Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-17
SAYS c. 0. P. PuRsuEs
A RUDDERLESs COURSE
Cordell Hull, Chairman. As
scrts "Aimlcssness and In
action Control Policies.
DISCUSSES ARMS rARLErs
Pays His Respects TO Senator Lodge
md Likcns Him 10 CntilIne. 70
litfcnt Conspirator In the Romnn
senate.
DISCUSSES ARMS FARLEY
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by ASSOCIATED trcSS.l
INDIANAPOLIS. Feb. 16.--The
Democratic congress sional campaign
in the Middle West was opened here
tonight by Chairman Hull. OF the
national committee with an address
in which he declared "aimlessncss
and inaction" TO be the controlling
policy OF the Republican administra-
ton.
Speaking before the Indiana Demo
critic Editorial Association. Chair
man Hull asserted that Republican
leaders, with all their falschocds cx-
posed and all their promises bro.tcn,"
were pursuing "rudderiess course
while the people continue to cry out
for relief" lie added that in the
meantime the Lodges. the Newbcrrys
and those of their Xix in control of
the Republican party arc having
their frequent political Belshaz1ar's
feasts In the nations capital"
Grossly Exaggerated.
The Democratic chairman alluded
10 the arms conference Mt several
clarinE its proceedings and achieve
seratcd.' and at another making the
charge that the Republican admins
tration, through the conference. had
Surrendered more OF our national
Sovereignty than has been previously
surrendered in more than n hundred
years"
Particular stress was laid by Mr.
HUI on what he declared was the
inability OF the Republican admins
iration to cope with disturbed eco
noriic conditions, and In that conncc-
ten he charged that Republican
leaders In 1920 deceived the peop,o
~ failing to point out the imminent
depression.
I'm my judgment" he told the In
diana Democrats editors. cattle
were never more deliberately led to
slaughter nor sheep to tho shamblcs
than were the American people led
over the precipice TO panic conditions
and terrific business Generalization
BY the national Republican leader
ship from 1915 to 1921. No
people. free or serf. were ever worse
buckeyed, flimfiammed and buncocd
man the American electorate by the
Republican political patriots in CON
trol of their party prior TO the No
rember election in 1920.
Have No Views or Remedies.
Since that election, the people. fol-
rowing this same Republican leader
ship, have waltLed down the econo-
mic decline tn the level OF Industrial
panic In this condition OF almost
Unparalleled distress, tho Republican
administration. while rather sheep
1shiy admitting conditions, has no
views as TO causes or remedies
iimc was. Chairman Hull declared.
when the American voters believed
mat Republican administration and
business prosperity go hand I'm hand"
but, he added. never agar. viii
the American voter be dupcd by Ioe
raise and hypocritical doctrine tnu,
Republican administration means
prosperity"
The Democratic chairman several
times referred to the address recent
~ made by Vice President Coolidge in
indianapolis and criticized the Vice.
PRESIDENT Tor what he described as
his "esreGious blunder in
ms cinlm OF congressional economy
and his deadly silence on the I,yy
berry scandal. which took place I'M
der his very nose" He thea mo-
ceeded TO call on the Vice-rresident
10 give his views on the merits OF
the Newberry case to the American
people Republican claim of saw
inEs in governmental expenditures.
he continued. was not ACTUAL a
mere paper saving" =
Before entering upon his discus
sion OK the arms conferences. Mr.. HUI
pala mas respects 10 Senator Lodge,
declaring his tortuous course in pnl.
iiics is most remindful Of tina, or
Catilinc. the politica' ronsp;ra,or In
the Ronan Senate. while his states
nlanship most nearly resembles that
OF Aaron Burr"