The sun., 1919-01-26
SMELL DENOUNCES
DEMOCRATIC WASTE
Representative Speaks at Din
ner for George A. Glynn at
Republican Club.
OPPOSES HOOVER PLAN
Feeding of Europe to Lay
Heavy Burden on United
States, He Says.

Representative Bertrand II. smell OF
Potsdan, NJ Y. at the Republican Ciuo
last night attacked the Democratic Al
ministration for continuing extravagant
expenditure on a war time OASIS after
the war had ceased and for suggesting
through a spokesman like Herbert G
Hoover that food and money be dis
tributed lavishly to the masses OF Eu-
rope to allay Bolshevism. He was one
Of the principal speakers at q tesu-
monial dinner to George A Glynn Tor MS
work in the last campaign as chairman
of the Republican State Committee.
tho next House OF Representatives"
he said, Twill have a paper Republican
majority of forty-fve. But the Lore
only knows how many you really VIII
have when you line them up on party
question. And you never will know until
you nominate them on party ana hol
on an individual basis.
On the score of excessive expenditures
by the Democrats the speaker said:
what the American people want 10
know Is when we are going TO stop max
ing these extravagant war time e1pehui-
lures. Tho custom has grown up IN
Washington during the last year that
the resident would write a letter TO Con-
gress saying. The money requested Is
necessary for the conduct OF the war.
Though some OF us knew It was part
war. part Democratic party, the Repuo-
licans stood shoulder to shoulder with
the Democrats and voted every dollar
necessary to win the war. But now that
the war is over II Is time to stop voting
these lump SPINS without question
Opposes Hoover Plan.
81 am not one Of those people who are
willing to burden our overtaxed citizens
to distribute millions to the bowling
throngs OF Europe. Notwithstanding Mr..
Hoovers plea that II Is necessary to feed
them to stop the spread OF radicalism. l
do not believe you can appease them by
distributing food and money. encourag-
| ing them to believe they can obtain Gus
tenance without working for It
THE time IL at hand when the people
should demand that the President give
more attention to the problems OF re-
! construction over here and less TO the
| political intrisues and map making OF
| southern Europe. I'm not willing that
my country should become the guarantor
! Of the peace and tranquility OF every
nation in Europe. And | do not know
who has been authorized to say we
should not receive any indemnity from
Germany"
whitman Drinks Toast in Water
/ Charles s. whitman, Ex-Governor
| who drank the toast to the President IN
| a glass OF water focused his speech on
| the prohibition question. But presenting
| n silver water pitcher to Mr. Glynn as
| a gift from the 200 guests, the former
Chief Executive OF the State said smil-
ingly that they did not limit him In his
use OF II Mr. Whitman said Mr.. Glynn
had done splendid work in the face OF
great difficulties.
The fact that States in the East and
California, regarded as wet declared
| Mr. whitman. voted for prohibition IN
dIcates that the sentiment OF this land
is Overwhelmingly for II, and it's here to
stay. Unauestonably New York Is wet
| We Republicans knew It when we TOOK
the stand on prohibition in the last
election that we thought was right And
| were the situation to be repeated
should take the same stand again
Mr. Whitman also appealed 10 the
marty leaders before him to make the
Republican fold attractive to the womer
VOTERS, emphasizing the great factor they
were in the political situation. Othei
speakers were Samuel koenig, chairman
of the Republican county committee
Eugene VI. Travis. State Comptroller
and William W. Cocks. former Congress
man from New York.