The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-11-30
CONFIDENCE IN CONGRESS
IN URGED by RIDDICK
In Session Only a Few Months and
Solving Problems Of Doing Away
With Effects Of Wilson Regime.

Washington. ID. c. - Unwarranted
criticism OF the Hading AdminIstra-
ton by the Democratic National Com
mittee is exposed and answered by
Representative Carl w. Riddick. OF
Montana one Of the Republican lead
ers OF the House, In statement he
says:
Stunned b ythe severity OF Its de-
feat, crushed by the consciousness OF
the chaos following In the wake OF
eight years Of government control, the
Democratic party, after a year OF 81
lence, has begun a systematic cam
paign Of criticism Of the Republican
administration. directed particularly
at the work Of Congress.
THE American public will not take
this criticism seriously. 1t bears too
plainly the earmarks Of mere partisan
fault-finding. The public will not for
get that when the Republic admins
tration assumed control nine short
months ago, 1t faced staggering prob
lens following in the wake Of the
world war. Added to these perplexing
questions was the inheritance Of eight
years of Wilson's experiments In his
new freedom, which brought break
down in our transportation system, a |
depression and facing Of failure OF cur |
basic agriculture and live stock in
dustries. an initiation of costs and
prices Of all the necessities of life, aud |
an unprecedented riot of wastefulncss |
and extravaganza as fixed habit In |
public and private transactions.
"Only few months have elapsed
since President Harding was inaugur-
ated and called Congress in special
sessio uto restore peace and begin to
undo the accumulated wrongs of eight
years. Peace has been declared and
foreign trade reestablished. Disabled
veterans of the wor have been gener-
ously provided for. Great strides have
been made in re-establishing agricul-
ture and livestock raising, by protec-
ton from ruinous foreign competition,
and by providing new lines of credit
and avenues to foreign markets. A
budget plan has been evolved, and is
actually in operation, marking Ions
step toward the end of government
waste and extravaganza. Definite
steps have been taken to put the rail-
roads back on their feet, so they may
be able to furnish employment to
thousands now cut of work, many rem
der efficient service, and reduce rates
effecting a reduction in the cost of liv-
ing. and a stimulus to business La
Dor is protected by stopping the
threatened influx Of immigrants from
the devastated sections of the old
world. Work for thousands of the I'M
employed is provided in the road bill
Just ready for its final passage. The
House of Representatives, after weeks
Of continuous night and day work by
many of its members, has passed both
a revenue and a tariff bill that togeth-
er will meet our unusual financial
needs, and at the same time unshackle
business and manufacturing, and pro-
vide employment for increased mil
lions. These two latter measures are
now before the Senate. Both measures :
offer new problems more complicated
and more bewildering than any that
have been before Congress this gen.
Grafton. The war costs have necessi-
tated increased tex burdens that must
be equitably distributed in a manner
least calculated to prevent an early re-
turn of prosperity. The tariff, too, pre-
sents new problems arising from the ;
war, that require unusual thought and {
deliberation.
There is more danger of too great
haste in writing these important leg
islative acts than there is of too care
full consideration. Both will be on the Y