The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-06-06
HULL DISTRUSTS
PEOPLE

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Mr.. Cordell Hull, Chairman of
the Democratic National Committee,
will learn that people do not like to
be called fools. In carefully pre-
pared article published in the New
York Times Mr.. Hull says that "the
first need of the country is the re-
storation of a sound, intelligent
public opinion" In his judgment,
therefore, the public that voted the
Democratic administration out of
power in 1920 was not an intelli-
gent public. The 100000 people
who voted the Republican ticket
were not intelligent and the o.
100000 people who voted the
Democratic ticket were intelligent.
That is what we are virtually told
by Mr.. Hull, whose assertion re-
minds us of the juror who said
that the jury could have agreed if
the other eleven members had not
been so stubborn.
Since Mr.. Hull is of the opinion
that the voters of the country, by a
100000 majority, are not inteQi-
gent, he must have a fit of des-
pondency when he thinks of the
future of the United States. This
is a nation where majorities rule,
and if the people are unintelligent
in the proportion of 100000 to
100000, the outlook is bad in
deed. But Mr.. Hull is wrong. We
can assure him that the 100000
voters knew exactly what they were
doing and why they did it. They
had. become tired of International
ism and wanted an administration
that would think of America first.
They disapproved of the wanton ex-
travagance which had characterized
the whole Wilson administration
and wanted economy practiced in
government business. The judg-
ment of the people was against the
socialistic tendencies of the Demo
cratic regime, and they desired to
place in power men who promised to
give individual enterprise chance
to put this country back on it's feet
The 100000 people, whom Mr.
Hull describes as unintelligent, die
not expect the Republican admins
tration to restore this country to
normal over night, nor in one year
They did not expect that the rail-
roads could be unscrambled by a
wave of the hand. They did moi
expect that the tax burden would
be lifted Immediately, for they re-
alize that the interest burden alone
is now practically equal to the en-
tire federal expenditure prior to the
war. What the 100000 did ex-
pect was that there would be q
change of policies with a gradual
improvement as result, and in this
they have not been disappointed
The tax burden this year was lifted
to the extent of $500, 100000. In
come tax rates were reduced and
scores of nuisance taxes" were re-
pealed. Numerous wastes were
eliminated by a budget system
Liberty bonds were restored to par
The railroads are rapidly improving
in both service and net income
Agriculture has been partially res
cued from its deplorable depres-
sion. Interest rates have been re
duced. America has been kept Out
of foreign entanglements and there
have been negotiated eight treatie.
which mark the greatest step in the
history of the world in the direc
ton of peace and disarmament.
Mr.. Hull probably thinks the peo
pie are too unintelligent to under
stand what has been accomplished
but here again he mistakes the men
tai capacity of the average Ameri
can voter. His declaration that tht
first great need is restoration
of intelligent public opinion demon
strates his utter failure to under
stand the American public. A SINH
lar failure on the part of the mana
gers of the Democratic party &C
counted for the defeat of that part,
in 1920. Mr.. Hull promises to be 6
poor Moses to lead his party out Of
the wilderness.