Evening journal., 1922-11-03
.PRODS.SENATOR
ON TARIFF Vote
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clsred Chat II was a matter OF per-
sonsl pride with him that he had
never made a wilful miststatement
Of a fact in the course OF hts career
in politics. He spoke last night at
a Republican meeting in Edge Moor.
ut Is manifestly plain" said Mr..
Miller. that with the yearly increase
OF population and the Inauguration OF
new activities. which the people de-
mand of the state. increases OF ap-
/ preparations are necessary and with
increase OF appropriations follow in
creased tsxea
They compare the expenses Of
state government 20 years ago with
the amounts appropriated by the
ls<t general assembly and attempt
TO support their argument upon this
comparison Il Ia msnifestly plain
that with tho yearly increase OF
population and the Inauguration OF
new activities. which the people de-
mand OF the State require, thet In
crease OF appropriations are neces-
sary and with increase OF appropria-
tions follow increased taxes.
Democrats Voted Bonds.
Under the provisions OF the
State Constitution bills for the APP
preparations OF State funds must
originate in the House OF Repre-
sentatives In the session OF the |
General Assembly OF 1921 the House |
majority was Democratic. controll- |
ed by the Democratic party. with a /
Dem ocratio speaker presiding over
its sessions. All the officers OF the /
House were Democrats. The chair
man and majority of the members
Of the House appropriations com
mittee were Dem ocrats.
Being thus constituted the House
voted 20 issue in 1921. s1.s29.000
and 70 issue in 1922. 81 100000 in
bonds for the construction OF i'm
proved highways. and this total OF
s3.22e,000 OF bonds has been issued
and sold 20 the public and 10 this
extent the taxes of the State have
been increased and In due course
OF time this principal amount must
be paid by the citizens of the State.
The creation OF this debt. and
the increase OF taxes incident there
to. cannot be charged to the Repub-
loans.
Looking further into this subject
Of appropriations the fact Is dis
closed that this same House OF Rep
resentativee, with a Democratic ma
jority. appropriated to the schools
OF the State for each school year
the sum OF $4,000. 900. or q total for
the two years, 1e21-1e22 OF $4,000
900. 49,
Lands Harding's Humanity.
Miss Jeanette Eckman. vice-chair-
man OF the Republican State Com
nittee and Thomas Tompol-
sky. secretary 20 Colonel Thomas
W. Miller; Isaac r. Brown, Register
OF Wills; J. Gilpin Highheld. Jr'
candidate for State Senator; Albert
stetser. candidate for Recorder OF
Deeds: Samuel A. Mcdaniel. candi-
late for Sheriff: J. F. McIvor and
Harry G. Little. candidate for Rep
also spoke. John Titus
chairman OF the sixth district COM
presided.
Mr.. Tompolsky devoted much OF
his speech 10 a discussion or the
.ariff question. He explained that
when a tariff bill is under discussion
and debate in the Senate or the
House OF Representatives, the Demo-
cratic members excoriate the pro-
visions OF It. but always vote for
1igh tariff when It touches any prod
act raised or manufactured within
ne confines OF their own State"
I'VE have in the White House. |
he said. "a great big human being
by the name of Warren G. Harding.
To his leadership We look. and right