Evening journal., 1918-10-22
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NIOnIlUutu lItll lA-N ANN+-t
are OF the military conditions. They
know that they have more to fear from
The Republicans than from the Demo-
Gratis. Judging the two parties by their
records since April, 1917. by their pre-
paredness records, and by their whole
life records.
Besides, they have our party declara-
tlons, and they know that there Is not
one Republican leader with claim to any
titular rank in the party who has not
proclaimed himself vigorously in FAVOR
OF CARRYING the war TO speedy
Knockout victory The German lead
ers will know definitely when the Re
publican Congress Is elected in No
vember that they have nothing TO hope
Tor from Americans except hot shot
md more Of it.
Moreover, our allies. who are well
Informed as 90 our methods or party
government, would be immeasurably
cheered by Republican vistory. They
would know that that means a speed
ing up all along the line; that it means
an end 90 all hesitation and delay: and
they would recognize the fact that the
will Of the American people had been
expressed at the polls in favor OF the
Win the War Now uolicy."
In the less dramatic but not less es-
sentlal field OF taxation Republican
thought Is vainly trying TO express IL
self now in legislation. and the leaders
OF the party ask for the control OF the
next Congress so that the war revenue
bills Of the future may lack some OF
the inequltable features Of the war re-
venue bills passed in the present Con-
Cress. Republicans say that II they
control the next Congress they will
lake the element Of punishment out OF
taxation, which they contend should be
controlled wholly for the purpose OF
raising the necessary revenues and OF
preserving their sources by fair dis
tributiOn OF the burden. More than one
Republican voice has been raised In
warning that unless this principle Is
insisted on more fully this country may
be hampered in the war by sharp de-
clinatiOn in our power 20 raise money.
It has been widely apparent that in
the framing OF our war revenue bills
one Southern Representative coming
from a small North Carolina town in
an agricultural district has had a
dominating voice This is Mr.. Claude
and Means Committee. who holds his
commanding position, not by virtue Of
financial experience or knowledge. but
solely through the rule Of seniority and
party organization. Mr.. Kitchin voted
against the resolution to declare war,
and he has openly stated on the floor
OF the House that he intends TO make
the Northern bankers" pay for It. II
appears manifestly unfair that such a
man should have the chief voice in
financial legislation. especially when
one considers that the great bulk OF the
revenue must be supplied by others
than Southern argiculturists. There is
only one way TO eliminate Mr.. Kitchin
ss a dominant factor in future war re-
venue bills, and that is through the
election Of a Republican Congress.
The election OF a Republican Congress
would change the chairmanships OF
many other important committees be-
sides the House Committee on Ways and
Means. Whether or not there is any
Justice in the statement that a spirit OF
6ectiOnalism influences much OF the
Federal legislation under the control OF
committee chairmen in Congress from
the South. II Is nevertheless true that
the South Is very much more largely re-
presented in such chairmanships than
any other part Of the country.
As an illustration Of what changes
would probably occur in chairmanships
n the Republicans control Congress, it
may be said that Mr.. Kitchin, present
Chairman OF the Ways and Means Com
mittee I'm the House. would probably be
supplanted by Joseph w. FOrdney, OF
Michigan, recognized internationally as
q financial authority; that :. Hubert
Dent. Jr.. OF Alabama the present chair
man Of the House Military Affairs Com
mittee, who has been an ever-present
peril to our military efficiency, pro-
badly would be supplanted by Julius
Kahn, Of California, who has twice
saved the eountry's war program; that
Thomas s. Martin, Of Virginia, chair
man Of the Senate Committee on Appro-
priations, would probably be replaced
either by John w. Weeks, Of Massa-
chusetts. an accomplished banker and
a graduate Of Annapolis, or by Francis
+. Warren, Of Wyoming. father-in-law
Of General Pershing; and. finally. that
Senator Lodge, recognized everywhere
ps the leading political authority in this
country on foreign affairs, and now