The Washington times., 1922-11-20

ing the final sessions Of the Sixty
seventh Congress marked the be-
ginning of many long months of
political sniping and fighting and
fighting that will be carried
straight into the campaign Of 1924
and subject the Administration Of
President Harding to its first
really militant opposition and Sc
we're attack.
To Make Fierce Attack.
Encouraged by the elections of
November 7 10 believe they have
chance to regain the White House
in 1924. the Democrats have re.
turned TO the Capital for the Con
gressional opening with chips on
their shoulders, and they will lose
no time in going after" the Rcpub-
lican Administration and its proJ
ects.
Re-enforced by "A large handful OF
Republican insurgents and reprcsen.
tatives from the great grain belt OF
the country, the Democrats will in
augurate their attack on the Hard
ing Administration with an organ
iZed assault on the ship subsidy bill
that gives promise OF success.
Contest Is Expected.
II was the conccnsus of opinion
at the Capitol today that President
Harding will have to exert his lead.
Crship of his party to the utmost II
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The enormous Republican majority
in the House of 1876, which nanSs
over until next March is believed
sufficient to assure tn" shipping
bill passing the lower chamber by
an exceedingly small margin. + In
the Senate. however, II VIII meet
with rough handling under the
direction Of al Democratic leaders
and two Of the most militant Of the
Republican insurgents &c. Borah OF
Idaho, and La Follrtt" Of Wisconsin.
Few Senators could he found today,
even among the Administration fol.
lowing, who would predict with any
degree of confidence the enactment
of the bill by the Senate.
From the ship subidy measure
the Democrats plan 10 adVanc" 10
the Esch-Cumm!ns transportation
act. in which fight they can also
count upon the active support OF
mid. Western Republican insurgents.
1t Is upon these two measures
the one sponsored personally by
President Harding, and the other
defended Ivy his ADMINISTRATION
that the Democrats Will direct The
brunt Of their attack for the re.
naming months Of the Sixty.sev.
enth Congress.
Working For 1924.
Cpon the convening of the Sixty
eighth Congress, with its enormous
ly reduced Republican majOritiCs,
and with the insurgent Republicans
holding the balance Of power in
legislative matters. the Democrats
will inaugurate in earnest rom
prehensivc and carefully planned
program aimed at rc.Capturing the
Government i'm 1924
The "sniping" policy that will hs
followed until next March will be
carried into many channels.
In the House, the Democrats
will enthusiastically support the
move TO impeach Attorney General
Harry NJ. DauGherty, President
Harding's close personal friend.
They will also get behind and push
the investigation into the admins
tration of the Department OF the
Interior by Albert u. Fall, partic-
ularly that deal which gave opera
ton OF the Teapot Dome oil reserve
to a group of capitalists headed by
Harry r. Sinclair and Harry Payne
Whitney.
That President Harding recognizes
the need for careful stepping if his
Administration is not 10 be defeated
at the outset on the chief object
for which the special session was
called-thp ship suhsidy-was In.
dicatcd today when word came from
tho White House that President
Harding will make a bid for support
of the farm bloc" in his message
tomorrow.
The message. 1t was said, will take
CogniZanco of the opposition from
the grain belt and promise that the
next hig thing on the Republican
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