The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-01-27
WILMINGTON LETTER,
By Wallace Bassford.
spebl News Correspondent.

IT Washington, D. c.. Jan. 18th
+ swtg is steadily toward the Demo
s, eTas. with increasing momentum.
G sHTey of the newspaper field show
h hSDemocratic press aggressive an,
y nH OF intelligent criticism of tn
If shortcomings of the administration
n vale the independent papers in larg
: numbers are in similar attitude Tn
Ia conservative republican organs
"a nostiy owned by the big rich, are OF
zine defensive. Speaking of these or
tsans. it is interesting to note that tn,
.tSDuPonts have bought up all the pan
'ters in Delaware of any size exceptin,
1.-Two; they can not get those for tn,
very good reason that a staunch ant
! able Democrat owns both of them
no other than Willard Salisbury. wht
/ VIII probably return to the Senate as
the result of the election next Novem.
Der. All of the Hearst papers about
a dozen big ones-are attacking the
administration every day. The exten-
sive string of Scripps-McRea papers
penny dailies-are frankly CRITICS.
ing the Republicans. =
The New York Telegraph, Repub-
lican paper, refers to the fact that
President Wilson predicted a Demo
cratic victory next November and
adds: President Wilson is a great
man. but it doesn't require a great
man to discover the present drift of
public sentiment"
The Republicans are trying to work
their courage up to the point of enact
ing sales tax. Such tax has some
advantages; among them are these
You can't dodge it. You pay it every
time you reach your hand into your
pocket. no matter what you buy You
don't have o bother about savings
account. for this tax will not allow you
to save anything except your old
trousers and your integrity to heaven
1t will be easy to collect, because it
Will come off of those who have the
least influence at Washington-the
plain people. Better than all, it forces
the soldier to pay his own bonus; h
should be happy, for he not only gets
the bonus but has the privilege of pay
ing it himself. The only drawback is
the name. but the Republicans will
doubtless find q name for it that will
make it look like check from Dad.
Didn't they even make robbery sound
good by calling it protection"
Congressman Begg of Ohio, Re
publican. said on page 1857 of the
Congressional Record (January III
Il say to you men, seriously,
the Republican party is pledged TO
a platform of economy, to cut down
expenses. Everybody the world Over
is cutting down expenses except this
Congress. and we bring in bill after
bill to raise salaries when the farmers
are comDelled to cut down or go into
the bankruptcy court" Honest, truth
ful Mr.. Bcggsi VIII someone kindly
page DiOgenes?
Massachusetts is still talking ir
hushed voices of the Governors ban
quet and the terrible spill which oc-
Cured. lust picture the scene: There
in the staid old city of Boston, in the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the
home of Whittier, Daniel the Godlike
Gamaliel Bradford, and the Puritan
colony. were gathered together the
great elders of the Republican party.
the party of correct living and thu
New England conscience No wicked
wine gave its color in the cup. nor
strong dring which rageth-leastwise
not on the banquet table. Nor did
sparkle in the glass-or
that is. at least, not exactly on the ia
BILE OF course not-hadnt the country
gone drv and aren't all the blue-rib-
hOners in the State endowed with
the vote? OF course not-at least, not
right there in the public gaze. But just
across the corridor and a few steps
down to the left, or was it just to the
right? ANY way, it was there-hootch
booze. quantities of it. The popping of
corks, almost drowned the oratory
across the hall, and the banqueters. bv
twos and threes and singly, came and
went. and waxed happier and more
care-free.
Postmaster General Hays, who al
ways buvs a child's size hat, is ar
ranging to take the finger prints of
all depositors at postal savings banks.
He has already begun using the sys-
tenn with postal employees. Up to this
time the system has only been in use
to identify crooks and is used at all
our best penitentiaries. Bill should
write a brochure on Innovations Cal
culated to Popularize the Administra-
ton It's easy to be a great organizer
W zen you nave al lllS
and all the landslide on your side
but when it comes to holding a job
requiring some horse sense, it's an
other thing altogether.
Speaking of finger prints, it would
mt be bad idea to hold conventions
every few years to see how far we
have become removed from being
free peoDle.
The Postmaster General is trying &c
Get Congress to assume the response
hilitv for stopping free delivery at
third class offices. for cutting off sre
cial delivery service in connection
with marcel post packages. and for
a surety bond division in
the Department. This last is to com
nete with the bonding companies. An2
vet the President pledged himself t.
divorce the Government from bust