Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-23
NoscnhRum Refuses Check.

Nlr. Roscnhaume letter 20 MIR .\ilcs
reads:
so7 West s4th street. New York.
Aug. Is. 1929.
Tho Hon. Milton =. Allies. treasure
National Republican Congressional
Committee. Albec Building. Wash
ington. ID. &.
l,sar MIR. Allies: | have your letter of
August asking my co-opration IN nm
cffOrt to elect Republican Congress
IN November.
You are Justified on general prin-
Clples. In asking my assistance.
have been Republican ever since
east my first vote. | believe. generally
.peaking. in the principles OF the Re
publican pacty. However. | shall not
help TO elect "A Republican Congress
next November. and you are entitled
90 know the reason why.
But first lot mo say that Il Will be
impossible 60 elect a Republican Con
gress The Republican party has
failed to measure up to it, ressponsi-
blllties and the country knows f..
You refer In your letter TO the Demo
crate as having "a record of waste and
mlsmanagement behind them and no
effective future program 10 offer"
agree with this thoroughly. but the
same criticism can he justly made of
the present Republican Congress.
\ sr0t opportunity FOR constructive
work has been LOST. The Tariff bill
which IL now before Congress. and
which viii doubtless be enacted into
law within a few days Is a colossal
4
the Payne -.Aldrch tariff rs in.
d,fcnslble," wha, can bc said about the
blil which Is abou; to be enacted?
Reputable business men and repre-
sentative newspapers. who have at
tempted 90 point out the error and in
Justice Of the bin have been met 10y a
Mood OF yilincation and abuse from
tonsrcssman Forslncy and other Rep
rescntativss and Senators. Certain
Republican Senators, who are among
tho largest producers and dealers in
wool IN thu country. have been work
ing for tariff which puts an out
rareously high duty upon raw wool
and which. it is estimated. viii tax
our people $3.50. .000 900 a year Do
you think the people uf the country
do not know this and resent q? When
the facts Ia regard 10 this scandsl6us
situation ate pointed out by a repu-
table merchant who knows his bust
ness. he IN branded on the fioor of the
House and Senate as "a liar. a traitor
and importer" the latter epithet. in
the opinion of many Republican Con
srcssmen. apparently being the most
danninG OF all.
A bonus bin is about 20 be carried
which VIII raise the already high cost
OF living and add anywhere from 50
OeO 00O ooe 10 $1,000 Oo0 900 10 our al
ready oyerburdened taxpayers Con-
grrss in voting. does not seem 10 have
IN mind al all what is the right thing
60 do. but evidently what will produce
the greatest number OF votes.
We have had as the head OF the
Federal Reserve System for the las,
six years n man OF outstanding abili-
~. W. Y. G.. Harding He has pi-
loted the Fed~~sl Reserve Board
through its earliest and most difficult
period. He has helped TO lead II
through the period Of the war and
through the denation which came
after the war.
But partly because he - a Demo
crat and partly because he will no;
permit the Federal Reserve system "a
be used FOR political ends. Senators
and congrcssmen have refused tc
recognize his great ability and grea,
Fervice. aud are endeavoring 20 pre-.
vent his denomination. The politicians
81 whom Congress Is largely composed
seem 20 be itching To get their hand.
on the Federal Reserve system. anC
apparently nothing would pleas,
them more than 20 have a politica
hack who viii be subservient TO their
wishes as the head OF the system.
have touched upon only a few
of the reasons why most OF the Re.
publicans and Independents with
whom ! come In contact are disguised
with the men who represent US II
Congress. There are many other rea
sons. into which do not wish 20 go
! viii not touch upon the Congress
ional attitude toward foreign affairs