The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-09-25
Republican
Chiefs Say
.Tide1,urlled
Leaders Confident People
Will Support President and
Congress at Polls in
November.
Issue Party Text Book
by GRAFTON WILCOX.
Omaha bee Leased Wire.

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Washington. Sept, aA.-'rho country
lH about 20 engage in another ma
tiunal campaign,
In 30 states tho major parties win
contest elections for tho senate. In
more than 40 states there Will be
vigorous battles for the elections Of
members Of the house Of represents
tlveF.
Republican leaders enter tho cam
paign with much more confidencs
than was admitted a month ago. For
time the party leaders were be
ginning 20 be ulfle worried, but
now they believe the lido which
threatened to run against the party
In power, has turned and that the
people will support at the polls IN
November, the president and congress
which has been making an earnest
| effort to cure the ills OF wnr and
lget the country back into its normal
stride.
Text Book Prepared.
TO tho end that the record OF the
party may be- presented In tho cam.
paign by those who are 10 appeal
TO tho voters. the party textbook has
Just been prepared by the republican
senatorial committee. the republican
congressional committee and tho ma
tional committee.
The document contains preface
taken from speech by Senator Medill
Mccormick, Illinois, chairman OF the
Genatorial campaign committee, which
seeks 10 drive home TO tho mind OF
the voter the magnitude OF the task
which confronted the republican par
ty when II took hold OF the govern.
ment in March, 1921.
The text book points out primarily
that the appropriations by the present
congress afford the most striking II.
lustration OF retrenchment achieved
by the republican regime, which, 1t Is
argued. has had much to do with the
economic recovery OF the country
since the democratic war administra.
ton ceased to function.
Two Billions Yearly.
In considering these appropriations
bear in mind that the total appropri-
ated for each OF the fiscal years. 1920
to 1928, inclusive OF the service q the
debt, pensions and-ssasv@of fhe& mes4
abled. costs $4,000. .00O,0 900 year.
Revision Of the revenue act, the
tariff and other accomplishments are
reviewed. but particular attention Is
called to the efforts Of the party at
freight rate reduction.
Here is what the republicans say:
1T has been part Of the republican
reconstruction effort to reduce freight
rates, the increase of which has
threatened to crush out the life OF
many western farming communities.
Most important authorities in Wash
ington have estimated that by demo
cratic taxation. by action Of the Inter
state Commerce commission at the in
stance OF President Wilson, but above
all, by presidential decree to fulfil
the fiat OF William Gibbs McAdoo, the
transportation charges OF the country
We're increased under MIR. Wilson by
SO, 900. 900 900 a year.
Rail Costs Increased.
Messrs. Wilson and McAdoo III
creased the cost Of railroad carriags
and railroad travel in the United
every year by three times the ali
nual cost Of the whole government Of
the United States before the war. In
SO doing they struck at the value OF
farm land in every state in the
union; they diminished the earnings
OF every farmer; they handicapped
him in his competition with the farm.
ers Of AusSfalia, Argentina and India.
they increased the cost of living to
every customer In the United States.
Through the repeal of taxes and
the reduction Of rates. II is estimated
that since the inauguration of the
republican administration, transport
tation charges have been reduced by
half "A billion year. That is only the
first relief from the railroad burden
which McAdoo and Wilson put ON
Your backs, Mr. and Mrs. American"