Evening star., 1922-02-05


|. very active and earnest part
= in the coming senatorial and
congressional campaign because 1t
believes that by cooperating in a
campaign of education now it will
be doing fully as much toward re-
electing republican President as 1t
will be able to do in 1924.
This has been shown by the pres
ence of John Adams, the new repub-
ltcan national chairman, advising at
various group meetings of republican
leaders here during the last two
weeks. Several important confer
ences of the p~ty chieftains have
been held at the White House, and
Representative Simeon d. Fess of
Ohio was consulting with the repub-
lican congressional committee, of
which he is chairman, last night.
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The republicans are on the defen-
sive. being the party in power. The
campaign is to be aggressiveIy
pusher 1t is to be a campaign of
education on the republican side, 60
ing before the country to tell the
people the factS.
1t is an open secret that the party
leaders are considerably worried
over the delay by the Senate in pass
ing the tariff bill. and that If the bill
was out of the way they would feel
that about half of their burden was
lifted.
Early organization is considered
imperative. and that is being done.
The next step decided upon is per-
sistent distribution Of information
through publicity of the facts,
through the press and by public
speakers. This all sums up an inten-
sive educational campaign through
organization.
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A certain skillfulness on the part
Of the democrats has not been over
looked by the republican campaign
directors. The democrats are not en-
tering into a campaign Of criticism
extended to the President, but it is
to be confined to Congress. That is
diplomatic, the democrats virtuously
avoiding the charge that they are
mere critics, and by concentrating on
Congress expect their assault to have
double weight. AS the President
does not come up for election, they
believe they have nothing to lose
and a double chance to gain by con-
centrating all their fire on Congress.
The republican leaders are awake to
that strategy.
The republicans are also aware
that the business integrity Of the
country in the maintenance of our
capacity to employ our labor is with
the republican party. Whatever dis
satisfaction might exist among the
business element OF the country, it
would not be to the extent Of draw
ing them into the democratic party,
which was in charge Of the govern
ment when all Of the business and
Industrial problems accumulated.
The general sentiment among MEM
bers Of Congress and the other party
! leaders who have been conferring
here the last two weeks is one of
strong confidence for complete sue
cess, not only for the program of the
administration, but an equally COM
plete Endorsement in the election this
year.
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The frequent group meetings here.
one Of which was held at the home of
a senator last Wednesday night, with
eighteen in attendance, shows how
the campaign is taking shape. Chair
man Fess of the congressional COM
mittee is to 60 into Ohio this. COM
ing week to make a survey, and this
is to be extended at once into other
states.
The House membership is very
anxious to see progress made much
more rapidly in the Senate, reports
from the states showing an impa-
tience on the part Of the business in
terests over the delay in passing the
tariff bill. These reports from the
home districts indicate that the
country is not so much concerned
about the new rates of a tariff as the
certainty Of what's to be done. SO
long as the schedules are indefinite.
future contracts cannot be entered
into.
The prospects seem to be goon for
early action on the tariff, according
to reports made to the conferences
during the past week, but some of
the leaders are skeptical and some
what fearful that Senate delay on
this one piece of legislation may seri-
cusly endanger party success next
fall.
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The statement by James NJ. Cox.
the democratic standard-bearer in the
last election, made at Dayton, that
1--WE stand in our tracks. just where
we stood in 1920" and his argument
following this statement. shows the
issue that the democrats will urge
that rehabilitation is possible only
by cooperating with other countries
through the league OF nations. He
offers the league Of nations As the
only remedy for our present indus
trial ills, and fixes the responsibility
on the party in power because 1t
1eclined to enter the league.
The republicans are prepared to
accept this issue, and it is on this
that they intend to base their cam
paign Of education when they go be-
fore the country. They know that
there is one portion of the electorate
that is constitutionally negative and
viii always vote against the party in
power. Then there IL another por-
ton of the electorate dissatisfied be-
cause Of conditions who look for an
explanation of these conditions.
These are apt to harken with quick
response to the proposal Of legisla-
tive remedies. and will look to the
government for relief. Then there is