Evening star., 1920-02-25
PALMER'S SPEECH
TEXT Of CAMPAIGN
ATTACK ON c. 0.P.
Congress Charged With Fail
ing to Enact Legislation
Country Demanded.


the democratic managers on the re-
publicans in the coming national cam
paiGn is afforded in the speech of
Attorney General Palmer in Topeka.
Kan, Monday night. His remarks are
being circulated by the democratic
national committee and he is fur
thermore recognized as being a con-
splcuous member of the adminiStra-
tion militant
The democrats propose to cruelty
the republican Congress for alleged
failure to enact remedial legislation
demanded by the country and prom
'Sed by the republican party in the
eiecuons which returned the present
republican House and Senate. Every
man and woman is personally aware
or the conditions which need remedy
ing The democrats intend to call
attention to the confident promises
made by the republicans in their cam
palgn and then to charge up the items
an itemized statement of account.
Republicans Under Handicap.
The republicans were unfortunate
IN being called to the bat so soon
after being elected to office Ordi-
narily the Congress which is elected
In November does not meet until
year from the following December
ana IN the meantime the country has
time to forget. or other issues inter-
Vene-or something. But in this in
stance the republicans came earlier
INTO office, in extraordinary session
ana a hardly had the gavel fallen until
tne democrats began to cry. Now
produce. And they have kept on
nagging the majority party ever
since, until it has become a sore sub
Ject, but the worst is yet to come
in the way of recrimination-the
democrats assert
Mr.. Palmer's ChnrEes.
The republican party has been loud
in promise and silent in perform
ance." Attorney General Palmer de-
clares. in his Topeka speech. which
is to be a campaign document for the
democrats. with the prestige Of the
dents cabinet
Long heralded as the party of busi
ness capacity" he goes on to say. .Yts
failure to adequately meet the great
questions pressing for answer has Ut
terry negatived its repeated boastings."
Thereupon the democratic bill of par
ticulars begins with calling attention to
the fact that though seven months
nave elapsed since the treaty of peace
was submitted to the Senate" the Sen
ate has now arrived at the exact pojnt
at which 1t started and proposes now to
begin new trip around the unending
circle OF debate. II is charged that
'even such Of our reconstruction prob
lens as might be solved in the mean.
time by legislative processes have been
deiiberately ignored by Congress intent
and that Is how to make il impossible
for the democratic administration to
build a record which will justify the
contsntess Confidence Of the nation
An1tktr Count In Indictment.
The democratic indictment brought BY
the Attorney General says:
TN August Of last year. when serious
industrial disturbance was apparently
resulting from the cost Of living. the
President addressed the Congress in a
message calling attention to the urgent
necessity Of legislation to meet the sit.
uation. While the fundamental and un-
DERIVING cause OF the high prices has
admittedly been an economic condition
world wide In its scope. resulting largely
from decreased production of goods
which support life and a greatly ex-
panded credit currency growing out Of
the necessity Of financing the war. there
have been apparent evils partly respon-
sible for high prices which could have
been effectually checked by rigid en-
forcement of such laws as the President
earnestly urged upon the Congress-
Coming to several counts under the
indictment, 1t is charged that the Presi-
dents recommendation to continue the
life of the Lever act to control prices
was ignored: that the republicans
ignored the recommendation to pass
law regulating cold storage. limit.
ing the time which goods may be kept
in storage-requiring them when re-
leased to be stamped with the date
of storage and the selling price at the
time-all of which it is claimed would
tend to lower the cost.
Sukkestfons Ignored.
Other counts in the Indictment
point out the Presidents recon-
mendations which it is charged have
been ignored, as follows:
He urged. further. that all goods
designed for interstate commerce
should. in every case where their
form or package makes il possible.
which they left the producer.
He asked. also. that the bill pro-
posed by the capital issues committee
designed to stop speculation and pre-
vent fraudulent methods of promotion.
by which our people are annually
earned money, should promptly be
made law.
He urged a law requiring the fed
eral licensing OF all corporations en-
gagged in Interstate commerce and
embodying in the license, or in the
under which II is to be is
sued, regulations designed to secure
selling and prevent un-
profits in the method Of
marketing.
MAY last the President urged upon
the Congress the necessity for legis-
lation which would support the
great chemical industry which was
is1ilt up in the United States during
the war at a time when German dye
at uffs were not imported. At last ao-
counts that recommendation had not
been complied with in letter or in
spirit.
ernment which had performed in
service in supplying the
public with information regarding
the supply Of commodities and the
methods Of price fixing by dea Iers be
supplied with funds by which the
public might be armed with that in
Formation 50 necessary and helpful
in their own defense in meeting the
profiteer"
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