Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-09-08
PROTECT RIGHTS
Of THE PEOPLE
That is Plea of Edge Says
! Employers and Employees
Must Realize That

DAHL -Ats SNE.s N-Aa4t 4tA
has arrived when employer ana eIn-
ployss must recognize the rlgnis Of
the public, Senator Walter Z. Edge,
of New Jersey, who is campaigning
this week n Maine in the interest
of the Republican candidates. de-
clGred in a speech mere today.
When employer and emp!oye can
no. agree, he added there should be
nc limit 10 the governments de-
termination % protect the LIE and
property o. - citizens.
THE TIME has arrived declared
Senator Edge. when ihs puzzle
must be considered IN the event
either employers or employees re-
fuse to recognize the rights OF the
public. The differences existing be-
tween operator and miner, and rail-
road president and employee, are in
comparison slight when one cons!d-
ers the terrific toll and expense
caused by sitting industry and de-
velopments when fuel and transport
tation are not meeting normal de-
mands.
THE President has been patient. I
Some people feel that he has been
too patient, but it is a big problem
for the government to take over pri-
vate property and attempt to run IT.
However, the inherent responsibility
of government is the protection of
life and property of its citizens and
when differences, slight and INF
Intestinal between employer n
employee can not be adjusted, then
there should be no limit, generally
speaking, to the governments de-
termination to relieve and alleviate
the intolerable situation. l know the
President SO purposes and l know
should the congress differ because
OF political divisions, it would sim
ply make his problem great in any
event, all the more difficult.
Il can only hope that patriotism
will take the place of p~artisanship
and that the President will have
that which he deserves, the hearty
support of congress in any final pro-
gram which he may find necessary
and which may require legislation"
The New Jersey senator then dis
cussed the accomplishments, hopes
and program Of the Republican ad-
ministration
Il do not come to Maine with any
apology for the record Of the Re-
publican party" he declared. "Rath-
er may / say 1T is an extreme
pleasure for me to be here tonight
to outline to you Is briefly as posi-
BILE some of the real accomplish
ments of the Republican party dur
ing the trying year and a half 1t
has been in power under the present
administration and some of the
things ita hopes to accomplish IL
permitted to continue to control the
legislative as well as the executive
branch Of the government"
Senator Edge declared that the
greatest accomplishment, in his
judgment, "the greatest in the his
tory of the world from the stand
point of international comfy, which
will always mark President Hard
ing's administration as epochal, was
the work Of the Washington confer
ence to limit ornaments.
u 1.-THE success of the Washington
conference stated Senator Edge,
will insure hat international mis-
understandings in the future will be
wettled by similar methods"
The senator also declared hat the
Republican party can claim credit
for the creation OF a budget system.
The budget bureau ITSELF" said
Senator Edge. was created by an
act of the present Republican con-
gross. This act was n of the first
passed by this congress after it has
been summoned into special session
on April IL, 1921. During the last
year of the Democratic administra-
ton the actual running of the gov
eminent cost the American taxpay-
ers $5,538,040,6S9 The actual cost
for the current fiscal year will not
exceed 5000. 372,030. This Is an
annual saving of $1,000, 900, 900
which the Republican administra-
ton has made, largely because of
the establishment of a budget sys'
tenn and its proper administration"
Senator Edge, after declaring that
N NJ rfr n.rn,f nn NJ into ApyA
faced with such a chaotic condition
as did the Republican party" when
it took over the affairs of the gov
eminent on March A, 1921, pointed
out just what the problems were
and how they have been solved. The
senator said:
"When the Republican party came
into power we found a debt of $25,-
600. 200, 900, the major portion OF
which was due to Democratic in
competency, and annual interest
charge of 81, 900, 900, 900.
"In the first year we paid Oft
$3.50. 600. 900 of the principal of hat
debt, and have now reduced IL by
two billion dollars, the only nation,
by the way, that has decreased it's
national debt.
I'VE found the most disastrous
system of revenue taxation with
which the country was ever cursed.
"We passed a new law and reduce
ed the burden of tax Upon the Amer
lean people by 1919, 600 900 a year.
I'VE found Liberty bonds selling
for SIS cents on the dollar. We
brought them back to pay.
I'VE found an army of $50, 900
men. We have reduced it to 1885,
600.
I'VE found a navy of 1885. We
have reduced it to 5000.
1--WE found appropriations for
1920 of $7,34S. 259,415.37. We re-
duced the expenditures of the gov
eminent in 1922 to s 5000, 7S2, 209.
1--WE found 640,175 civil employees.