The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-12-02
WASHINGTON lie TER.

Washington. b g, Nov. 2e.- After
seven weary months flow Of Language,
this special session Of Congress Is
ended and about the last thing done
was TO vote each member mileage at
the rate Of twenty cents per mile each
Way, home and back, though most or
them will not 20 home between the
two sessions The interval is only elev-
en- days. but the little resolution took
several hundreds OF thousands out OF
The PEOPLES treasury.
In all the seven months there WIS.
in the opinion OF some good Judges.
lonly one really good piece OF legisIa-
ton benefitting large number OF
persons this refers TO the Agriculture
al Credits Bill, The biggest piece OF
work was the Taxation Bill, but the
chief relief 1t gave was to the big
corporations. for II relieved them OF
fully s260.000,0OO taxes. and though
the Democrats and Progressives de-
feated the old line Republicans in the
effort to greatly reduce the surtaxes
on big incomes still the millionarles
VIII save some sixty TO seventy mil
lions by reason OF the reductions SCI
lcured.
Nothing more remarkable Ess been
seen in Washington IN NAM years
I than the repulse which the President
suffered at the hands OF the House on
this surtax proposition. The House
had voted TO make the surtax on in
come received In excess Of one mil
Hon dollars 80 per cent The Senate
wanted II lower and voted for 32 per
cent hoping to compromise with tie
house at 80 per cent Doubling the will
ingness Of the House TO recede with
cut the influence Of the White House,
the big leaders Of the old guard asked
the President 70 come to their aid so
Mr. Harding asked the House TO ac-
cept forty per cent as a reasonable
compromise lie probably now appre-
eiates. more than ever IN his life, the
saving grace Of reserved mind. and
it viii doubtless he some time before
his scorched fingers win rake any
more old guard chestnuts out OF the
tire IN the vote following his appeal.
.ninety-four Republican Members OF
the House Joined with the Democrats
70 give the President sAch a rehnke
% has not been suffered by any earlier
Chief Executive during his first year
IN Office De Il remembered that Mr..
Harding has set the most Of his paa
tronage ~ Distribute The House stood
pat on fittv per cent.
II the President is showing aston
fishing weakness in the halls OF Con-
gress, 4 j. yet worse before the peO-
pie Wherever two or three are gath
cred IN Washington. the chief topic of
conversation II the lamentabIe fall
ure Of tho administration TO satisfy
even its own friends and supporters.
Complaint II universal. Not only is the
party In intense disfav0r before the
ending OF the ilrst nine months In
power, but the President Is utterly
without personal popularity. II got
this from Washington people only.
would not consider Il conclusive. for
this town has a hypoeritieal nublIc.
rather blase AZ to big politics and big
politicians. With a str0ng penchant
for political gossip and fauithndlng. Al
together. one does not have 4 good
viewpoint here when ii comes to feel
inE tho pulse ef the voters there are
no voters here except those who have
retained their citizenship in the
States from whhh they came. Hut he
who desires 20 learn how the cOun-
try vlews-epadltions and men In hIgh
offices can meet men here from every
part % the country the hotels are
tull 81 them. They all tell the same
story OF disafIeetion. Of criticism, OF
open rebellion even among staunch
Republicans u last November. One
can understand the sudden veering OF
the public favor only by rejecting on
conditions coupled with the
Administration utter failure TO bring
any relief. and some even take the
Presidents many absences from his
post Of duty to Indicate a lack OF in
terest in the eountry's troubles-and
remembering. too, that AIR. Harding
never had personal following, such
as have yelled themselves hoarse a
thousand times for RoOsevs1', Bryan
or Champ Clark. When the Republic
can convention met many OF the Re-
publicans Of the country were for
General Wood, many others for Hiram
johnson. many for LOwden or Borah.
but scarcely any we're thinking OF
Harding Iie WAS picked 81 4 small
fANHttt a. ANN tNNftNVlAlHE GAHUiuAtt
who would be acceptable 10 the big
interests who were expected to finance
the camDaign so Il comes about that,
in order 10 be personally unpopular,
tho President did not have far 10 go:
there We're no intense Harding root
ers. Or Harding fanatics 20 lead the
cheering The little popularity he had
was merely that Of the man who won
and u has melted away like late
furry OF snow Ia May.
by the way the President has Just
tdded horseback riding to bis other
liy~sions II Is reported that he ii
uetiled hy the criticisms OF his many
weeks end trips and his daily round
~ the golf links Likewise "a Mira.
Harding annoyed ly great many LETT
ter writer's who do not think the Hard
lngs go to church enough When one
links ~ the trials OF those In high
station. the commonplace life seems
q have rs compensations.