The Washington herald., 1921-08-24
CAPPER PRAISES :
HARDING POLICIES
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Kansas Senator Warns
That Tariff May Prove
Liability.

Liability. ,,
Out Of the West comes . warning
that the growing impatience" Of
the people must not be disappointed
lest 1929 may prove to be another
1919"
Senator Capper, Of Kansas. for
mer Progressive and leader of the
aRricultural bloc Of Congress. inter-
Viewed on the FIRST six months of
the Harding administration, at once
paid tribute to the progress made
and revealed confidence in further
constructive steps. but also pointed
out the following danger signals:
1-"Partyism never sat more
lightly on the people"
z-"They are unhappy and dis
satisfied with q growing tmpa-
thence"
s-If this impatience Is not recog-
nized 1t may lead to another 1917"
Sees Lack of Harmony.
1--WE have seldom or never had
SO many inharmonious elements In
our national life"
5-"The world moves faster than
Il used to. We wait with less pa
thence for what we believe shouln
be done" -s.
e"The tariff may easily become
n liability instead Of an asset 70 the
administration"
THE time has come for q more
general and drastic Inheritance tax.
s-'aThe party Is going to be
judged by its deeds, not by Its con-
Capner Is a leader in the agricul-
turaI element Of the Senate, which
has mobiliZed an Independent
strength of repeated concern to the
socaIled administration guard.
Commends Pilots Courage.
six Of as stormy months as the
United States have ever seem. said
Gamer. "haye been weathered by
the new administration to date II
ts equally true that the new piloI
has shown courage and skill. .Still
Il is q long and a rough voyage
we have ahead Of us.
'1Our last two Presidents, you re-
/ member. were landslided out OF Of
fee. This means that the party
and the leader. who would nowadays
be the Moses of the American peo-
pie. must not fail OF the hoped fol
results when they smite the rock
and frequent shifting of the rock
IS. I fear. going to be necessary
these next few years.
Nation Needs Teamwork.
TN these troublesome and per.
picking times a President Is almost
a tragic figure. In the main II Is
his Job TO weld a discordant nation
in a discordant world, into a fairly
homogeneous whole. We have sell
dom or never had so many inhar.
monious elements in our national
life as at this time-and q nation
TO make progress. must do team
work.
so far, I believe am justified
IN saying, the President has i'm
pressed the people as a big. sincere
man who acts on conviction and
who has shown himself capable OF
the kind of courageous independ-
ence they like to see In a leader
This has been notably shown In the
Presidents support thus far OF all
nsw constructive legislation.
Pledged to Rigid Economy.
. an my opinion. the country
would like TO see blended with the
conservatism which the times may
naturally require, that active. con-
structive spirit OF progress which
has become the dominant charac-
teristic Of our national life.
I'VE would put an end to the
bankrupting business OF war.
We would tighten tho burden OF
taxes In the only way II can be
nghtened-by spending less. The
government has pledged the people
a program Of rigid economy and re-
lief.
we would crank up our great
Industrial engine by putting our
$4,000, 900, 900 farming industry on
an equal footing and a permanently
prosperous basis.
I'VE would make the welfare of
the people the touchstone Of every
policy. That must be the first and
only consideration.
neal Progress Made.
II you look back appraisingly
over the first six months OF the
new Administrations life you will
see that real progress has been
made in these great fundamentals.
-SLs tariff may easily become
IisbIlIty instead Of an asset to the
7 administration.
"Aa Europe RECEIVERS from war
tns American farmer will see his
export market gradually grow
smaller. while the American manu-
facturer will see his increasing.
This indicates what our tariff policy
should be. The great tariff mis-
take Of 1913 was putting American
farm products on the free list In
competition with the worlds coolif
and peasant labor. Our ports were
swamped before the war and again
this year with foreign food prod
ucts duplicating a large unmarked
able surplus of similar products we
had produced at home. Every dollar
We spenl this way makes the whole
country poorer. Correction Of this
farffT y1ofafaka ~ 1914 "a imOarafiye.