangue the people re-
garding whom they should elect to
Congress. Immediately this state
ment was siezed upon by Democra-
tic newspapers, the chairman OF the
Democratic national committee the
Democratic leaders in the Congress
and certain Washington correspond
ents as Evidence. that the Presi-
dent is ashamed OF the Republican
Congress that he Is thoroughly dis
gusted with its record and that he
does not wish to lend himself to
an endorsement of its record by
appealing for the election of a Re-
publican Congress this year.
it is Incredible that men who are
In politics should spread the report
that any chief executive should
wish In the middle of his term to
nave Congress of opposite poll
tical complexion elected. IL IA in
credible that newspaper correspond
ents and writer's of syndicated mat
ter should belittle their own mem
tality to give currency to such an
absurd proposition. Every politi-
clan knows, every business man and
man OF affairs knows that from the
standpoint of politics and from the
standpoint OF business IL would i'm
pose most certain handicap upon
me present administration POLITICAL
iy, and upon the affairs OF the
country. economically, to have a
! democratic congress elected this
year thus bringing about dead
lock between the executive and
legislative branches and halt half
| finished the administrations poll
cies OF reconstruction and construc-
ton.
Every sensible adult knows that
president Harding would not be a
party, actively or passively, to any
such eventuality. Knowing this. II
Is perfectly obvious that the Presi-
dents announcement that he does
I not intend to take the stump this
| year Is conclusive proof that he and
his advisers do not believe there Is
any danger OF a change In the poll
] tical complexion of Congress This
I is the simple and logical deduction
from the Presidents announcement.
or course II would be impossible for
I either the President or Congress TO
take any position or announce any
I policy that would satisfy the Demo-
cratic opposition or stop Democra-
tic writer's from resorting to mis-
representation. Take the case In
point. Had the President issued an
announcement that he intended to
take the stump and conduct a long
and vigorous campaign In behalf Of
an election OF a Republican Con-
gress, II would have been seized
upon by Democratic leaders and
writers as evidence" that the Pres
ident and his party we're frightened
to the point of panic over the pros
pect of defeat.
In short, Democratic leaders, both
within and without Congress, and
those writer's who are engaged in
the disstmin9 tion of Democratic pro-
paganda, either frankly or behind
the camouflage of neutrality, are not
satisfied with any thing done by
the Republican Congress or by the
Republican executives. These lead
ers and writers have conducted a
campaign of misrepresentation ever
since the Republican party came In
to power in March, 1921. There is
no reason 10 believe they will now
change their tactics.
Everything that has been done by
this administration, either in the
halls OF Congress or In the executive
departments. is grist for their mill
which is daily grinding out Demo-
cratic propa ganda regardless OF its
veracity or its effect upon the coun-
try. II is their avowed purpose to
fomeIt trouble TO kindle the fires
of dissatisfaction, to keep the pub
lie In state of unrest and to
prevent the country from settling
down to normal conditions.