Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-06
HULL SAYS VOTERS
TURN TO DEMOCRATS
Indignant at Republican Fail
ure to Keep Pledges, Leader
Declares.

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Washington. Nov. 6.-''hc following
pre- election statement has been is
sued by Cordell Hull. Chairman Demo
cratic National Committee;
"A greater and more widespread
Democratic victory will he registered
on Tuesday than | at frst predicted
The trend OF public sentiment. origin
ally away from the Republican party,
is now steadily toward the Democratic
party. as shown by reports from every
section Of the country received at
Democratic National Headquarters In
tho closing weeks OF the campaign.
Despite the Republican PROMISES
OF $40. the people under thle reaction
airy Republican Congress and admins
tration are heavily burdened with the
high cost of living and high taxes. The
bankrupt farmers. whose foreign mar
<ets have been destroyed. are borrow
ing money 10 pay their taxes; business
men are threatened with tho destruc-
ton of their business by the FoSdney-
McCumber tariff which puts tax
burden on the people OF between $4,000
600, 600 and $4,000, 600 900. the working
men have had their wages reduced
with no corresponding reduction in
rents fuel, food or clothing; ex-service
men have been denied adjusted COM
nensation and told by tho adminisra-
! t!on that it could not be given because
of q deficit OF $500, 900 while at the
same time the administration proposes
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| shipping trust.
In every section OF the country
there are manifestations of the right
cous resentment Of an outraged people
| against the react!onary Republican
Congress and administration because
Of their failure 10 give promised relief.
They are justly indignant also at the
reckless and extravagant appropria-
tions and expenditures OF the peoples
money and the false pretense OF econ
omy; against Newberryim, Nat
Goldsteinism, Daughertyism, Lasker-
ism and the rheumatism which has
afflicted the sO-called best minds" o,
the administration.
NO Republican promises have beer
kept except 10 the special interests
which prey upon the people and the
multi millionaire and profiteerins
classes who have had their taxes re.
duced.
The people know that the Repub.
Leans have had their opportunity ant
have failed. They know that Repuhli
can promises now are as false and at
futile a they were two years ago
They know that intelligent and homes
Republicans and the leading news
papers of the Republican press hav,
repudiated the reactionary Re
publican Congress which is asking 70
reelection. They know that the,
nave nothing further to expect iron
the reactionary leadership OF the Re
publican party which has failed then
utterly and then attempted TO de
ceive them. They know that a vot
10 re-elect Republican Congress /
a vote 10 endorse failure.
Two years ago the people wante
a change from the aftermath of war
the signs then were unmistakable an
they are equally unmistakable no.
, that the people want another chang
tAAahSt lAOAii ItDuDi
can failure and incompetence back I
Democratic prosperity which they en
, joyed for eight years under a Demo
, cratic administration. They realiz
, that the first step back to prosperity
the election OF a Democratic Congress
to prevent further legislation like tn
, Protiteers' Tariff bill, the tax-shiftin
and tax-tuggling revenue act, the ex
travagant appropriations and expend
lures and special favorltism I
special interests They have decide
not only TO rebuke the reactionary Re
publican Congress and administratio
for their sins of omission and CON
mission. for promising prosperity an
bringing adversely, but they have de
cided a 5 indicated by reports from a
sections of the country, 10 turn to III
Democratic party with it's record ,
. low and equitable taxes and ect
nomical expenditures, it's unaltera b
opposition 10 the special privilege an
profteering classes. TO set them agai
!, upon the highway of real prosnerit
/, "All of these facts will be reflected
n the great Democratic victory Z,
a morrow. This is a Democratic year