Evening journal., 1920-10-30
HARDING WARNS
AGAINST Waste
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their responsibility for the condi-
tons which confront MS.
I'VE have. for the past eight years,
had an administration which has
been more concerned with theory
than with performance. more in
terasted in Internationally than in
nationality.
I'VE have had an administration
always abroad at home and never at
home abroad
I'VE have had an administration
which despised facts as pucrile.
ignored causes as negligible, and
sought results by proclamation.
"rhe administration placed IN
power by the Democratic party in
1912 has again TO make a report OF
its stewardship. Il IS again seeking
for a renewal OF It's commission OF
authority, and a vote OF confidence.
Desperate Need Of Country.
We are asking for The return OF
[ the Republican party 20 power be
lcause OF the desperate need Of the
country. because Of the perils into
which incapaclty. heedlessness, false
principles and loose practices, have
/ plunged us.
we realize that we are undertak-
/ ing a Herculean task IN .propos 'ng
10 clean our own house or The debris
and wrcckage Of eight years az reck-
less, unbusiness-like. impractical and
/ blundering operation We realize
lthat 10 may take years 10 undo the
evil that has been done. We realize
that the work before Us involves eX-
lhausting labor and sacrifice upon ne
part Of all in responsibility. and
lihat we shall have 10 fight unremit-
tinsly TO bring about the reforms
needed.
But Il is a matter Of self-defenee
and sclf-preserN alton for the peoph
lof the United states. Their govern
ment is not functoning effectively
their public revenues are Delns
wasted, their public debts increased
30 a point threatening their natlona
sOlvancy. while their Industries, theil
commerce. their transportation sys
tens are staggering under checks
! burdens and impOsts. housing condi
tiOns becOmius seriously Inadequate
and living coshs mounting beyonl
r. ach, and government obligations II
the hands OF the citizenship unde
par and depreciation
Fortunately, the Republican part
has a record for needing and solv
2 ing such problems, and opening an
maintaining the pathways or pros
perity. and a. can and will do s
again
, Must Not BE Diverted.
] But tho people must not be III
o. lverted or hesuilcd from considerauo
s Of these matters which affect theI
= Immediately and vitality, and M
4 should perhaps be reminded or VI
! / record.
q In 1913 the Democratic party WEI
into power with promise To- redut
what was then considered the hlg
y cost Of living. They made that U
p. paramount promise OF their i9i
u campaign. What OF the fulilllmenl
}, They lowered the barriers or trad
10 threw open our American market
= unfair world competition. and brougl
= us 10 the verge OF Industrial parays
u and commercial stagnatiOn. whl'
IS the administration announced placil
IS ly and mistakenly 10 be a psycholo
l. ical depressiOn-and only the wor
D. needs OF a world war saved US fro
& economic disaster at that time.
r They went into office with a pied
= TO establish governmental econon
and they broke faith with an eXhit
10 ition Of the most prOiigate and
j. eXcusabie waste OF public funds whi
m the world has ever known.
~ II do not refer 20 the expendiu
le necessitated by the war. We do n
li begrudge a cent OF the money prope
rs I ly spent 10 aid In winning the vi
rs We recognize that In this gre
in struggle 10 was not always pc
e. sible 10 justify all expenditures
le 10 measure needs and apport'
III funds wisely But it is a fact Oh
is from The very moment the prg
a OF power the cost OF gOvernme
BE iboQan 10 increase by leaps a
bounds. And the cost Of living we
IT. up step by step, and leap by leap
m. company and In sympathy with
y And this was before he war and
r. the face Of the 'psych olOgical
en- preston TO which / have adver;ed
n An Unprecedented Sum.
ss In 1912, under a Republican
,s- ministration, the total eXpenditul
VI. lof the government totsled S65
on 10000. In 1915 they had risen
er S7i2 10000. Now. two years aflcr I
armistice-and in a time OF practil
nm II not technical. peace-we find 0
ay administration asking for appropr
r. iions for the current year OF s. 2!
bv 10000. That enormous, unpIecede
m ed sum would have been expended
in a Republican Congress had not sea
down the estimates. The present
,in ministration can make no prom
aw 30 reduce the cost OF government
et the coming year II continued in pow
In 1912 they demanded in N
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81 curb 10 curb II is only
eir weeks since the road underwent
,sd pairs.
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