Evening journal., 1914-10-24

ness depression to the European war
it was evident that these conditions
existed in large measure prior to the
outbreak Of the European hostilities.
EVERY Democratic administration
had come into power with the prom
ise that the legislation it would enact
would bring to the business of this
country an increased rather than
contracted prosperity; while the re-
suits had always been depression and
distrust," continued Mr.. Heald. TO
day the business man is sitting with
folded hands uncertain OF what course
to pursue because he has no conf
dence in the Democratic attitude to-
ward his interest. The present DEM
ocratic tariff was largely a sectional
mes -ure and was productive Of de-
felt and not a surplus. Going into
power with the cry of economy, the
present Democratic Congress has not
only failed to decrease the expendi-
lures of the government but the ap-
propriations for last year we're larg-
er than ever appropriated by any
former Republican Congress, and the
largest every appropriated by any
previous Congress"
Mr.. Heald criticised the Democratic
Congress because, while the Demo-
cratic party in it's platform and on
the stump had abused the former
Republican Congresses because OF the
manner in which power had appeared
to be centralized in the Republican
/ Speaker OF the House. yet 10 sooner
( had a Democratic Congress come into
power than 1t adopted a herder and
more inflexible set of rules for con-
troll Of legislation than the Republic
can party in its palmiest days had
ever devised. In place Of the legis-
lative discussion and the harmonizing
OF differences of opinion oD the floor
OF Congress, Democracy had resorted
to the iron rule of caucus and had
forced through both House and SEN
ate legislation, at the direction Of
the President of the United States,
( that was the result of caucns rule and
not legislative discussion.
Mr.. Heald called attention to the
| fact that, while the present Speaker
OF the House did not have the power
Of former Speakers, It had been
merely delegated to a Committee on
Rules which he controlled without
being burdened with the responsi-
bility, and this Committee on Rules
had arbitrarily controlled legislation
to such an extent that legislation
could not be brought 10 an issue
without its consent.
Mr. Heald in further calling atten-
tion to the depression that was exist
, ing, cited the fact that the deposits IL
savings banks in the city of Whining
ton were at this time aggregating less
than the withdrawal of deposits. II,
also called attention to the fact tha
while the last Democratic House o
Representatives had, among othe
things, investigated the valorizatiOn o
! coffee by one of the states of Brazil II
order to stabilize the market price o
that product, and had criticized tn
banking interests of New York 70
, being interested in the floating Of
loan for that purpose, yet the YER
same Southern Congressman, VIII
were responsible in a measure for tina
, investigation and criticism. were nov
, most strenously demanding that thi
! country valorize the cotton crops O
, the South in a practically simila
manner, which shows that notwith
olduulAlE Nht lltN1nNtr VI DtlnOtEdl
> in the final analysis the representa-
. tives of the Democratic party were in
! fiuenced in their actions by tn
I necessities of their immediate CON
Z munities rather than by any theory G
/ government which we have been le
! TO believe was the backbone OF rea
: Democracy.
q Mr.. Heald prophesied that histor
3 again would repeat itself in the re
e pudiation of the Democratic party b
- the people because of its inabilit
q properly to handle the affairs of tn
4 government so that industry Nigh
' thrive and labor might be employed
I In speaking Of the candidacy {
< Mr. Miller for Congress, Mr.. Heal
y urged that he be supported becaus
4 of his earnestness and activity in DC
r litical affairs, and because he be
lieved that his political faith wa
= founded upon that which was best 1
2 Republican theories, and not bein
= without experience in Congressions
4 affairs, he believed that If elected b
a could be relied upon to vote right /
! the interests of the country and [
o see that the interests of his Stat
I | war, nof npplorfad