Weekly journal-miner., 1922-07-12
CONGRESS AND PRESIDENT
 COMMENDED

THE plank in the republican state platform
 l of Indiana dealing with national affairs IS worthy the study of every voter, especially those who may have any lingering doubt that the re- publicans can make a successful fight this year based on the record of the republican congress and republican president. The plank sums up the achievements of the last fifteen months ln a way that must bring conviction of success to the republicans and consternation to the demo- crats. The plank was as follows:
 We congratulate President Harding upon the accomplishments of the first year of his admins tration which have left his fellow countrymen and the world his debtors. Under his leadership there was initiated and carried to a successful conclu- sion the greatest single move made toward the end of all war-the conference for the hmlta- ton of ornaments conceived and called by Presl- dent Harding, its product being promptly ratified by republican senate.
 We have the treaties agreed upon in that conference as great steps forward in the interest of the world and humanity
 'We commend the business administration ot President Harding. The increase in value of government securities and the abolition of the nuisance taxes as well as the improvement in general business, are due to the culminative ef- feet of the policies of the republican administra ton.
 The enactment of the splendid budget law by republican congress, in response to a request of republican president is but typical of the hearty cooperation and harmony which exist between the legislative and executive branches of the government under its administration by the republican party.
 We commend our republican congress for it's splendid record; for the several acts which eX tend legitimate aid to the basic industry of agri- culture for the laws for the revision and reduc- ton of taxes.
 We commend congress for handling the in dtlstrial situation as a problem in which all Amer jeans are vitally concerned and for its avoidance of all efforts to cure industrial depression with radical and socialistic remedies which would only work greater injury to the wage earners Byl lifting the burden of taxation congress benefited the worlngmen particularly because they are the ultimate consumers who bear the brunt of the heavy taxes.
 As result business is experiencing revival. The number of unemployed is less than half Of that of year ago, industry is the upgrade, payrolls are being increased and the wage earners are assured that relief IS at hand from the indus trial depression in which the democratic admin straton left them.
 We favor the earliest possible repeal of the present democratic tariff law, under which there has been widespread depression and unenploy- ment before and since tie world war, and the enactment of protective measure extending to| American labor and enterprise tariff rates fully equalizing the cost of production at home and abroad. We predict that the enactment of d tariff law adequately protective of American labor, in conjunction with the other constructive mea, sures of the Harding administration, will be fol- lowed by a complete resumption of industry and an era of prosperity without parallel ill ouf national history