Arizona republican., 1922-05-05
REPUBLICANS
OLD
LEAGUE AGAIN
PARTY ISSUE
Old Time Political Debate
Bringing Up Issues For
Fall Elections Grows
Out Of Indiana Vote
[RepubIlcan A. P. Leased Wirel


WASHINGTON. May - Th e
senate had an old time political de-
bate today growing out of the result
of the republican senatorial primary
in Indiana, and revolving around the
question Of what will be the para
mount issue in the elections in
November
Senator Mccormick of Illinois,
chairman of the republican sena-
torial congressional committee, quot
ing from former Governor Cox Of
Ohio, contended that the democrats
were seeking to make the league of
nations the chief issue but Senator
Underwood of Alabama, the minority
leader, and other democrats insisted
that the existing economic conditions
would be the question before the vot-
ers.
party" said Senator Underwood. "its
failure to relieve the business of the
country from the undue burdens Of
taxation, it's passage of the bill in
creasing the burden of taxation, it's
failure to bring the expenditures of
the government to anything approxi-
mating those that existed before the
war; probably will receive attention
from the people. How can YOU ex-
pect the American people to think
of the league of nations if you are
burdening them with these taxes and
appropriations?
'The treaty Of Versailles is in the
White House today, but no action on
our part can make it an issue. Even
if it were sent back and it was rati-
fled now, it would be too late to
meet the issue and save the situa-
ton which could have been saved
had it been ratified when it first
came before the senate. This adj
ministration will go to the country
on the test of whether it has made
good in its financial and business
promises and the verdict is bound to
be that it has failed"
Senator Mccormick insisted that
the democratic senators offering for
re- election say whether they We're
for the league of nations. Senator
King, democrat. Utah, asserted that
the Illinois senator "an adroit politi-
cal leader. is trying to turn the at
tention of the people from the pal
pable hlunders of his own party on
domestic issues to question not
now of paramount interest"
The Utah senator and Senator
Heflin, democrat, Alabama said the
result in the Indiana republican pri-
mary was a blow at the present adj
and Senator King pre-
dicted that in November former Gov
ernor Ralston, the democratic SEN
atorial candidate in Indiana. would
be elected and that there would be
reactions in other states.
Both Senators King and Heflin de-
clared the result in Indiana had dis
turbed republican senatorial leaders
They also asserted that the Newberry
case had been an issue in Indiana,
Senator King remarking that the
Indiana result had taken the New
out of Newberry."
There was a heated colloquoy be-
tween Senators Heflin and McCor-
mick as to whether Senator New had
voted for the league Of nations in the
senate. Senator Snloot. republican,
Utah, broke into the discussion to
say that the league could not have
been an issue in the Indiana cam
paign because while Senator New
had voted for the league with reser-
vations, former Senator Beveridge,
victor in the primary, had declared
against the league, with or without
Senator Smoot went on to say that
in his judgment, the league of ma
tions would not be the issue in No
vember, that the issue would be the
economic question.
II think if the democrats will let
this tariff bill pass in time before the
elections there will be no question
about the verdict he said ''The
rates are only such as will barely
protect industry and if they do not
protect. we will see the same result
that there was under the present law
before the war, when the balance OF
trade was running strongly against
US.
80 far as the republican party IS
concerned, we are perfectly willing
TO meet the issue, and have no fear
of the result
Chairman McCumber of the fl
nance committee, also declared that
the economic situation would be the
issue and asserted that no amount of
"braggidocia or blowing by the
democrats was going to change the
minds of the American people very
much.