Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-15
PARTY LEADERS
PLEASED WITH
NEW CHAIRMAN
Selection of COrdell Hull Pro
duces Harmony in Demo-
cratic Ranks.

cratic national organization over the cleo
tion Of Corden Hull as chairman of the
Democratic national committee, follow
ing the voluntary retirement OF Chair
man George White.
| Party leaders are unanimous in ap-
prevail, and declare that in Chairman
Hun the party has the greatest possible
individual asset and construction leader
ship, and that his election is especially
appropriate at this time when taxation
and other economic matters are out
standing Issues and when the Repub
lican party Is leaderless and without
= program. They point out that his
election not only produces complete
harmony within the organization, but
that 1t will tend to harmonic and CO.
ordinate the various elements in the rank
and file, resulting in party solidarity, so
! necessary to the successful conduct of
! political campaigns
| What follows may be regarded gen.
orally as the Democratic estimate Of
Chairman Hull the statement Of facts
herein Is a matter OF official record.
| Perhaps no other available Democrat
could have been selected to direct the
national organization who would be so
widely approved by the financial, indus
i
world as Mr.. Hull For fourteen years
he has been a conspicuous factor in legis-
latlon touching the business life OF the
Nation, and on all questions of financial,
commercial ana economic affairs he has
always been considered practical and
lar by all legitimate classes Of business.
AS author OF the income tax law, de-
cared constitutional and upheld gener-
ally by the Supreme Court, the Federal
inheritance tax law, legislation to stabil-
lie the value Of Liberty bonds and Of
niuch OF the reconstruction legislation
IoHoWlng the war Judge Huh has left
lndellble and valuable contributions upon
the Federal statutes.
In connection with the framing and
hahdIlng OF legislation since the Demo
TIate party came into power in 1912,
Judge Hull has come In contact with
all classes OF business throughout the
country. In 1917 he presided over the
board in the Treasury Department which
/ prepared the regulations designed to
make the war revenue act more equltat lie
ana efficient In its administration. elm
/ mating technical and harsh construc-
lions thus preventing confusion among
OHlclAls and hardships to the taxpayer
/ Many CT these saving regulations were in
corporated In the revenue act OF 1918.
! AS politician and as national
legislator Judge Hull has never been an
extremist, but always a progressive. He
has always taken into account the social
and moral as well as the material welfare
OF the Nation. In his vote and in his
public utterances he has never ex-
pressed any class or sectional bias
In his long career IN Congress Judge
Hull had not only the respect and con
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the Republicans as well. A prominent
Republican Congressman recently said to
the writer that OF all the members who
were not reelected at the last election
none was so seriously missed on both
sides or the House as Judge Hun.
I Nv heneyer he spoke" continued this
member, we Republicans all sat up and
/ listened and we took heed. for he al.
ways held the view that taxation. the
/ tartn and economic legislation generally
were matters that never should be dealt
| with in partisan spirit, but should be
considered upon a scientific tasis for
the general welfare Of the Government
and the people alike"
/ Perhaps no finer tribute could be paid
/ the new chairman than was paid him by
/ senator Glass, who placed him In nom
! nation:
]
est OF Democrats, a man Of almost IN
erring judgment, a man Of great patience
and courage, a man OF admirable poise.
and, above ALL a Democrat grounded in
the fundamental principles Of his party
In which In all Of my observations / have
never known him to deyiate a hairs
/ breadth"
An additional tribute was paid him by
the Democratic members OF the present
House in resolutions passed on the day
following his election at chairman, which.
after citing his patriotism. statesman.
/ ship. knowledge Of political history and
/ politics an! his elements Of leadership
contained the following:
! Knowing his personal character. I'M
/ selfish devotion to his country and his
ability as a leader disclosed during his
/ long service in this House with con
/ fidence In the success Of his leadership
We pledge to him, co our fellow Dem
Z ocrats throughout the Nation, our united
support"
The universal character OF Judge HulIs
mind WAS effectively displayed in a re-
cent article from his pen on the Eco
! nomic Consequences of the Defeat Of the
/ Peace Teraty" widely published in the
leading papers Of the country and in
cOrporated In tno Congressional Record
IN this great contribution to post- war
/ literature citing an economic loss Of
/ $4,000 100000 as one or the results. a
veritable cyclopedia Of statistics and
logically deduced facts, he displayed n
grasp and understanding not only of
economic conditions and principles as
they exist in this country, but as they
exist ard are related to the world at
large.
His equipment for tie practical work
Of politics has been tested and proved
as a member OF the executive committee
Of the Democratic National Committee
and as a participant in congressional and
presidential campaigns
Begnning his public life as a member
of the Tennessee Legislature, he was
later elected judge Of the Fifth judicial
district Of Tennessee. followed by his
election to Congress from the Fourth dis
trict in 1906 and his reelection to each
/ succeeding Congress except the present
one IN the last campaign he unselfshly
gave his services to other congressional
/ districts than his own.
He served in the Spanish American
war as captain Of Company b, 4th Ten
nessee regiment with the same modesty