Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-24

and every other State are to pay a
bonus of 100000 a year to ship own
ers for taking the awful risk of making
money by hauling freight and passengers
on the sea.
so the Republican record amounts to
this: 1t gives money, without consti-
tutional authority, to Russia and makes
the people pay for It with any kind of an
and makes the people pay it with any
kind of an old tax. 1t makes good on
war contracts with profiteers and makes
the people pay it with any kind of an old
interests $30OO0,0O0 and make the people
pay ii with any kind of an old tax. But
when IL comes to voting additional COM
pensation tc the soldier, that requires an
double dyed. aristOcratic tax, and since
there 'aint no such ANIMAL they pay
with certificates which is exactly like
man to an empty table, and asking
him to have a square meal
DEMOCRATIC PROMISES
TO BE DEFENDED UPON.
Soldiers remember this: II you
Democratic party ever promises you a
be preceded by Russia, or the railroads
or the war prohteers or the shipping in
terests. If it is the party's judgment
| that the country cannot pay, 1t viii be
honest and not promise you that it will
"A few weeks ago President Harding
passed the milestone of his first year.
Who were his companions? Hard times,
panic; business depression, poverty and
bungled policies.
"On questions of great moment he has
adopted Woodrow Wilson's ideas without
exception. In matters of foreign affairs
he has not deviated from them in any
particular, thus admitting that Presi-
dent Wilson was right. For imitation is
sincerest fiattery. Abe Martin was right
when he said that Harding's only devia-
ton from the Wilson policies thus far
has been the pardon of Debs.
What has Mr.. Harding dore on his
forth in an article in the New York
Times in January. He said they were
principally negative achievements. Mega
tive achievements. Of course, are no
achievements at all, because achieve
ments are what you do and not what
you don't do.
Favor RATIFYING
PURCHASE OF SEATS.
by their votes on The seating of New
berry our Senator's declared themselves
In favor of ratifying the purchase OF
seats in the United States Senate at the
price Of S263,000 apiece, an increase Of
more than 100 per cent since 1907 when
the friends of4saac Stephenson purchased
the very same seat for SLOT 600. or
course, the Republicans viii lay this on
the high cost OF living and charge 1t as
hangover from the Wilson Administra
ton.
To the resolution seating Mr.. New
berry, they tackled a conscience amend
ment condemning the expenditure Of
money in excess Of the amounts per-
mitted by law; but they seated him just
the same. on the ground that he did
not know that the money was being
spent. II he did not know Of It, he was
the only man, IN Michigan or out Of 1t.
who did not know, and on that theory his
sense Of perception is so dull that he
belongs in an institution for the feeble
minded and not in the United States
Senate.
1T is high time for politicians and
statesmen TO remember that certain fun
darhentals have been learned from the
experience Of the race; that life liberty
and property are the blood and soul Of
societsl growth and order; and that I'M
less these are protected by adequate
guarantees. free Government can not
endure. The violence Of the mob is as