Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-03-31

revise the tarin, to establish free Pan
anna tolls; TO enact n workable foreign
debt refundiDg act; TO effect economy;
20 effect solution Of transportation
problem; 20 settle Mexican problem.
20 prosecute criminal Wohtcers and
suppress profitecring; 10 establish a
workable permanent immigration pol
Icy; 10 restore foreign markets; TO
develop any foreign policies; TO es-
tabllsb an association OF nations: 10
collect even tho s24l 100000 due for
expensea Of army on Rhine: TO adopt
any practical domestic or information
nj economic policy: 10 settle any In
dusirlal problems; to accomplish any
thing real by agricultural and labor
conferences. 10 enforce Jones shipping
law after threatening 10 impeach VII
son for his refusal 20 do SO. To revoke
all foreign policies Of Democrats: 20
repeal most all Democratic domestic
legislation. failure 90 Gust Eewberry;
70 settle claims ngainst Germany
growing out Of the war TO establish
nm army policy; civil services reform
90 make disposition OF enemy proper
~ seized during tho war. 20 provide
for better farm cooperation In pro-
dnctiOn, transportation and diatribu-
ton. 20 reduce rent. the high cost Of
living and transportation. a general
labor policy; 90 preccnt n panic, and I
falling 20 do 80, 20 restore prosperity. /
The fact Is most significant that /
itlnerant and other Republican spell 1
binders have left out Of their roper I
igire the subjects ~ 7%ewberry." thu
fun dinner pail" "Repubiicsu panic
and tho last Republican Congress.
The people however know the differ /
once between Democratic real pros
perity and Republican billboard pros I
perlty.
can only offer limited comment
on few OF those lsmontable failures:
ln connection with their failure 70
lcatahlish shipping policy tho Re
publican Congress delayed any sction
from May. 1919. 20 May. 1920. and
forced tho government 10 expend 81
500 600 900. Tho entire problem has
since dragged along until recently
when President Harding recommend
{ "a a ship subsidy md al the Same time
1 the government is 10 sell the ships 70
private purchasers a. less than the
subsidy. IN other words. the govern
ment. under this serious prOposai j.
"a give away its great feet 81 mer-
chant vessels 10 private Individuals
and then hire them 10 operate them
And this IN modern Republican states
manship. The subsidized merchant
marine has never been successful
anywhere
The Newberry Case.
The $ewberry case has become no
/ torious throughout the nation. II
sharply raised tho clean-cut issue OF
whether seats in the United States
Senate are FOR sale. After careful de-
liberation upon the full and uucon-
troverted facts. the Republican lead
ers now in control OF the government;
unhlushingly answered in the afhrma-
tive. This means that any office - fol
sale. and that the corrupt use oil
= money 10 influence any governmental
agency for any purpose. no matter
how selfish or fiendish, is a part OF th'
B political practice OF many OF thos,
who are today in high places at Wash.
= ington. In the face OF a practice so un.
fblushing and OF a doctrine so infa
nous. 1 fear for the perpetuity of ou
10 free institutions. What show has tn,
honest farmer. or the laborer. or tn
. average business man, when those o
great wealth can. at will. brazenly an
: tcorruptly buy place and power to b
fwielded justly or unjustly over los.
600 900 free men, TO despoil them o
their rights under the Constitution
and the law. and TO change the entir
course of our governmental affairs
Ethics, morals, law and decency ar
cast 20 the winds. And next fall, tn
free and untrammeled electorate 4
> many states will by these same Re
. publican leaders be asked to ratif
. this monstrous system OF bargain an
- sale. so subversive OF free govern
ment and OF morals. There are toda
= three classes OF Republicans, viz: Tn
= old guard. the prOgressives and IN
;, Newberry Republicans. The Newber
- ny brand is now IN control OF the Re
publican party.
r.. The tariff. for the first time, is CIV
\ ing even the blind reactionary Repub
ncans zeal trouble. The present ad
ministration is today facing in the on
>, posite direction from every SCUM
: economic principle. domestic and in
!, ternational. They, for three year:
:. have been endeavorine 70 apply anti
=, quated, provincial tariff doctrines I
. the new world conditions. In the
10 helpless reactionary state of min,
~ they cannot realize that wonderfl
"A change and development in our finau
:, cial. commercial and industrial afaii
= has taken place during recent year
4 great creditor nation, possessing
a foreign debt Of $4,000. 900 900, ais
=, nearly one-half OF the worlds gol
81 supply. with a wonderful merchai
marine. and a productive capacity
-. 30 to 10 per cent above its capacit
~ TO consume, is 10 be handcuffed an
= bound by a typical ancient Republica
u, high protective tariff. based upon III
. modern Rbsurdity that commerce
A. not barter that We will sell, but M
~ buy. that our debtors can pay us o
"a gold which we and not they POSSE 5
-. that our merchant marine should onl
!, carry freight in our direction, every
80 thing going out and nothing comm
IN In. and that our increased productio
= capacity of 80 per cent and increase
n annual income Of $4,000. eco. 600 shoui
~ be cut down to equal our home cor
h. SutlHAlpu' Nuuti the plShl4nS NnlSs
OF this archaic policy our foreig
p. trade has already declined from siS
,e 500. 1000 900 in 1920 TO less than s.
1e eco 100000 in 1921 and capital al
h. labor is out Of employment upon ever
% hand.
~ The United States must have foreis
- as we'll as domestic markets. Our h,
- publican friends having always frowr
~. ell on foreign markets. do not kuo
T., how to develop them. In order
IN hiring prosperity TO the farmer, n
-" n liner the lahorer and tn All America