Evening star., 1922-10-09
CHAIRMAN ADAMS
FLAYS DEMOCRATS
Republican Committee Head
Says Candidates Are Re-
pudiating Parties.

Before the democratic party asks
the country to entrust 1T with con-
troll of the next Congress 1t first
should get control of itself. John T.
Adams, chairman of the republican
national committee. declared IN
statement issued today. Its own
candidates for the United States Sem
ate," said Mr. Adams, ARE deserting
it." Continuing he said:
. Senator Kendrick Of Wyoming,
democratic candidate to succeed him
self, has repudiated his party on the
tariff. Notwithstanding the demo-
cratic official text book is a evoted
largely to violent denunciations OF
the tariff, MIR. kendrick voted for
nearly all the schedules in the new
law and for the law itself. and is
claiming he should be reelected on
that account.
Senator Ashurst OF Arizona. Is an,
other democrat trying to be elected
on the ground that he does not be-
lieve what his party says regarding
the protective tariff.
Ralston Repudiates Party.
Former Gov. Ralston of In
diana, is the latest democratic candi-
date for the United States Senate who
repudiates his party's position. He
disTegards the democratic omciaf
thorough sympathy with the treaties
formulated at the Washington con-
ference for Limitation of armament.
and pledges his hearty cooperation
with President Harding and the ad-
ministration in carrying out the
treaties.
Democratic leadership cannot con-
sistently criticize their insuTgent
senatorial candidates who have SO ac-
curately sensed the public sentiment
of their respective states.
campaign are sidestepping their para
mount issue of 1s20-the league Of
nations--and have instructed speak
ers under their supervision to avoid
discussing it at this particular time.
Senator Pomerens is a good ex-
ary, 1921, when the country was reap
ing the full effect of eight years OF
democratic administration. he made a
speech in the Senate deploring wide
spread unemployment in Ohio. stat
ing that at least 40 per cent Of work
ing men were idle. bread lines were
formed in some of the Industrial CEN
ters and general distress existed
among wage earners. Ohio. In COM
mon with the rest of the country. has
administration. Mr.. Pomerene is now
trying to forget wtat he said in Janu-
ary, 1921, because to recall 1t would
only emphasize the contrast between
unemployment then and the tremen-
dous industrial activity OF today.
Also Raps Hitchcock.
Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska is
another democrat who is endeavoring
to forget his utterances of last year.
During the discussion of the farmers
tariff, which he opposed, he predicted
that the enactment of such tariff
would not benefit the agricultural or
live stock interests of his state. He
characterized the farmers tariff as a
gold brick" Mr.. Hitchcock is now
trying to forget the direful predic-
tions he made regarding the farmers
tariff by making equally foolish pre-
dictions regarding the new Fordney-
McCumber law.
"This is consistent with the demo-
cratic party history. In each cam
paign they admit they were wrong in
the previous campaign. No doubt next
campaign they will be trying as hard
to forget what they said about the
tariff this year as they are trying this
year to forget what they said on their
paramount issues Of the last cam
paign. How can the voters agree
with party whose leaders cannot
agree among themselves on the issues
Of the campaign, In which they are
engaged"