The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-12-02
WASHINGTON LETTER.

Washington. D. G., Nov. 20. After
seven weary months Aow OF language,
this special session OF Congress Ii
ended and about the last thing done
was 70 vote each member mileage at
the rate Of twenty cents per mile each
way, home and back, though most Of
them viii not 20 home between the
two sessions The interval is only elev-
en- days. but the little resolution took
sevnal hundreds OF thousands out OF
the PEOPLES treasury
In OIL the seven months there was.
In the opinion OF some good Judges.
only one really good piece OF Iegisia-
ton benefitting, a large number OF
! persons THIS refers TO the Agrfcuitur-
ial Credits BIZ The biggest piece Of
work was the Taxation BIZ. but the
chief relief 1t gave was to the big
corporations, for II relieved them az
fully s260,000.000 taxes, and though
the Democrats and Progrpsslves de-
feated the old line Republicans in the
effort to greatly reduce the surfaces
on big incomes. still the millionarles
Will save some sixty to seventy mil
Lions by reason Of the reductions Sc
cured.
Nothing more remarkable has been
seen IN Washington In many years
than the repulse which the President
suffered az the hands OF the House on
this surtax proposition The House
had voted TO make the surtax on in
come received In excess OF one mil
lion dollars so per cent. The Senate
wanted Il lower and voted for s2 uer
cent hoping to compromise with the
house &C ~ per cent. Doubling the will
ingness Of the House 10 reeede with
out the influence Of the White House,
the big leaders Of the old guard asked
1.-THE President to come to their aid, so
Mr.. Harding asked the House to ac-
lcept forty per cent as reasonable
compromise. fIe probably row. appre-
lciates, more than ever In his life. the
I saving grace OF a reserved mind. and
IS viii doubtlesg be some time before
mis- scorched fingers will rake any
more old guard chestnuts out Of the
IRE. in the vote following his appeal.
fninety-four Republican Members OF
the House Joined with the Democrats
\ to give the President sAch d rebnke
% has not been suffered hy any earlier
Chief Executive during his nrst year
Z IN Office BE Il remembered that Mr..
Harding has yet the most OF hts pa
1 tronage ~ distribute The House stood
pat on fifty per cent.
I II the President Is showing aston
iahing weakness in the halls Of Con-
greAs II Is set worse before the neo-
+ pie. Wherever two or three are gath
cred IN Washington. the chief topic OF
conversation Is the lamentable fall
uTe 81 the administration IN satisfy
even is own friends and supporters.
Complaint Is universal Not only Il the
party IN intense disfav0r before the
ending 0f the llrst nine months In
power. but the President Ii utterly
without personal popularity ik rot
this from Washington people only, /
would not consider Il conclusive, for
this town has hypocrItlcal public.
rather blase as 10 biR politics and big
politicians. with strong penehant
TOR political gossip and faultandlng. Al
together, one does not have good
viewpoint here when ii COMES 10 feel
lng The pulse Of the voters there are
no voters here except those who have
retained their citizenship IN the
who desires 20 learn how the coun-
try yiews-eonditions and men In high
Offices can meet men here from every
part Of the country the hotels are
full 0f them. They ali tell the same
story 81 dlaaHectlon. Of criticism, OF
open rebellion even among staunch
Republicans % last November One
can understand the sudden veering or
the public favor only by rejecting on
existing conditions coupled with the
Administration utter failure TO bring
any relief aud some even take the
I Presidents many absences from his
( post Of duty to Indicate lack OF In
terest Ia the cOuntry's trouhleg-an
remembering too. that Mr. Harding
never had personal following, such
a. have yelled themselves hnarse a
thousand times for RoostVef., Bryan
or Champ Clark When the Republic
can convention met many OF the Re-
puhllcAns Of the country were for
General Wood many others for Hiram
johnson. many for Lowden or Borah,
+ but scarcely any were thinking OF
Harding. He WIS picked by small
lcoterie as the compromise candidate
who would be acceptable to the big
Interests who were expected to finance
the camOalgn. 50 Il comes about that,
IN order 10 be personally unpopular.
Che President did not have far 10 20:
there were no Intense Harding root
era, or Harding fanatics 10 lead the
cheering. The little popularity he had
was merely that of the man who won
and 4 has melted away lika late
\ furry OF snow in May.
BY the way. the President has lust
added horseback riding 20 hts other
diversions 1t Is reported that he "a
uettled bv the criticisms OF his many
weeks end trips and his daily round
~ the golf links Likewise Is Mrs.
Harding annoyed by a great many let
ter writer's who do not think the Hard
lngs so to church enough When one
kinks ~ the trials Of those Ia high
station. the commonplace life seems
a have its compensatlons