New-York tribune., 1920-07-26
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tertering with the price OF cotton. We
know the results; n price was fixed on
wheat that compelled the farmers to
take far less than they would have got
IN an uncontrolled market, while cot
ton reached dizzy heights
Recalls Sugar Fiasco
More recently we have seen the
same thing in the case of sugar. I
know no more complete demonstration
OF Democracy's admins istrative incom-
potency than in the story of sugar this
year. just about q year ago the Cuban
sugar crop was offered to the govern
ment at a price around six cents a
pound. The Sugar Equalization Board,
the sugar controller. everybody except
President Wilson, strongly uced thst
1t be bought. That would have insured
ample supplies, and we would now be
getting sugar at retail for. II or II
cents.
The President would not permit
purchase of the Cuba crop. When we
tried to pass legislation dealing with
the subject last winter the Senators
from Louisiana filibustered against it,
because they wanted an open market
Tor the small Louisiana crop Of sugar.
The state had only about 200 900 tons.
or half its normal crop. and they forced
the whole country to pay the present
eXorbitant prices in order that their
drop in the bucket Of national supply
might be assured high price. At
torney General Palmer Joined them in
the program that kept prices high-he
seemed to be looking for Presidential
support in that section
People Out One Billion
people are paying up to 80 cents
for sugar, and cannot get it at that.
let there is sugar enough in the coun-
try for all. 1t is held by spectators
IN order to boost the price, and the
American people will pay round ST.
than they ought. simply because of
this pltiful failure to handle the mat
ter rightly.
The responsibility rests primarily
and chiefly with President Wilson;
after him with Palmer The uncon-
scionable speculation which became
possible under their management of the
business has permitted a few men to
pile up hundreds of millions in profits
which represent the most vicious
profiteering that the whole war era
developed in this or any other country.
That's the sort of thing that comes
with Democrats effort to manage the
country's business. The people see
what It means to have the South played
as favorite when its special products
have to be dealt with. They know how
the Northern and Western farmers have
borne the burden of restrictions. while
the cotton and sugar rasers Of the
South and the spectators have got
away with profits beyond calculations.
Let the country now be turned
over to the combination of Southern
selishness and Northern political
bosshlp that nominated Cox and we
would have four more years Of this
sort of thing, only far worse. The
Northern Tammanies would be intent
on strengthening thems selves with the
view to perpetuating their control {;
their favorites would get the huge
privileges and profits that would 20
inevitably with national control
through the Administration they made
possibl
240 Pythians Present
There were 240 in the delegation of
knights of Pythias who made pill
grimage to the front porch this even
ing. All were members Of the Indiana
- A6"uN VI VIC OIllOTN1 RANK, resi-
dents of Terre Haute, Lafayette, In
dianapolis and other cities and were
on their way to a Knights of Pythias
convention al Cleveland
kilograms congratulating the nom-
rec on his speech Of acceptance are
still being received. Among those made
public today was one from Governor
Frank O. Lowden of Illinois, who
wired:
"Heartiest congratulation upon your
speech Of acceptance. 1t is clear
forceful and patriotic"
Frank A. Munsey telegra phed:
II congratulate you heartily on the
splendid reception your speech of ac-
ceptance has had through the entire
North'
jim Prendergast, a lumber dealer
and who serves on the board of d.
rectors of the telephone company with
Senator Harding. is a member of the
Marion reception committee. Incl
dentally, he is a Democrat He drove
to the Union Station in his machine
with about ten other leading citizens
IN their cars for the purpose of carry
ing the women with the delegation to
the HARDING hor,n II uar Srppoca or