The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-10-30

reservations Refusing those the
president or his successor will as
suredly have to take still more dras-
tic restrictions on any entry of the
United States into a world league.
Tho real issue OF the campaign IS
he inconpe.ency. waste ARd extrava-
se1ce OF the administration at wash
nston. This very-yeau- the federal
Government is COLLECTING taxes aveFag-
eng more than fiil9 dollars apiece
rom every man, Woman AID child in
he United States and Is using the
money not to- pay qi& txp4pses OF the
war, but TO keep on The pSyrons sew.
sral hundl ed thousandspersons who do
little or 10 work but whom the depart
nent heads did not have the patriotism
o discharge until after election.,to pay
for the war5, bluuders 81 Incompetence
IN the history OF America and to con-
tinue to pay out millions and millions
IN useless expenseyinNhe south and
other favored localities where IL is
lopeato gather votes for Cox.
OF an the Billions collected In taxes,
from the penny on the ehild's ice
cream cone or movie ticket up to the
biggest Of federal taxes, mere than one
half is alb 3olutely wasted. II Is not
fair to say that it is stolen. Some
little OF it may be but not much We
pay our enormous direct and indirect
taxes for the luxury OF having such
Incompetent rainbow.chasers as New
Ton Baker. 4. Mitchell Palmer. William
Beauchamp Wilson. Albert Sidney
Burleson and their kind handing the
countrys money with no conception
II business principles and no ability
or wilingne TO learn.
The Brittle lntellectuals, as Kipling
calls them, the dreamers and vision
lries the near;Socialists who worship
heories' which have been tried and
bfa0dd, fthe windjammer specialists
I Who would rather experiment with
nternationalism than to protect the
deals of American liberty and indie
lendence which have made this com.
ry the greatest,on the 2 ODE, all these
ts lassesare supporting Cox because he
'Shass shouldered the Wilson errors.
They Reinforce the regular Democrats
Who vote For Cox because he is the
arty candidate and because they
mow that the party organization is
greater and more important than any
Individual
With the combined forces OF the
traight out Democrats and the vic
Tins Of infatuation and sophstry, the
numbers hack Of Governor Cox are no
nconsiderable host. If Harding wins
Tuesday it will be due to the earnest
strength of the regular enrolled Rep
,blicans combined with those level
headed Independents of all parties who
keep their feet on the ground and
heir faces turned to the morning.
It will be better for the country and
or the world If Harding is elected. 1t
(sli be better for labor and better for
ml.ness and capital Better for bust
less and eapitll because Harding and
he Republican party can command a
iigher grade of business efficiency
han the Democrats have ever been
lble to muster Better for labor be.
muse seven thousand years of world
history prove beyond doubt on ques-
ion thai whemAatiopal adjustment is
lelayed and busine Isl crippled the In.
'one Of the wage.earners grows less
nd less and his condition more and
more serious.
Harding and Cox are high grade
americans either of whom If elected
III serve his country honorably and
With all the ability and judgment he
an command. There Is no difference
between Republican and Democratcs
n personal character, honesty and
Datriotl m. The whoe issue is which
andidate and which party are best
! lualif'ed to serve in place and power
Turing the next -four wears. The
tanner believes that the logic Of the
ftuation Is Overwhelmingly IN favor
# the election Of Harding and Coo.
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