The New York herald., 1920-01-09
NJ 'ADOO ATTACKS
REPUBLICANS FOR
SORRY FAILURES
Declares Majority in Congress
Has Hopelessly Bungled Prob
lens Confronting Nation.
Herald Bureau,
No. 1.J02 III street, n. W.,
Washington, ID. c., THURSDAY.

Republican leadership was attacked for
alleged incapacity by William G. McAdoo
in letter TO Homer S. Cummings, Chair
man Of the Democratic National Commit
tee, at the Jackson Day dinners at the
Washington and New Willard hotels. Mr.
McAdoo declared that the Republicans
"bungled" the railroad problem. had
failed to reduce taxes and to solve the
questions of international finance, had
given no attention TO a programme of
social justice for this country and had
blocked efforts to restore peace.
Mr.. McAdoo stated that Democ
leadership must seek to solve all these
problems. He declared for woman suf-
frage, freedom of speech and of the press,
supremacy of law and order, purity of the
ballot, the welfare of those who served as
soldiers and sailors during the war and
protection of the rights of American citi-
zens in every foreign country. Mr. Nc
Adoo declared that "conscienceless profi-
teerirg' should be resisted by every law
full means. but said that legitimate bust
ness must not be prosecuted and that the
principle of the least possible measure of
governmental interference in the affairs
OF the people must De dQnereQ TO.
His letter read, in part
Republican leadership has demonstrat-
ed startling incapacity to deal with the
great problems confronting America and
the world.
Peace defeated, war prolonged and
hundreds Of thousands of needless deaths
inflicted upon helpless children, women
and men in Europa ghastly toll to exact
for partisan political ends.
yn- foy f,1
they should have been if Republican lead
lership had proven equal to the task.
Twice has Democratic President recon-
lmended revision of the war taxes which
bear harshly upon the great mass of the
people, inequitably upon business and
hurtfully upon enterprise. Their prompt
reduction and redistribution would tighten
the general load and lower the cost Of
living. The remedy is with the Republican
majority in the Congress, since all tax
bills must originate in the House of Rep
lresentatives, now under their control.
The President can only, recommend. The
Republican Congress must legislate.
THE great problems of international
finance have not been grasped. The Edge
bill cannot meet the situation. In conse-
lquence serious peril to our foreign trade
and to our domestic prosperity is rapidly
approaching.
THE important questions OF social JUS
tice which cry aloud for attention find no
spokesman or champion among the Re-
publican leaders. Labor and capital have
been in deadly grapple during the past
year of unrest and discomfort, while the
innocent public has been forced to suffer.
Soulless Republican leadership has stood
lindifferently by, contenting itself with re-
fusing peace to a tortured world and pass
ing few bills in the House of Repre-
sentatives. granting tariff subsidies to
its masters. the favored special interests.
Nine months of Republican leadership
disclose no constructive humanitarian or
statesmanlike act 1t is a story Of dismal
failure.
Success Of Democracy in 1920 is inevi-
table il our leadership is wise, our courage
unshaken, our offensive determined, our
vision of this new time undistorted and
our sympathy with and understanding Of
lthe masses preserved and applied.