Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-06-15
Democrats Launch a Broad
side Against the RepubIi-
can Claims of Achieve
ment in Last 90 Days,
PASSAGE OF TARIFF
MEASURE CRITICIZED
Harding's Appointments In
CIuding Those Of Bone
and LaSker, Are Held Up
To SCorn By Harrison
(By The Associated Press.)

uSluOCId ats IOudy ldullSASu a pAO
side against republican claims of
achievements during the first
three months of President Hard
ing's administration. Led by Sem
ator Pat Harrison of Mississippi,
who made q speech bristling with
satire and invectives, the move
ment bore all the aspects Of an
attempt to precipitate a general
political debate, but the republic
cans made no reply.
Bclabors Republicans.
Senator Harrison belabored the
republicans over passage Of the
emergency tariff bill, which he
characterized as an utter violation
of party pledges" and its inception
IAN admitted failure" in enact
ment; for their difficulties ''in the
little Job of passing a resolution Of
peace" with Germany, concerning
which he taunted Senators Lodge
and Knox; and for alleged failure
to get together with the president
to reduce taxation. President Hard
ing, he asserted, invited tariff
lobbyists for conference" to Wash
.ingtOn and administration appoint
ments, including those of Governor
Bone of Alaska and Chairman Las
ker of the shipping board he held
up to sCorn, winding up with satir-
ical reference to General Sawyer,
the presidents physician.
Kenyon Interrupts.
Speaking from the center of
group of democratic senators, who
pointed his barbs with question
and suggestion, he lashed out by
name at republican senators. Only
one, Senator Kenyon, republican,
Iowa, interrupted because there
is so much laughter on the demo-
ocratic side l cannot hear the
jokes"
Strange political acrobatic per-
formances" they were exhibiting,
Senator Harrison told them, re-
minding them that "the distin-
guished senator from Washington,
Mr.. Poindexter, in charge of the
naval bill, came away from the
White House with gloom on his
face" because President Harding
could not sustain the Borah reso-
luton for naval disarmament.
"Changed Right Around"
"And then, like thunder out Of 4
clear sky, the crowd over there"
he added, pointing to the republi-
cans, changed right around"
"You promised to establish peace
right off the reel" he said, yet
your simple little resolution is not
passed yet. The senate resolution
framed by Senator Knox and sup
ported by Senator Lodge is demol-
ished in the house. They have
offered you an insult and it is said
the house resolution, not the sem
ate, has President Harding's favor.
"Mixcd the Babies Up"
eyes" chuckled John Sharp
williams of Mississippi, they have
mixed the babies up"
The emergency agricultural tar
iff offered to raise the cost of
everything on the workingman's s
table" Senator Harrison said, had
done mo good to the farmers,
though you would not let US take
the tariff off the things the farm
er has to buy"
"You pass a resolution by Sena-
tor Lenroot (republican, Wiscon-
SIM to investigate agricultural con-
ditions looking for something to
relieve the farmers" he continued,
admitting the tariff cannot bring
the good. An agriculture bloc OF
senators and representatives, keeps
meeting, trying to do something
for the farmers because they know
they are in distress"
Campaign Pledges.
Senator Gerry. democrat, Rhode
Island. interrupted to read state
ment by Senator Smoot, republi-
can, Utah, that taxes might have 10
be increased.
"Where are your campaign
pledges to reduce taxation and eX-
penditures of government Sen
ator Harrison resumed. You are
passing the biggest deficiency ap-
preparation bills that have gone,
through here, with one exception.
Senator McKellar, democrat
Tennessee. supplemented this with
the assertion that bills for more
clerk hire" and for more JOBS
were being put through.
Democrats got revenue bills into
the senate "inside of thirty days,
Senator Harrison continued, "but
republican committees have been
working months at the revenue
and tariff measures promised and
they haven't gotten out yet.H
Tariff Lobbies.
Senator King, democrat, Utah,
said something about tariff lobbles
and Senator Harrison said:
"They are swarming here. Pres
ident Harding invites the lobby
lists to come for conference and
they are coming. But don't
blame them so much as / do the
republican leadership which in
vites them. :,
president Harding offered the
place of chairman of the shipping
board to the head of the STANDARD
Oil company and to the head OF the
limited States Steel corporation. He
waited months and then he turned
to a Chicago advertising man who
framed that wonderful campaign
slogan, we are done with wiggle
and wobble!' Wanted to compen-
safe him, I presume, and he made
Mr.. Lasker chairman.
Bone Compensated.
"Then Scott Bone. publicity man
for the republican campaign. is
compensated by being appointed
governor of Alaska.
"And how about DR.. Sawyer. his
personal physician? What would
the country do without General
Sawyer? He is to build another
department here, of public well
fare"