The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-26
SENATOR new
HAS TWO HARD
HURDLESAHEAD
Anticipated That He May Be
Opposed by Beveridge in
Prlmaries-Talk of Putting
Up Marshall.
SOLONS APPREHENSIVE
BY MARK SULLIVAN

BY MARK SULLIVAN
WASHINGTON. Nov. 26.-As the
Republican leaders reflect upon the
end OF the special session of congress,
and look forward TO the elections Of
tne coming year, they have a feeling
OF deep concern.
Ihey have good reason to be an
prehensive; these elections are i'm
portant to them, and the record Of
the present congress is universally
looked upon by the country as disap-
pointing
a good many of the Republican war
norses are among the senators. and
the congressman as well. who must
sex reelection next year. and who
viii be judged by the record of the
Wesent Republican congress.
m New York, Senator Calder comes
up for reelection, and the Democrats
are looking forward with confidence
TO putting up a strong man like ex-
Governor Alfred Smith to run against
him. In Minnesota, Senator Kellog
comes up for reelection. In Massa-
chusetts, Senator Lodge must submit
himself to the electorate. In North
Dakota, Senator McCumber must so.
licit the votes of that very volatile
state.
In Connecticut the veteran Senator
Mclean comes up for reelection; in
New Jersey, Senator Freylinghusen;
in Maine, Senator Hale; in California,
Senator Johnson; in Washington.
ton. Senator Poindexter: in West Vir-
ginia, Senator Sutherland; in Indiana
Senator New has two difficult hurdles
ahead of him. In the Republican prl-
maries it is anticipated that he NAV
he opposed by ex-senator Berevidge.
and whatever Republican wins the
senatorial nomination of his party
viii be met with aggressive opposition
by the Democrats, many of whom talk
of putting up eX-Vice President
Thomas r. Marshall. It can be taken
as certainty that some Republican
senators now securely in office will
be met by defeat next year.
Record Looks Bad
When the Democrats analyze the
record of the present Republican con
gress and present it to the country in
the way best adapted to their partisan
advantage, the record is going to look
pretty bad for the Republicans.
The two principal things which the
Republican leaders promised again
and again, and which they fully ey-
pected 10 perform. have not really
been done.
The Republicans promised a new
tariff bill. and have not written it..
They promised to revise the taxes;
and while they have written a new
bill. they have not really given the
country the kind Of tax revision that
the country expected. The Republi-
can leaders themselves regard the re-
cent new tax bill as merely make
shift measure. They now say they are
going TO do the real work of tax re
vision next year.
For failing to write a new tariff bill
the Republicans have an alibi that has
much TO commend it to reasonable
persons. The Republican leaders say
that when they began to write new
tariff bill they found the conditions
such that it was impossible 10 write
a tariff bill of the sort that could be
depended on to last for several years.
Conditions Unstable
The found the conditions of inter
national exchange so utterly unstable,
and they found the dislocations OF
trade throughout the world so chaotic
that it was impossible TO find data
of a kind suitable to be made the
foundations of a permanent tariff
measure. The Republicans have the
hope that during the coming Few
months several things may happen
which will enable them to go ahead
with the new tariff bill with greater
confidence.
In vague way, the Republicans
hone that there may be a new inter
national conference, which will stabil
ize international finance and end the
chaotic fluctuations of exchange. Eth
or through this agency, or througs
other agencies, or through the mere
massage OF time, it is hoped that con
ditions will arrive sufficiently stable
TO be made the basis OF calculator
for a new tariff measure.
How the country will view all TINS
remains to be seen. 1t would be ul
ficuIt to eXaggerate the state OF 20
1iticaI discomfort throughout the coun
trv as well as the conditions OF indus
rial stagnation, especially in the farm
ing communities OF the middle ives
and west.
Will Urae Flexiblity.
One thing that can be taken as Ger
tain in connection with the making o
new tariff bill next year is that thu
administration will urge that the new
tariff be made flexible, and that the
tariff commission be given sufhcleh
power to function and to adjust th'
tariff rates from time to time, IN ac
cordance with such conditions @
emergencies as may arise.
For the failure to make thorough
" revised and reasonably permanen
tax bill during the present year, TN
Republicans also have an allbl. Inc.
say that financially speaking we ar
still at war They say the govern
ment's need of money was so impera
tive that there was not time TO turl
around.
They quote Secretary Mellon as say
ing that it would take five month
for the treasury to readjust itself to
new schedule of taxation even in tn
comparatively minute matters OF SET
ting out new forms and making IN
other ne sary admimstratlV
changes. On this point the Reput
licans say also that by next year seN
/ eral things will have happened WhlcI
y will make it possible to reduce tn
taxes materially. They say that tn
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