The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1922-10-20

moneys TO develop these resources.
He gave credit TO the democratic ad-
ministration for thief ederal reserve
banking system. and referred TO IL as
the greatest banking system on
earth. He favored a tariff on swad-
ling Industries. Mr.. Richards said:
Il want TO point out to you few
matters OF erroneous legislation and
mistakes in legislation as | see them.
and | give the party in power credit
for this. they are making the mis-
takes honestly. | do not think that
they are deliberately legislating to
made the world discontinued.
'One that | recall in particular is
the Woodruff johnson resolution
providing for the appropriation OF
money for Attorney General Daugh-
erty to investigate war graft And
what happened to that. IL went to
the committee on rules. Mr.. Camp
bell OF Kansas was chairman. The
committee passed favorably on that
legislation. Mr. Campbell put the
favorable report in his pocket and
intendes to keep Il there. Mr.. Wood
run. the father of that resolution.
would not stand for such parlia-
mentary tactics. He would not stand
for such gag rule in committee and
moved the house that the chairman
OF that committee be forced to pro
duce the report and the speaker of
the house ruled him out of order
Then they moved to send il back to
the committee for favorable re-
port. That motion carried, but the
report came back unfavorable. Is
there an American citizen, republi-
can or democrat, who believes in
such tactics? do not | am right
here to say, investigate war grafters.
regardless of party affiliations, and
II he be guilty OF grating on the gov
eminent when we were on the altar
of war and sacrifice. put him where
he belongs-that Is all-prosecute
and punish him.
What else have we? We have the
legislation on tax reductions. You
all know whose profits were reduced
excess profits taken by corporations
and surtaXes by individuals The
| schedule the house made was from
SIS to 80 and when 1t came into the
|
the democratic side of the body that
they compromised on so per cent
Your taxes. my taxes. are not re
duced. but the men who got thirty
eight mollions of war profits are on,
of the tax. Where is the Justification
of that kind Of legislation. If you
are true American citizens you dc
not approve Of 1t.
And what else do we find? Al
executive order issued by President
Wilson says that If anybody wants tC
be postmaster he can take an exam
inatiOn and the person passing tn,
best examination gets the position
How does 1t work now under this a,
ministration? | will tell you. II
republican takes the examination h
passes; il democrat and republi
can take 1t together, the democrat
fails and the republican succeeds. |
all three applicants are democrats
they must take the examination owe
again, But II they are all republican
it is all right.
Mr.. Sullivan said: I'm battle Their
was never better, Drawer soldier
than our own boys. Many of ther
had never before carried n gun O
fired shot. After the battle G
Chateau Thierry French writer Wis
tied the battlefield and wrote to
Paris paper the next day:
'"These wonderful Americans figt
like our own French Poilus did tn
first year of the war Their beaut
full young bodies were lying straigf
out and their faces were always t,
ward the enemy.
"One of our own boys writin
| home said:
This morning went over tt
battle-ground 1t was raining.
found one of our boys in the thiC
of a wheat field. He was still warn
he was dead, He had fixed h
wounds as best he could. He hs
/. his mothers and sweetheart's pi
. lures in one hand and his lette
- from home in the other He hi
died looking at them.
In closing appeal to you to pledl
your candidate for the legislature
support a bill carrying an appropri
tion for publishing of the biograp
les and photos Of these brave men,
that. their deeds can be recounted
our children and our children
children.
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