The Missouri herald., 1922-09-29
PRESIDENT HARD1Sc's INCONSISTENCY.

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President Hardngs the soldier bonus bill n
breath and recommendation o Ship Subsidy bill in another
is recognized generally the highest kind of folly and be-
ing condemned from one part of the country to another
How the chief executive of these United States plea of
poverty turn his back on the nations who
fought the world and then that larger amount
be provided bonus induce those who remained
home and proteered to business than
the ordinary citizen understand.
Funny things have been going Washington for
era months the amusing the action of the
who sits the head of this great and denies
dollars adjusted compensation to each of the of
the nation forth fight for the country, and then
plea for those who remained at home to fight for
themselves We cannot see how any man IN position OF
that kind far forget himself though he be Re-
publican President of the United States
his the soldier bonus bill President Harding de-
is "clas legislation" while in another
breath he the enactment of tariff law which will reach
unknown heights and place untold burdens the middle
of the country. To call the bonus bill class legislation
and the present tariff law like the pot calling the
kettle black
The inconsistency the President again
he calls the bonus in instance and the
line says it is Compensation"
In discussing the in the Senate, Senator McCum
ber Republican chairman of the Senate Finance Committee
said
while the power destroy today may be in existence
that power will continue in existence in judgment in
the next few years am inclined to say that this issue will
iive.'
close stndy of President Hardngs veto message dis
closes that the President of the opinion that there ob
CATION, duty Congress- but that what giving
soldiers sailors of the world the nature of gift
which is unjustifiabe and unwarranted.
If that be the view of the administration, there be
the soldiers bonus during
two years and a half.
How the administration will defend the tariff law and
stand for ship subsidy being class legislation
the veto OF bonus bill, question which
should give the closest study President Harding holds that
financial compensation those who rked their all that this
country be saved from the ravages
impossible despite the fact that the young of the
ton left good places of employment at good salaries and
the right be shot battle
and possibly die He denies those brave soldiers the
ton who stood ready the deadly cannon
and every other implement of modern warfare pit
tance adjusted compensation at the hand of the nation
indeed that President of the
should call the bonus class legislation his
must recall the work done by the American soldier
who stood the brink of eternity look death the
and fight through the Argonne and St. Mihe.
How the President of the United States although Re-
publican oppose the soldier bonus class legislation
and in the breath favor tariff the sugar which
goes into citizens coffee in order that sugar
fners rich off the nations breakfast table mys-
terry to all. Is this not class legislation?
How President Harding favor prohibitive tariff
the clothing by the people of the nation he
oppose "class egislaon?"
The Harding administration afford anything,
because consistency word that has been known
the vocabulary of the Republican party for that party
consistency but expedency which
question with view of best serving the interests
ed of the nation.
The repeal of the profits tax which would make
those pay who in of reasonable returns
brought about by the Republican Congress and
by President Harding in order that the rich of the nation
might benefited The benefit to the nations wealthy may
be cited New York dispatch of last Thursday in which it