Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-06


non and cooperation, and that mu-
tual;ty OF confld, nee and respect which
Ls necessary in representative popular
government.
No Dlctation to Congress.
Enroachmcnts on the functions OF
Congress or attempted dictatlon OF its
policy are not to be thought OF, much
less attempted, but there is an insis-
tent call for harmony OF purpose and
concord OF action to speed the solution
of the difficult problems confronting
10th the legislative and executive
branches of the government.
1t is worth while TO make allusion
here to the character of our govern
ment, mindful. as one must be. that an
address TO you is no less a message to
all our people. for whom you speak
most intimately. Ours is n popular
government through political parties
We divide along political lines. and l
would ever have it no. | dc not mean
that partisan preferences should
hinder any public servant in the per-
formance of conscientious and
patriotic official duty. We saw par
tisan lines utterly obliterated when
war impcrilcd. and our faith In the
republic was rivetcd anew. We ought
not find these partisan lines obstruct-
INK the expeditions solution Of the
urgent problems Of peace.
Party In Power Responsible.
Granting that we are fundamentally
n representative popular government.
with political parties the governing
agencies. ] believe the political party
/ In power should assume responsibility,
determine on policies in the conference
which supplements conventions and
election campaigns and then strive
FOR achievement through adherence to
the accepted policy.
There Is vastly greater security, inn
mensely more of the national view
point. much larger and prompter ac-
complishment where our divisions are
along party lines. i'm the broader and
lofticr sense, than to divide geogra-
phicelly, or according to pursuits. or
personal following. For n century and
a third. parties have been charged
with responsibility and held to strict
accounting. when they fail they are
relieved of authority: and the system
has brought us to national emil
ne' No less than a world example.
Necessarily legislation is a matter
of compromise. The full ideal Is sell
dom attained. In that meeting OF
minds necessary 20 Z insure results.
there must and VIII be accommoda-
tions and compromises. but In the es-
Innate of convictions and sincere pur-
poses, the supreme responsibility, the
national interests must not he ig-
nored. The shield 20 the high minded
public servant who adheres to party
policy Is manifest. hut the higher pur-
pose Is the good Of the republic IS
a whole.
Reservation In Congress Praise,
IL would he ungracious to withhold
acknowledgment Of the really large
volume and excellent quality OF work
accomplished by the extraordinary
session of Congress which so recently
adjourned. | am not unmindful of the
very difficult tasks with which YOU
are called TO deal. and no one can is.
more the insistent conditions. which
during = cent years. have called for
the continued and almost exclusiv,
attention OF your membership to pub.
lie work. IL would suggest insincerity
u | pressed complete accord with
every expression recorded I'm your ror
calls. but We are all agreed about the
difficulties and the inevitable diver.
gence OF opinion in seeking the roduc
uon. smelioration and reimbursement ot
the burdens of taxation.
Further Tax Consideration.
Later on, when other problems ar,
solved. ! shall make some recommen.
dations about renewed consideration
OF our tax program. hut for the i'm
mediate time before us we must n,
content with the billion dollar reduc
ton In the tax draft on the people. ans
, diminished irritatiGns. banished un
certainty and improved methods o
collection. By your sustainment o
the rigid economies already inaugural
ed. with hoped-for extension of thes,
economies and added efficiencies in ad
ministration, | believe further reduc
tons may be enacted and hinderin.
burdens abolished.
Budget System Great Reform.
In these urgent economies we shal
be immensely assisted by the budge
, system for which you made provision
in the extraordinary session. Tn
first budget is before YOU. It's prepara
Il I is a signal achievement. an,
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impossible I'm the few months avail
able for its initial trial, will mark it
enactment as the beginning Of III
r greatest reformation in governments
. practices since the beginning of tn
;. republic.
= There Is pending grant of authorit
2 10 the administrative branch of I,
! government for the funding and set
tlemcnt of our vast foreign loan
p growing out of our grant Of wa
- credits. With the hands Of the execll
tive branch held impotent to deal wit
these debts. we are hindering urgen
readjustmcnts among our debtors an
accomplishing nothing for ourselye.
] think II Is fair for the Congress I
cssumc that tho executive branch G
= the government would adop. no maio
\ policy in dealing with these matter
s. which would conflict with the purpos
II Congress in authorizing the loan.
lccriainly not without asking Con
eressional approval. but there ar
minor problems incident to pruder
4 loan transactions and the safeguard
I lie of our interests which can not eve
he attempted without this authoriza
tion. II will be helpful 10 ourselve
and IL viii improve conditions anon
our debtors II funding and the settle
: mont % defaulted interest NAV be M