Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-30

perity which ouqh, To bo ours today. ;.
"In the conspiracy formed by Lodpe and
Smoot and Pcnrose ard Nowbcrry and
Harding, il was glcefuly bonsted that II
Congress failed to relieve ths people of the
burdens OF war, they would blame the an-
ministration, and in their resentmsft,
reactionnry Republican President might
be elected. Tho reactionary plan from Tn;
start purposcd 10 brig back into cohuoi
tho same old garg which Roosevelt drove
ont in 1912 This was entirely evldnnt
when tho eonnpirators s-sernblad ",
George Harveys room on that fhteful
morrifg q and cast over the list OF names ~
select a. the Candidate the most traotabie
renetionnrv Of them all Senator Harding
had not gaire n majority vote IN n single
primary election in tho country.
Senator Johr son had carried many
States II there had been only IN the MINDS
Of te cor spirators an honest ard strpight
ciit opposition TO the League of Nauoi ?,
Senator Johr son would have beer. the
nomiree, for there is no more hvOwed ~ q
frar et envy Of the league in the country
but Senator Joh' son Is, on domestic al.
fairs a progressive, ard the Senatorial
oligarchy did rot watt n carddhte pro-
grossive in any subject. They could not
have secured ary promise from Johf son
as they could from Harding; but even
Hardin rs pledge was ecessary, De-
cause they had before them his anti-pro-
grsssive record.
"Sanator Harding never charnploned
one big constructive measure IN an MS
public lfo covering period Of more than
decade In n critical time in our history
which called for mon with outstaf dirg
ability for Leadership, every proposal
"A. H. - enl lelIIat Ell tH meet
modern conditions, he regarded as ths
beginning Of Socialism. After leadi'
tho oppositiou 10 the Constitution which
brought the rew order in OHIO, his com
me,t thereon was The revolution IN
Ohio is on. He has invariably followed tho
lend of penrose and Smoot and Lodge
His reward s the Presidential nomination
In every important contest betweon cap.
tai and labor. no has voted with caIdtsi
aHe voted for the anti-sfrike provision
in the Curnrnins bill and dodged an amend
mrnt 10 strike il out. tie voted Tor
longer work day for government employees
He voted -i1 times for the stop watch
system for labor in army and navy yards
He voted against raising the pay OF sol
diers serving overseas 10 500 IN every
important question involving the welfare
of the general public as opposed 20 private
greed he voted for private greed he
voted for tho private control and m1nu-
fscture of munitions Of wnr IN the lace o
charges of gigantic profits being made ont
If the war by the munitions families
and thia s one 0f the evil. eliminated in
the League Of Nations
"fIe voted against the proposai 70 con-
troll rent profteerlng in the District of
Columbia
ole voted against limiting the net in
come Of railroads To and 3 per cent but N
favor of 7 per cent FIe spoke and voted
| against a tar on large corporations lie
voted against exempting income Of farm
ing corporations from corporation IN
come Tux
III. voted a number of times against
Increases in taxes on war profits and large
incomes whic would have reduced the tax
upon small business men and persons Of
! moderate means He voted against an
| ndsomate appropriation for the Federal
| Trade Commission whose duty i 10 20
| investigate illegal and unfair practices by
| big business and TO protect the honest
bushes. men 81 the country lie voted IN
| favor ~ upprsssirg publicity Of profits by
| proiteering corporations
Upon the Food and Fuel control bill
| he voted against 'he Thornas amendment
/ pr0nittfup y e)eCDA1tiHE- lac F0ts1A a aAs1t's"'
/ the KENYON amendment 70 the Fond Con-
troll bill. which would have fixed the price
/ of goods which the farmer had 10 buy and
not merely limit the price at which ne had
70 sell his produce He voted 70 permit
officers Of the War Finance Corporation z
continue ~ the same time 20 De officers oi
nriyate corporatIons and banks. He failed
70 vote on the Rural Credits bill.
'On proposals 70 extend freedom and :
helping hard 20 humanity, ne habitually
voted no He voted against an approprla
ton Of sf10.0I00}1 70 feed the starvirs
peoples Of Europa. but introduced anc
| spoke for resolution to send American
armies 10 Baku to protect specula tive 81
irtere-ts He voted against grating inde'
pendence . the Phi lppines With two u
four wears. lie vote against provision
that the Philippine government shall b
| Republican IN form ard established unde
constitution popularly approved. HI
voted against the principle Of self-de
termination, whether Of Ireland or othe