The Hope pioneer., 1922-04-13


v. s. REPRESENTATIVE SIMEON
D. FEss, OHIO, CHAIRMAN RE.
PUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEE.
of the womanhood of the country
This great piece of humanitarian leg.
islation is the first of an ambitious
program Of progressive legislation
espoused by women in their new
sphere of political activity.
The Republican Congress enacted q
new taxation measure. This new
measure reduces during the current
year the public tax bill in the sum of
$S18,000,000. It increases the exemp.
tlons allowed the man of moderate in.
come; it repeals the nuisance" taxes;
all of the transportation taxes. which
were heavy burden upon agricultural
and industrial shippers; it repealed
the excess profits tax and reduced and
revised the surtax.
In this connection 1t is interesting
to set down the actual reduction of
public expenditures which have taken
place since the Republican Party came
into control Of the United States Con-
gress. The operating cost of the
United States Government in the year
1919 was $19.000,00O,OOO. That year
the Republican Congress began to
function. It used a blue pencil upon
the appropriations asked by the Demo.
cratic administration chiefs. The op-
Grating costs Of the Government in
1920 were only $7.500,0OO, 900. The Re.
publican Congress continued to econo.
mize, and the cost of running the Gov.
ernment in 1921 was reduced to &c.
500,000,000. Much of this was the
residue Of the Democratic administra.
ton. BY close cooperation between
the executive departments and the
Congress in 1921, the expenditures of
the Government for the current year
are to be not in excess of $4,000, ,O0O,-
600, and economies which have been
put into effect give promise of cutting
this to 100000. In connection
with this, Congress has enacted the
foreign-debt funding law, which au-
thorizes a commission to take imme.
date steps to place our loans to
foreign countries in collectible shane,
so that we may begin to receive the
interest and principal due us and
thereby still further reduce our do.
mestic taxation.
In summing up, it may be stated
that the Republican Party in March.
1921, found the nation with her rela-
tions with many foreign countries
strained to almost the breaking point,
her fundamental principles under dis:
cussion, her historic significance in
question. her population surfeited with
q the profits of war and wild extrava-
gance. her industries inflated by over.
expansion from war demands, and
problems Of reconstruction compll.
Gated and imminent.
Today sees peace again established
with all countries, foreign relations re.
sumed with honor to ourselves and
complete Justice to others, the finest
attitude Of the world toward our moral
leadership as evinced in the arms con.
ference, a policy of proper regard for
the defenders Of the nations rights,
an economic administration upon the
soundest principles Of economy, a re.
duction Of our public funded debt to
the amount Of $4,000, 100000, and re.
duction Of our floating debt of $780,.
100000, reduced taxation of over
three-quarters of a billion dollars per
year, a rejuvenated agriculture and
industrial fabric sorely distressed by
the havoc of war, the prospect of gen.
eral employment Of American labor
in American industries, the only coun-
try which not only is balancing it's
budget, but has really reduced the war
debt, has restored its credit, and dis
plays signs Of promise on all hands of
resumption again Of our happy and
promising stage which preceded the
inauguration of the Democratic foibles
Of the new freedom and policies of
suspicion and persecution of success
Such is the achievement of the first
year of the Republican administration
in control Of both the executive and
legislative branches of our Govern.
ment. =
But 1t should be noted that all Of
this splendid program has been car.
ried out in the face Of the persistent
opposition Of the solid Democratic
Party. which has attempted to defeat
every effort to rehabilitate the nation,
and which has opposed every measure
proposed, not because it r. anything
to offer in substitution, but because it
is habitually the party of opposition,
complaint and petty criticism.
The Republican Party gladly goes
to the country upon its record of con.
structive work. confident that the
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