The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-05-23
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Contemplating the marvellous sue.
cess of the republican administra.
ton in its drive to reduce national
expenditures, improve foreign re.
lations, and provide legislation to
lift much of the tax burden and
put new energy and ambition into
business, public leaders have been
at loss to imagine on what ground
the democrats could ask the voters
to turn republicans out of the Senate
and House and elect democrats in
their places. Recently Mr.. Cordell
Hull, chairman of the democratic
national committe, assembled the
various faults that he finds with the
republican record, but every charge
he brings against the republican
Congress and executive is directly
at variance with the facts. His So
called tissues" are chiefly as fol-
lows: Failure of promise
ITO reorganize and consolidate
the government departments and to
reduce the number of employees and
effect large savings" The fact is
that special committee has re-
ported comprehensive scheme of
departmental reorganization and the
report is about to be submitted to
Congress for the necessary legisla-
ton to make it effective. In the
little more than a year, 100000 per-
sons have been dropped from the
federal payroll. There have been
savings, due to executice pressure
for economy, Of more than $907,-
1000, with further big reductions
in prospect for the next year.
ITO revise and reduce internal
taxes" The fact is that the repub-
licans have revised internal taxes
and reduced them to the extent OF
s00,000,000 this. year, with still
further reductions promised for
the future.
ITO establish merchant marine
policy" The fact is that such q
policy has been established and is
incorporated in bill now pending
in Congress, which will probably
became a law before the fall
elections.
ITO effect real economy" The
fact is that economy has been eff.
fected to the extent of $1,000, 00O,,
600 which is the reduction in expen.
ditures for 1922 below those fol
1921.
ITO prosecute criminal profteer.
and suppress profteering." The
fact is that Attorney Genera
Daugherty has made such prosecu
tions of paramount Importance ir
his department. Many such suit.
are now pending or are being Wig
orously prosecuted.
ITO establish a working perma
nent immigration policy" The fac
is that the republican Congress has
enacted the best immigration Law
ever put on the statute books.
ITO propose any definite foreign
policies" The fact is that Secre
tary Hughes has met every foreign
situation with clear-cut statement
that left no doubts in any fail
mind as to our attitude. There i.
no ambiguity in our relations will
Great Britain, Germany, Russia
Japan, the Republics of Soutl
America or any other nations. Tn,
world prestige of the United State
has grown immensely under tn,
present administration.
"To establish an association O.
nations" The fact is that the as
ISOLATION of nations at the Wash
ington conference was the only as
ISOLATION in recent history produc
tive of mutually beneficial results
The relative effectiveness of tn
democratic league of nations an,
the Washington conference is wei
known.S
ITO adopt any practical domesti
or International economic policy.
Our domestic policy may be summe,
up in the declaration, "More bust
ness in govejrnment and less govern
ment in business" that has been an,
is being Carried into practical ef
feet. Our international eeonomi
policy is distinguished by freedom
of ENHANCEMENT in the league o
nations and Genoa conference. an
by refusal to extend furthe
treasury credit to countries able t
rehabilitate themselves, while givin
practical aid to helpless victims o
the Russian famine.
"To establish and industrial poll