Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1922-04-08

ing administration. The result
we'll summed UP in paragraph iron
comprehensive statement issued b
Cordell HUH. Chairman of the Demo
cratic National Committee, whic1
says:
"The first year of this administra
tion Twill always be notable for 1t
failures rather than for its success
ses."
The first spokesman for the admin
istration was the chairman of tn,
Republican Congressional committee
DR.. Fess, described by Representa-
tive Robert Y. Thomas, Jr. (Dem
Ky,), as the evasive and slipper,
gentleman from Ohio who won for
himself the additional title of Gen.
eral Claim Agent for the Republican
party. He appended to his remark
list of all measures enacted by this
Republican Congress, including the
resolutions, but as Representative
Byrns (Dem., Tenn.), pointed out
the bills were practically all bridge
bills and claims and pensions and
matters of no general public inter
est. Read his speech" said Mr..
Byrns, "and you will find that he has
been unable to point out any real
constructive measure which has been
passed"
DR.. Fess claimed credit for his
party for the following and other
legislation: The Budget Act: the
Emergency Tariff, the extension of
credit to the Farm Loan Board and
Federal Land Banks; the Good Roads
Bill; Tax Revision bill; the Mater
nifty bill; Foreign Debt Funding
bill; $20,OoO,OOO relief to Russia,
etc.
Incidentally, he reduced taxation
three quarters OF billion of dollars
(Which everyone wishes were true)
rejuvenated agriculture and industry
(Which would be hailed with Joy by
every farmr and manufacturer if
there were any truth n it,, told OF
the prospect of general employment
for American labor (Which is not in
sight, holding out the promise OF
things to come with which to screen
the promise of 1920 unfulfilled.
Such is the achievement of the
first year Of the Harding administra-
tion," declared DR.. Fess, with the air
of a man who could see nothing
more in sight to claim, (which in the
main, has been resisted inch by inch
by a solid Democratic vote"
The bulk of MIR. Fess' statements
are erroneous or untrue. The last
statement quoted Is simply mendaci
ty, as the record will show. Praeti-
cally all of the remedial legislation
for which he gives his party credit |
was passed with the aid Of Reno |
cratic votes Or without opposition |
of any kind and the most important
of it was a revival of legislation ORR
ginating with the Democrats.
Here is the voting record OF some
of the legislation which DIR. Fess
says was resisted by a solid Demo. |
cratic vote:
Budget Act, Senate without oppo-
sition; House, 334 yeas, nays s |
Democrats, / Republican.
Farm Loan Credits, Senate no roll |
call; House, 317 yeas, nays, all
Republicans.
Good Roads appropriation, Senate
no roll call; House, yeas 266, nays
So Republicans, "a Democrats.
Maternity Bill, Senate, yeas So,
nays rs, all Democrats; House, yeas
279, nays. 26 Republicans, 13 Demo-
Gratis.
Agricultural Loan Act, Senate, no
roll call; House, yeas 315, nays,
Democrats.
Grain Futures Act, Senate, no roll
CALL House, yeas 269, nays So Re-
publicans, 10 Democrats.
Veterans Bureau Act, Senate, no
roll CALL House, 335, nays 0.
Packers Control Bill, Senate, yeas,
20 Republicans, 16 Democrats, nays
Is Republicans, Democrats; House.
passed without roll call.
Cable Control Act, passed without
roll call in Senate and House
So DR.. Fess' charge of solid Demo
cratic opposition dwindles down to
the Emergency Tariff, the Immigra-
ton Act, and the War Loan Funding
bill, and even on these measures
the Democratic opposition was not
solid.
The falsity of DR.. Fess' claims fol
Republican remedial legislation has
been thoroughly exposed and answu
ed by that distinguished scholar and
educator, Representative James B.
Aswell (Dem., La, who among 9TH