The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-30
COX PLANS REPUBLICANS
 FOR PRESENT CONDITIONS

Washington, June Especial. )-- In respect to both political parties. there is frightening up" all along the line. The republicans have reor- ganized their executive committee. and their publicity department is be- ginning to grind. George White. chairman of the democratic executive committee, has visited Washington. the former President. Senators Un- derwood and Harrison and Represen- tatives Garrett of Tennessee, virtual floor leader for the minority, and Flood of Virginia, chairman of the congressional campaign committee.
 in Congress, as pointed out some days ago, the democrats have aban- doned their early policy of assisting the republicans wherever it was pos sible-a policy which consisted. also. In permitting the republicans to cover up their blunders. There is fighting In both Houses every day. The pub licity department of the democratic committee is in charge of Richard Linthicum of Chicago, and a daily news letter is issued. As a rule ii attacks the republican claim that the party has reduced appropriations. taxation and the cost of governm ent and livir.y
 The Cox Editorial
 In connection with the general reVival-caused unquestionably by the congressional elections next year GoVernor Cox has bestirred himself. His editorial of last Sunday in which he declared that the administration has found it impossible to remedy conditions, that nothing but the fed eral reserve system had saved the country from a financial panic, that much or the current distress was traceabie to the refusal of the Senate to ratify the Versailles covenant, and that had the conscience of the people been able to express itself last No- Vember, the result would have been different, has attracted great atten- tion among Washington officials and politicians
 Taken in connection with the politi- cal revival, it is not known whether Cox's editorial was simply a bewail- ment of domestic and foreign condi- tons, and of the fact that taxation will be increased another year and not reduced, according to republican promises. or whether he is preparing 10 assert himself as titular leader of the democratic party with an eve open to the possibilities three years hence.
 Harding Moves, Too
 President Harding is asserting his authority, also. In the beginning the President suffered Congress to do as 1t pleased to drift along in other words. It was his opinion that the executive and legislative branches should be permitted to function with out dictation from any source. But Congress got itself into such jam that he had to act
 He called into his offices various leaders in the House and Senate and told them that speed must be applied. the peace resolution and disarmament amendment brought out of chaos. ap- propriation bills passed. and the tariff bill introduced. As result. progress has been made. The Borah amend ment will be adopted, and the peace resolution of Chairman Porter will be adopted. The conferees have agreed, finally, on the army and navy appropriations bill, and soon they will bear the stgnature of the Presi- dent. And the tariff bill will be in- troduced this week
 And so politics is no longer ad- journed.