New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-04-13
Says He Would Simply
Voice Grievance of En-
tire Nation Against the
Present Administration
Praises Rule of Wilson
Declares Country Did Not
Reject His League and
Analyses 1920 Majority

tons this year. at simply will be
necessary" he said, "to articulate the
Grievance against the present Admins
tration, which has fastened itself upon
Gerry community in America"
ne also touched upon the tariff. the
Federal Reserve system and the League
o. Nations. The Wilson Administers
ton. he said. demonstrated that high
tariff was not necessary to PROSPERITY
without the Federal Reserve system,
30 asserted. the war could not have
oeen won, and the claim Of "plurality
against the League OF Nations" he de-
ciared, sis mere buncombe"
Says Republicans Are Worried
Our Republican friends" he said at
ire beginning of his address. seem
20 be very much worried as to what the
democracy will present as its issue in
ths congressional elections this wear.
- my Judgment, at least. it will simply
% necessary to articulate the gricvance
against the present Administration.
which has fastened itself upon every
community in America. In short. the
issue will be tn. sins of omission and
OF commission or the part OF the Ad-
mlnistration. When we have chronicled
the bad things that have been done
and the good things that might have
been done, the record will be ample
for successful campaign.
Into the sins of omission will Of
course. come America failure to ioin
| IN the work Of international co-opera-
s'on By becoming a member OF the
! League Of Nations. The man in the
| street does not regard the League of
! Nations now as mere affair of ideal
ISM. He recognizes that his own eco
nomic condition is affected by eco
nomic conditions elsewhere. He also
knows that prosperity must be pre-
ceoded by order and that existing dis
order is being abated in Europe by con-
ference and cooperation.
Cites Prosperity Under Wilson
Speaking Of issues an old campaign
associate of the Republicans will be
missing this year Since the war be-
tween the states they have contendcd
that the Democratic party was party
OF oppositior and thoroughly lacking
IN she qualities OF constructive leader
ship The record 5t eight years of
progress, justice, 1cform enc. recon
struction is so thoroughly outlined in
the memory - tn, reopie that it will
be waste Of tine Tor Republican ora
t2:s to challenge Democratic accom-
/ plishment Not only did tnc Wilson
I Il IA /
taN1H system was not necessary 70 on.
prosperity, but that an unprecedented
prosperity came under tariff schedule;
which the Republicans fer Att years
had proclaimed to be dangerous, 10.
ONLY was the country prospvNoQ4 u-a,r
NJ. wilson, but it was a difTcr"n: nd
Ct prosperity than the country had
lt'3Hn .efors. The products of ACTIVITY
were widely difused and prosperit,
touched the tumblest cottage ia tn
land. The Democratic prosperity played
no favorites
Under the Federal Reserve system
the resources of America were avail
| able for the fiscal salvation. not only
OF groups, but OF al America. With
! cut it we could not have won the waY.
Under its ADM nistration the Ameri-
+ can dollar was the only symbol Of
value in the world that maintained it's
parity. AS supplement to this very
wise legislation was the Farm Loan
act. Not only wore our Democratic
conditions more satisfactory than in
a. the history OF the country, but un-
der Democratic leadership a plan was
deYolved to practically make war i'm
possible. to turn the cost Of heavy
2rmaments into other courses, and to
lrate certain early establishments fol-
loving the great war.
Analyses 1920 Vote.
"lf we had entered the league and
given the cooperation of the greatest
creditor nation in the world our eco
nomic readjustment would have been
IN the form of q light fever instead Of
stroke Of commercial paralysis. What
our party stood for and what the Re
4 publicans opposed affords the best
example Of tne constructive policy un-
der Democratic auspices and the de-
stroc;lve policy under Republican aus
pioos.
~ great dea' has been said about
nlaE..l:t.e having hoeN rendered against
re leHr'e of Nai'ors. Let us analyze
tn.7 Go N With fairness that will
:'Nea ~ every unprej JUDGED person
Leo = subtract from the seven million
N."ra'.ty thoso three nationalities who
voted the Republican ticket through
purely racial grievances; then we take
away the business interests that were
promised cliff in taxation; then let
rs take into oG- calculations the hun
Greds o. thousands OF conscientious.
patriotic Republicans who were de-
ceiyed by Messts. Hughes. Hoover.
Root, Lowell ana Taft.
After these sub. fractions are made
there is no plurality whatsoever
against the ea@ue. The truth is that
tne claim is nero buncombe Bringing
this same thought to a local illustra-
J'on. youc local Republicans claim that
your recent 1000 plurality carried with
i mandate. You are perfectly aware
u Inc fact tfal into this equation fig
uTes y massed racial group possessing
=! coo votes"