Norwich bulletin., 1920-08-09


 or Cox's speech of acceptance as "a cur ious mixture of errors and mis-state' rnents." Senator Harding's headquarters replied at length in an official statement today to the governors criticism or tle record of the republican congress OH taxation, finances and the League or Ma tious. The republican party, the statement said. is ready to join battle on Ihe ques1 lion Of whether the senate atteiilP'eS U fo subvert and did subvert the wish .hu ,,,,-,,osa of inc American people in ( e. venting ratification of the president League
 Republicans Saved s2.414,ll5'l4f
 Charges that the republican senate all l,ousa had made no effort 10 reduce War .4.,-. +s~ burdens were described as far from recorded facts and IL was uecie'l ell that bv opposing democratic appro- ,,rfafioor 1roposals the present congress ts,J aeffctad 8 saving of $2,414,llo IA in government expenditures
 me statement also asserted that py suggesting repeal of consumptloh |" S Nes and enactment of blanket one anu ao oLo half rer cent levy on the total pusliles5 i'fs of poin- concerns Governor COX Hdu r+,17, that he has no programme Wha' IL ever except to appeal for the support W ol
 -,rs mo want somebody' else to pay 
 the taxes ,5 5;stort .1,ase outstanding features as NoVeI iI1l II. Cox.s did" it continued VIII naIu u-S -', command confidence when the eouite- -, ,,,-rz atrentioon to the problem or oui fiscal future 4 o,.o,. the sig -,--. o4 ..Senator HardinSs HeadquaIt CTS was as follows: o.ob ..Governor CoX's acceptance speeCA ,-;l1 not fail to please his pohtlcaI ,'Il. up ,,o1er-s republicans and democrats al-Ne, who are convinced that the coui1et ny; most immediate task is to get lls n4 -ezs administration into the haHu9 --.o-,1s ,.on7retent to take care or H. anu psoi'is !-.o-1a+onal relations into the 901-ro1 of men who are Americans III S' rather than internauonaIlsls'
 Errors and Misstatements
 ..rb. sn4ecb is a curious mixture of
 - and roisstatements as to facts so r-.u l-,ov-n that mere utterance can s,,ze nothing less than anaement-
 ..T-5,,S on the subject of government .,-,srSes Governor Cox said; :. T-7r,e,Iisfsfy following thte arms ,7ca measures to modify onerous ana an ,,oz-inr taxation should have been 'aAeii and the republican congress .5 ..e moi made a single effort or passeu -;---7e law 10 lift from the American
 -ta a load of war taxation that can ro9 he tolerated in a time of peace. req ., +avation must be heavily reduced ,5 fl will be done at once IS c ueIilo- .=. an, sflr,5nistration is chosen in No ..-rhe foregoing is far from recorueu 1.o'1l facts. The 66th congress IS a At.ae more than year or Its eAlsoeilI9 -rcsd the country's taxes by Sz +I4,1 ,-4ta, - .I7a That is. it appropriated tha' ;- + znnropriated that much less thaH .,- s-,o,Irr which the democratic adnllh- t.ia-7 me demanded should be approprlat- sd-
 Prnned Down Estimates
 .rb. democratic 65th congress dleo ,..t 1q1e It had failed to pass -,e1v of the appropriation blls' us eaPN ---ss turned over to the incoming rePuD- Iican congress, which procseueu h., .+a1,- -o prllne down the esIhldte9 tiie 4e, ai bssn embodied in the approprlatlRon hau De--- .,.d bv it's democratic prede- -o- D-.-- This pruning process resulted i sa,-i,s of se39.692. .54I97. That ls' da-3oc-atic congress had succeedeo t ,,assina. before it's lease or Hle eA aJ Lt tEe bills that it had framed. Il Eo,Id have appropriated nearly a plllIon ,,o11ars more than the repuphcali Ioll vress immediately following aPpi0'4 i''' sd for the same purposes. ..- ..FoIlowing this came the regulaF ses
 rF tba republican 66th congress s-o,, which the democratic admmlstFa ,iS- io--- 5e1oanded appropriations aggresat- =. s6 234 31292945. Instead or gran ' t-@ t7is amount, which was insisted upoi -;3t, all vehemence by the various uelilo .rs+ic denartments, this session or re -,,,hliran congress cut the esllIld teu az I,-onria Ions $1,474.422 .6o2.lo- %, AIT.l t1Il March I. 1919, to early June, -,;bsti i .rgregate saving effected py the t; 9upH ;. of 2 republican for democratic torg-.se was :2,414.I15, 144.13.
 .7 .L. fsee of this it is rather as
 !-t,f-- that Governor Cox about m .-1aecb that must become the chaflei U 5-fncinies for his campaign, that IS cei tsi1 to be placed under the oii..ls anaIy5is, should declare tne no rT,bIican congress ti"S sir,lrI, einpIe effort or passed slngi' i-.. I-a +o reduce the taxation burdens
 p.-srtIican Economy Creates Surplus
 .T+ ;s worth while to pursue this ex
 - :, srep further. If the esti -.a+se submitted by the democratic ad -----~-fo-- had been granted, approprl ,.,,,e for the period under examination
 exceeded the, revenues D!
 Tho figures are from th' Fiscal anaylsis made by Congressman
 -. A ,, yOm4ug oil June -A' i''t
 5 -ever denied. They mean that dur i-g the fiscal year 1921 the national dep ..5 he reduced to the extent of sl,lUo' So0 oo0. whereas if the democratic ap ,-orriations had been made the den PFo,IId have been increased s1,4oo'ooo 300. ,.. +,o.. Q, .-,-io1,s as the ledger's footings of :; S,,sinees balance sheet. A leadershll .,bicb would distort these outstandint ,scts as Governor Cox has done, VII L.-,I,,, command confidence when th' country turns attention to the problem Inf our fiscal future
 Inconsistent About Taxation
 aThe disclussion of taxation in tn, democratic nominees address is abou soualIy sound and reliable. 'Annoyinl consumption taxes he says, once vii lingly borne now unjustified, should b repealed' And in the very next para graph:
 ..T suggest a small tax, probably on. and one half per cent, on the total busi ness of every going concern
 Thus the governor is found in on, paragraph 10 oppose consumption taxes and in the next to favor their adoption 1n a universal scale.
 Governor Cox's discussion of revenu and taxation will demonstrate to an, moderately informed person that he ha ko programme whatever, except to ap