Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-10-06
STAND BACK
OF HARDING,
name DUPONT
VOTERS URGED
CONTINUED From FIRST pag.3

men OF the district wanted TO learr
first hand something Of what theil
representatives in Washington were
doing, and had taken this occasion
to do so.p
Senator DUPONT promptly began
his address in a happy manner by
referring to the fact that the cam
paign was being opened in the home
district OF Senator Ball. Then he
urged all who had failed TO register
TO do so at the final registration day,
October 81.
Remember" he admonished.
going to- do Il doesn't do. Don't
talk about It, do It,. All my life
I've been doing things and letting
the other fellow do the talking"
Saying he was primarily a busi-
ness man himself and was interest
ed naturally in the business OF the
country. Senator dupont cited let
y ter from Secretary Of Labor Davis
written only two weeks ago. declar-
ing the Department OF Labor was
now receiving many calls from in
dustrial plants for workers.
with the railroad strike practi-
cally settled, we are going to find
more work than we can find men
for" said the Senator. This declar-
alton called forth a burst OF APP
plause. He then sounded what prov
ed TO be the keynote OF the even
ing. It was support President
Harding"
This Is not merely a county or
State election" he said, but a ma
tionei election. You should back
up President Harding who has been
ir office two years to show your APP
probation of his efforts in your be-
half.
president Harding is a man OF
ability. OF force. yes and a man
who knows how to put his foot
down hard when he wants to. More
over. President. Harding has been
kind enough TO entrust very i'm
portant duties to two citizens Of our
own little State of Delaware. To
Harry II. Billany he has given the
position OF fourth assistant postmas-
ter general To Colonel Thomas w.
Miller he has entrusted the duties
OF Allen Property Custodian. plac-
ing billions OF dollars OF German
property In his charge.
Praises Billany and Miller.
Those are two big. responsible
positions both given 10 Delaware
men. and the State should appre-
ciate the Presidents confidence in
its citizens. Both men. too. am
glad to say are men OF high ability.
Mr.. Billany. I am informed. already !
Is recognized as one OF the best men
in the entire postal service"
Turning 10. brief manuscript he I
had prepared Senator dupont said |
he knew figures were dry stuff"
nevertheless they showed better
than-words just what the Republic |
can party under President Harding /
had accomplished in the past two
years. Although the light was none
too bright. it was noticeable the Sem
ator read his data without recourse
10 glasses and also that his voice
was easy. firm and distinct. There
wasn't a trace OF the illness through
which he passed about a year ago.
First, our Government IS saving
over two million dollars a day; their
ordinary receipts are eleven million
a day. which by reason Of the de-
creased taxation is q per cent low
er than last year" he said. "Our
disbursements are nine million-a
reduction OF SO per cent over LIST
year. and the Government is now
living we'll within its income. Our
national debt was reduced from the
1st of September. 1921. to Sept. list,
1922. $3.50. 10000. Just think
$3.50 OOO.OOl
Our gross debt on Sept. /, 1921,
was s23,59O,0OO.0O and our gross
debt setp. /. 1922. was s22,7oo.-
10000. which shows the reduction
Of $3.50, 100000 mentioned above
enough to pay the entire Govern
ment expenses for one year. This is
Republican financiering.
"Our grain exports have in the
last year gained SO per cent, as com
nared with the previous year. Our
food prices show a decline Of s5 per
cent.
ITO production OF the steel indus
try shows a gain OF 95 per cent
"Our trade balance. which means
excess OF exports over imports, aver
ages s9s.OOO. 900 monthly, or over
|
1.-THE lumber industries show III
big advance. Petroleum production
Is the highest in ten years. and the
world pays the United States for
grain exported in the last ten
months 100000.
THE production Of automobiles
shows an increase OF 216 per cent,
which shows healthy condition
and that people are making money
Just think OF it-216 per cent?
Now these figures just given /
know are not interesting, but they {
show facts of what has been accom-
plished by the Republican party in
the past year, and a half, and re- 7
suits are what count. q
"The Republican record, the '
OF the present majority I
in Congress. and the present admin 7
istration, must be weighed, first, by {
measuring that accomplishment |
against the administrative inefi- /
cheney, the debt, the waste, the prof I
iigate extravaganza. and the on 7
rushing Industrial depression be- G
queath the country and the vic I
torlous Republican party by the de- a
feated Wilsoniam Democracy. The
record and the claim Of n
the Republican majority for a re- c
mandate from the people to Z
enable II to finish the work begun, #
must be measured. too. by condi- Z
lions which obpin In America, the G
general unemployment OF labor. the $
recovery of prices. the renewed ac- v