New-York tribune., 1920-10-30


home abroad.
I'VE have had an Administration
which dcspsod facts as puerile, is
nCrcd causes rs negligible and sought
results by proclamation.
THE Administration placed in power
by the Democratic party in 1912 has
q am 10 make report Of its steward
ship. IL is again seeking renewal of
its commiSsion of authority and a vote
of confidence
False Principles Imperil L. S.
"N e are asking the return of the Re-
pub lean party to power because Of the
desperate need OF the country, because
OF the perils into which incapaclty.
hcodlessncss, ia Sc principles and loose
pr&ct!ces have plunged us.
I'VE realize that we are undertake
ing a hcrculean task IN proposing
% c can our own house Of the debris
and wrccka.e Of eight years Of rcck
b urLcring operation. We realize that
it Ma take years to undo the evil that
mas been done. We realize that the
worl, before us involves eXhausting
labor and sacrifice upon the part of all
in sponsibllity. and that we shall
have to fight unromittingly to bring
aOou. the reforms needed.
''3ut it is a matter OF self-defense
and preservation for the people of
the United States. Their government
is not functioning effectively, their
public revenues are being wasted, their
pub &c debts increased to II point
threatening their national solvency,
Wni.e their industries, their commerce,
heir transportation system are stag
ee4ing under checks, burdens and M
pests, housing conditions becoming
erluusy Y inadequate, living costs
mounting beyond rea h. and govern
ment ob. cations in the hands Of the
citizenship under par and depreclatlng.
"F,rtunatc s, the Republican party
Mas a record for meeting and ,lV-
Mr srch problems and opening and
maintaining the pathways of pros
1elily. and il can and will do SO again.
but the people must not be di-
verlod ar bocu cd from consideration
cf those matteIs which affect them
imm diately and vitality, and they
snol.d perhaps be reminded of the
record.
Failure Of Democrats
an 1913 The Democratic party went
into power with promise to reduce
th.t was then conside red the nigh cost
of living. They made that the para
mount promise Of thcir 1912 campaign.
the barriers ,l trade, threw open our
American MA Nct to unfair woi Id com
petition. and brought us to the verge
of industrial para ysis and commercial
.taonation. which The Administra;io on
announced placidly ana mistakenly to
be- n psychological depression - and
only the world uceds Of world war
saved US from economic disaster al
chat t;mo.
"They went into Office with a pledge
20 establish governmental economy anc
hey broke faith with an exhibition o.
The most prohigate and mcNcusab {
waste OF public funds which the worll
has ever known.
~ do not refer to the expenditure
nccc STATED 10y the war. We do no
ho,rudec cent OF the money properl,
encus 10 aid in winning the war. W.
rccoonizc that in his great struggle !
was not always posslbi TO JustNy al
expenditures or to measure needs am
anuorton funds wisely. But 1t is
fact that from the very moment tn
nrc- emit Administration took the rein
Of power the cost Of government bega
to increase by leaps and bounds. AM
the cost Of living went up step by ST
and leap by leap IN company and Il
synoathy with it, And this was bofor
thc war and in the face Of that psycho
logical depression to which nav
advortcd.
ain 1912, under a Republic Ad
4 ministraton, the total expenditures 20 o
the Government totaled $654 ,0o0 ,O0e
: In 1916 the had risen to s742 600 .oo(
' Nov. two years after the armistic
e and in time of practical, II no
technical, peace, we find this Admins
$ tration asking for appropriatlons 10
- the current year of 5000 900 'oo'
That enormous. unprecedented SUI
n would have been expended # Re
7. publican Congress had not scaled dow
= The estimates. The present A''m'n's 5ra
e tion can make no promise to reduce tn
: cost Of government in the coming yea
if continued in power.
= "ln 1872 they demanded in thei
l.. platform reduction in the number c
il government ofliceholders | 5ciiev
h that demand was justified. The RI
o publican Administration then in powe