The New York herald., 1922-10-19
MILLS PINS FAITH
TO HARDING RECORD
Tells Workers Simply to Say
What Administration Has
Accomplished.

Representative Ogden L. Mills, who is
running against Herman A. Metz in
the Seventeenth Congressional District.
speaking last night at the Republican
Club Of the Fifteenth Assembly District.
104I Madison avenue, told election cap
tains that the only thing they have to do
to win the election Is to tell the voters
the plain facts about the accomplish
ments of the Harding Administration.
'"rhe fight in this district Is going to
be close" said Mr.. Mills. "and you will
have to get out and work. And i want
to impress on you. in the first place.
since the question has been raised how
I sand on the prohibition law. favor
modification of the Volstead act"
Representative Mills referred to his
appointment last spring as member
Of the Ways and Means Committee, and
pointed out that as member OF this
committee, which passed on appropria-
tions and methods of taxation, he would
be in position to do much for tre
people Of his district and of the whole
city of New York as well. Then he
outlined the points to be used in bring
ing out voters to the defense of the Re-
publican Administration.
"An you need 10 do" he said. lis to
tell the voters the truth. Ask them to
compare the situation in this country
eighteen months ago with conditions
to-day. Then we saw country on the
verge of dangerous industrial depres
sion. with 100000 men out or work
with taxpayers staggering under an un'
precedented burden, with Liberty bonds
IL polnts below par and with our worio
prestige at rock bottom.
Compare that with this country
to-day. Now we see our country's
prestige restored through the achieve'
ments of the conference on armament
business Is improving, the railroads are
making record shipments or freigh
every day, the expenses of the Govern
men have been cut down 100000 900 g
year, war taxes amounting to $S5O.OOO.'
600 have been repealed, and there 4:
every sign that the country has started
on a period of continued prosperity
Those are the facts"
In the afternoon MIR. Mills spoke a
the meeting of the Republican Neighbor
hood Association in the home OF Mrs
Harold L. Pratt, So East -eightl
street, and turned his attention to th'
race for Governor. He asked the 10
women present to help reflect Gov
Miller. He said the campaign fo- Gov
ernor has resolved itself into a ques
tion as to what type of public servint
man the people of New York want;
Hylan or a Miller type.
Representative Mills next explained
in detail the operation of the new tariff
act. He said:
There Is need for protection to-da.
because a number of foreign nations ar
! able to produce a great variety of ar
ticles cheaper than we are. In my judg
ment. while admitting the rates in
few of the Fordney- -McCumber schedule
to be excessive. they are, on the whole
not too high.
"In the long run q protective tariff
does not unduly raise the cost OF living
except. Of course, as to those article
where only very small proportion o
the amount consumed can be produced
in this country. 1t is significant tina
every great nation, including free trad
England. has to-day adopted the protec
tive policy.
The other speakers were Robert McC
Marsh and Mrs. James Russell Parsons
president Of the Republican Neighbor
hood Association. Mrs. Parsons asked
women to volunteer as watchers at th'
polls