Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-08-09
SPEECH Of COX
FULL OF ERRORS
IS CHARGE MADE
BY REPUBLICANS
Harding'S Headquarters AZ
Iege ''MiS- statements By
Democratic Nominee in
His Acceptance Address,
BURDENS OF WAR TAX
REDUCED BY G. 0. p.
By Opposing Democratic Ap-
preparation Proposals Con-
greSS Saved S2,414,1f5-
144 in Expenditures,

twY MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LassEo wissi
Marion. o.. Aug. S,-Assailing
Governor Cox's speech of accept
ance as a curious mixture of err
rors and misstatements," Senator
Harding's headquarters replied In
statement tonight TO the COVER
nor's criticism Of the record of the
republican congress on taxation,
finances and the league of nations.
The republican party, II said, is
ready to join battle on whether
the senate attempted to subvert
and did subvert the wish and pur-
pose of the American people in
preventing ratification OF the pres
ident's league"
Charges that congress had made
no effort to reduce war tax bur-
dens were described as FAR from
recorded facts" and II was de-
clared that By opposing democratic
appropriation proposals. congress
had saved s2.4l4,115,144 in gov
ernment expenditures.
Cox Has No Program.
The statement also asserted that
by suggesting repeal of consump-
tion taxes aud enactment of a
blanket II per cent levy on busi-
ness of going concerns, Governor
Cox had shown "he had no pro-
gram except to appeal for the sup
port of people who want somebody
else to pay the taxes"
Leadership which would distort
these facts as Governor Cox has
done" 1t continued will hardly
command confidence when the
country turns attention to our
fiscal future"
Another telegram urging repuh.
lican cooperation In ratification of
suffrage hy the Tennessee leglslu-
ture was sent to. Nashville today
by Senator Harding. II was ad-
dressed to HARRIET TAYLOR Upton,
suffrage LEADER and said
You may say for me to republi-
can members Of the general assem-
bly, that II will be highly pleasing
to have republicans play their full
and becoming part n consummat-
ing the constitutional grant of wo-
man suffrage. It IL no longer Il
question of policy; II Is matter
of republican contribution to q
grant of suffrage TO which our
party is committed and for which
| our party Is in the main RESPONSE
ble."
G.. o. =. Statement.
The statement said:
Governor Cox's acceptance al
dress will not fail to please his po-
litical opponents, who are con-
vinced that the country's most I'M
mediate task Is to get it's business
adm 'nistration into the hands OF
people competent to take care OF
1t, and get its international rela-
| tions into the control Of men who
are Americans first. rather than In
! ternationalists.
! "The speech is d curious mixturs
of errors and misstatements as to
facts so well known that mere ut
| terance can cause nothing less than
amusement,
"On government expenses, Gov
ernor Cox said: Immediately fol-
! lowing the armistice, measures tn
modify onerous and annoying taS- :
alton should have been taken ard
! the republican congress has no
made a single effort or passed A
single law to lift load OF war
taxation that cannot be tolerated In
peace. Federal taxation must he
heavily reduced, and It will be done
at once If democratic administra-
ton Is chosen.
I.ar From Recorded Facts.
"The foregoing is far from re-
corded facts. The Sixty-sixth cor
gress reduced the country's taxes
hy $2,414,115,144.i3. II anpropri-
ated that much less than the
amount which the democratic al
mlnistration demanded The demo /.
cratic Sixty-fifth congress die
March 4, 1919. II had failed TO pass
many appropriation bills. Its task
was turned ever to the. incoming
republican congress, which pro-
! ceeded to prune down the est maze
prepared bv it's democratic prede-
cessor. This pruning resulted IN
a saving of s939,692,54l.OI.
| "Following this came the regu- :
lar session OF the republican sixty
sixth congress, from wnicn tne
democratic administration de-
manded appropriations aggresauns
ls6,334.3l2,929.46. Instead hf grau.
ing this amount, which was lnsis,,
cd upon with all yehemence oy
democratic departments. this ses-
sion cut the estimated appropFs'
tions s1,474,422.602.l6.
cows statement Astonishing,
"Jn the face OF this it is rather
astonishing that Governor Gov
should declare that the republican
congress has not made Z
single effort or passed single law
to reduce taxation.
"If the estimates submitted ny
the democratic administration hao
been granted appropriations. p,
propriations would have exceeded
the revenues by 400,00o.oo0. Bu'
because of republican ecenomy
there will be a surplus Of sl'iou'.
600. 900. The figures are from thc
fiscal analysis made by Congress
/. man Mondell of wyoming on June
81 and never denied. They mear
that during the fiscal year "
the national debt can reduseo
s1,100, 900. 900, whereas il the cehl-
ocratic appropriations had oset
made, the debt would have IN
creased $1,400, 100000.
Discussion of Taxation.
| "The discussion Of taxation In the
4 democratic nominees address u
lis about equally sound and relia-
BILE. Governor Cox's discussion o.
i revenue and taxation will demon
strate that he has nc program p sx,
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