Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-15

White House wished was unity among thu
Republicans and an agreement. On tn
details of the program he was not sc
much concerned"
Finally, by vote of 5 20 4, with the
Democratic members excluded, the Repub-
lican members of the Senate Finance
Committee adopted in substance the
Democrats amendments.
This, in brief is the history Of the
most important amendments yet made to
the tax bill and the surrender of the Old
Guard 1t is evident, therefore, that any
benefits to accrue TO the average tax
payer that will prevent, partly, at least
the corporations from shifting their bur-
dens to his shoulders will be due first to
the Democrats who Formulated the
amendments to the tax bill and secondly
to the Progressive Republicans who com
PEELED their acceptance by the reaction
ary Republicans.
TAX BILL
NOT SATISFACTORY
That the tax bill as amended by the
democrats and Progressive Republicans
is not going to be satisfactory to the
corporations, is made clear by the opin-
ions expressed by some newspaners
NOFDOFHyP
and predatory financial interests Al
ready the compromise is referred IN 90
Penrose's botch," and the Republican
Congress is accused of "cowardice" &,
not adopting Senator Smoct's sales tar
Ihey denounce the Republican Senate
Ior having played politics with the tax
bill. wa
Undoubtedly this latter charge Is true
ana Is due to a lack of definite uoliev
ana leadership beyond favoring tbe
privileged classes and trying to hold TO-
eether the discordant and antaConistic
elements-more numerous than those in
IlahhloaFs army-which supported the
hepuohcan party in the last election.
Anls Is further confirmed by Mr. Hard
ING reported attitude on the tax amend
ments that he was not so much concerned
ABOUT what was in the bill as he was
mat the factions in his party should hold
together. "'iN
ATTEMPT TO ELIMINATE
KENYON FAILS.
The Republican reactionary FORCES
nave not only played politics with tho
TAX hul but with nearly every proposed
measure OF legislation In which notifies
should be subordinated or eliminated
altogether.
one or the most important political
moves however. was not with reference
10 any particular measure of legislation
Out was contained in an offer Of Fed
eral jndgeship to Senator William {
Kenyon or Iowa. Will is not only the
Republican leader Of the so-caIled aori-
cultural bloc in the Senate, but is tho
keystone of the Republican progressive
arch. Under Senator Kenyoun's leader
snip a coalition could readily he formal
WIN the Democrats in behalf of nro-
gressiye and constructive Legislation
winch would utterly DESTROY the HARDING
reactonary program. This possibility Is
the one great fear of the reactionarv
Republicans. There would be less uteU
hood or the overthrow of the reactioporr
program with Kenyon out of tho sopoto
Another reason for wanting to rot ria
OF senator Kenyon is that ii is = mart
OF the Republican program to seat Sena-
Tor Newberry of Michigan and To "er.
oherate' him by adopting the renort ~
me majority of the Senate Committee an
IriVlleges and Elections. 10 which Soma
tor Kenyon Is opposed AS a preliminary
20 this move. Senator Kenyon. without
oeing consulted, was removed from the
committee on Privileges and Elections
ana made chairman Of the COMMITTEES
on Education and Labor.
but the effort TO muzzle Senator Ken.
yon by taking him off the committee
winch passed on the Newberry case ana
me EFFORT to remove him altogether fron,
the Senate have resulted in failure =.
senator Kenyon has declined the tpdgo.
snip and II is understood win take
leading part in the Newberry case when
reaches the floor as be did ten wears
ago IN the unseating Of Senator william
Lorimer Of Illinois. -
REVIVAL OF THE