The Ocala banner., 1922-04-21
ONE YEAR or HARDING PicTUR-
ED BY SENATOR KING OF
UTAH

UTAH
"One year of Harding and republi-
can administration has brought indus
trial and economic disaster to the re-
public; perhaps no period in our ma
tion's history-a period of but one
short year-shows such a catastro-
phic change as that which has fol-
lowed the advent of the republican
party to power Not only has there
been economic and industrial paraly-
sis, but many declare there has been
a recession in that advancing tide OF
fine idealism which has been the past
guide and should be the future guide
as we'll as the glory of the republic"
The foregoing is but one paragraph
in an indictment against the present
administration, drawn by the master
full hand and voiced by the eloquence
of the democratic senator from Utah,
w. H. King, in a recent speech on the
floor of the senate.
This condition he attributed to ''the
foolish policies, the unwise legislation,
and the lack of craftsmanship of the
party in power" He said: "The re-
publicans are not only incompetent,
but they are afraid to deal with the
problems confronting them" Saying
that the character of revenue legis-
lation enacted was one of the tests of
the capacity of a party to control, he
declared that measured by this test
the republican party had failed utter
ly. Its fiscal policies, its tariff legis-
lation, it's revenue measures have all
been disappointing" he said.
"The American people" continued
Senator King. "are beginning to real
ize that they have been deceived.
Three years of republican control of
congress and one year of Harding ad-
ministration have brought concrete
examples of the disastrous conse-
quences of republican rule. Men who
cried aloud against Wilson and DEM
ocratic policies now beat their breats
in anguish as they cry aloud for the
return of prosperity and those bless
ings which attend democratic suprem-
acy. There never was such prosperity
in any land as that enjoyed by the
American people during the admins
tration of Woodrow Wilson
"The democratic party gave to the
country during the eight years of Will
sons administration prosperity which
has never been obtained by this or by
any other country. We developed in
dustrially until the world was our
market. We grew financially until
nations stood with empty purses seek
ing our favors. Materially America
wore the crown of primacy, and NOR
ally this republic became a symbol to
all the world.
If an Industrious and happy peo-
pie are the standard by which to Judge
of party then the democratic party
must be crowned with honor and glory.
If extending commerce and assuming
world leadership in trade and finance
are evidence of successful political
control, then the testimony is noun
tain high establishing the claims of
the democratic party. If to point the
way to all nations. great and small, the
way of righteousness and peace and
honor and justice and freedom is a
demonstration of the capacity and
greatness of a party and its leaders,
then to no party and to no leaders has
there ever come such conclusive proof
of glorifed achievements as that which
all the world bestows upon the demo |
cratic party-the party of Jefferson
and Wilson. n."-PensacoIa Journal.