Evening star., 1921-12-29
DEMOCRAT LEADER
RAPS REPUBLICANS
Chairman Hull Makes First
Public Address Since EIec-
ton to Office.

Declaring that "the time has come
when patriotic citizens and democrats
should indulge in plain talking"
Judge Cordell Hull. chairman Of the
democratic national committee. in his
first public address since election to
that position, last night reviewed the
republican administration of national
affairs since March, 1921, and con-
trasted this with the unparalleled
achievement" Of the democrats In the
previous eight years.
The address was delivered at din
ner given by che state democratic ex-
executive committee In honor Of Chair
man Hull and attended by party lead
ers from every part Of the state. 1t
was accepted generally as the open
campaign by the new chairman. who
went into the public questions viii CHI
he said now faced the government
and explained the attitude which his
party would take on them.
Hull Outlines Issues.
Further relief for farmers. adequate
aid for veterans. reduction Of taxes
to compensate for the panic condi-
tionS' now obtaining, and remedy
for the situation resulting from the
mood OF tax-exempt securities were
among the issues outlined bv the new
chairman for the democratic party.
Democrats are the loyal and con-
slstent friends of the ex-service man"
he declared. Turning to the farmers
condition, he added that 'ever solicit
Gus Of his welfare. the democratic
party when in power did more to ad-
vance the interest OF the farmer than
had been done in all the previous his
tory Of the nation and had planned to
do much more, IL it had remained in
power"
"The burden Of our public debt
should be adjusted so as not to be
oppressive to the American taxpayer
la aboring under panic conditions"
The results Of the last national cleo
tion. Judge Hull asserted. were Sc
cured by criminal malignity and
| reckless falsehood" on the part of the
republican leaders.
Says People Have Suffered.
at was not SO much the democratic
party; it was the American people
who have suffered the colossal and
iincalcula BILE losses that resulted from
democratic defeat" he declared.
sale abuse, falsehood and detraction
long to dim the glory Of the eight
years unparalleled achievement OF
the national democracy.
"If wholesale breach of solemn and
| unqualified promises to the people
constituted statutory CflHe, JooSe
Hull said, every reactionary repub-
lican leader, state and national,
would under a plea Of guilty. be in
| the custody of the law tonight.
THE disappointed farmer now reads
the account of his industrial ruin by
| the light Of his burning corn. MI
lions of laborers are frequenting the
| souphouses, breadlines and the auc.
ton block as in the days of chattel
slavery. Business has discovered that
| ii was crucified on the cross OF poll
| tics"
Notes slump I'm Trade.
| Under republican leadership, the
chairman said. American foreign com
merce mas slumped six billion dollars
| in the last twelve months and an an
almost vertical slump in prices in
America from 80 to so per cent and
in purchasing power OF farm products
OF &c per cent. quickly followed. For
two years prior to March. 1921. ne
said, the only remedy offered by re-
publican leaders for postwar condi, :.
tions was IAN antiquated high tarin
and the archaic doctrine Of CONNER
cial isolation"
Development of Sound public
opinion that will give intelligent and
active support to legislatures and
congresses in enactment OF wise, re- re-
medal legislation was declared by
the speaker to be ''the first need OF
| the country at this time.
1.-The country is in sad and urgent
need" he said. ''of more education
and more cooperation on the part OF
individuals and business with respect
to our public affairs. An intelligent
understanding and whole-hearted CO.
operation on their part would soon
improve government 100 per cent"
The democratic party is the only
political organization, Judge Hull con-
tended, which today offers "a COM
prehensive up-to-date national pro-
gram Of policies and principles" The
party, he said. still holds to its be-
lief in a tariff fo, revenue only, for
economy in governmental expendi.
lures, for equal rights to all ana
special privileges to none.
1.-THE recent democratic administra-
ton has not yet received credit for its
many great accomplishments. he
said But whatever it's defamers may
saw in the future, even the school
children will soon learn that in 1912
our national wealth was $1S7.000.-
0OO, 900 and in 1920. when the repub-
lican administration was chosen. it
was s33O, 900, ,00O, 900: in 1912 our for
align trade was S3,85O, 100000 and in
1920 it was 413,500, 100000. A year
after the war tho value Of maaufac-
tured goods exported in one month
eoualed the amount exported in an
entire year under Tafts administra-
Ffnis ]. Garrett, acting leader of
the democratic minority in the House
of Representatives, called upon the
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