Evening journal., 1922-10-28
SUSSEX Rallies for dupont and Layton

American politics. Such an over.
whelming victory can only be re.
garded as the realization upon the
part OF the American people that the
Democratic party. upon every occa-
sion where it has been entrusted
with power. has signally failed to
retain the Nations confidence
Therefore, in the discussion OF the
issues of this campaign 1 shall re-
view not only the political history OF
the Nation, but I shall lay before
you the facts of the last Administra-
ton and let you again pass Judgment
on the wisdom of your action two
years ago.
Democratic Tariff of 1913
THE Democratic party took pos
session of the Nation March 4. 1913.
1t was given complete control Of the
executive branch of the Government
and it had a large working majority
in both Houses of Congress. The re-
sponsibility was upon It. and let us
see how it met it. Shortly after it
came into power It enacted a Demo-
cratic tariff law. known as the Nm
derwood bill. It opened the gates Of
America to the factories of Europe.
1t did away with the Republican
principle OF protection TO American
industry and American labor.
II shall not enter into an eXhaus-
tive discussion of the tariff question
or offer an expert analysis of dts I'M
DERIVING principles. The facts show
experience proves-that It discourage
IL
threw men out of employment, and
deprecated the value of property.
1t made living harder, ana 1t sub
tracted from tho sum OF human
happiness.
THE European war saved this
country industrially. People were
called from the factories OF Europe
to perform services upon the fields
of battle. Those great armies, ag-
gregatins twenty millions OF men
had TO be fed and clothed and sup
Piled with the instruments OF war.
Europe could not produce goods IN
sufficient quantity for its own con-
Europe was forced TO buy
its supplies from the United States
for the proper prosecution OF the
war. American industry survived
and revived. and the law of a free
trade tariff was suspended by the ar
tificial and extraneous conditions
produced by the World War.
1T is useless to review the reck-
less spending of money during the
OF the war. War costs
rose stupendously, and every one
knows 1t is not only destructive of
life, property and values. but of ne
oessity waste must and does occur.
1 do not censure the Democratic ad-
for the money It spelt
In all necessary efforts. The Repub-l
lican party has a right to censu =
the Democratic administration for
money unnecessarily wasted and d.
rectly chargeable to the lack Of
business efficiency.
"In order to win the war It was
not necessary to loan three hundred
OF dollars to countries not
n the war.
I'm order to win the war It was
not necessary to loan one billion five
hundred million dollars after the ar
nistice was signed.
I'm order to win the war II was
rot necessary to buy 945.O saddles
or $4,000 cavalry horses. or ten
adde's for each horse.
in order to win the war Il was
not necessary to buy 2,s50. 900 halt
IT'S. or seven for each horse.
I'm order to win the war It was
not necessary to buy 2,033,00 /
lose-bags.. or more than five for
zach horse owned by the Govern
nent.
I'm order to win the war It was
Tot necessary to buy two copper
,randing irons for each horse and
mule owned by the War Depart I
nent.
an order to win the war II was
.ot necessary to buy 1897 900 horse ,
rushes. br more than four for each !
orse.
I'm order TO win the war Il was
OF necessary to buy 1.14s, 900 horse ,
overs, or three covers for each =.
orse.
I'm order TO win the war It was
OF necessary to buy 7.012,510 sets
Z spur-stpaps, or thirty-six sets for {
ach officer entitled to use them. c
I'm order to win the war It was Z
OF necessary TO buy 149, 557.00O / h
read cans for 100000 men, or So {
read cans for each man. c
THE Dem ocratic administration '
oent S3.991.0OO.000 in the ord \
apce Department Of the army. and a
My ~ cannons were obtained. .
THE Democratic administration >
,ent s116.194.OOO on nitrate plants a
nd did not produce any nitrates for a
sc IN the war. 4.
Twenty million dollars were spent =
4 coke ovens, without the produc- !
on Of any coke. =
"Thirty-flve million dollars were .
oent on picric acid plants. and !.
icy produced no acid. =
"One hundred and sixteen million
ollars were spent for poison gas
nd no gas was produced, u
1927, 900 were spent for .
rminals and docks at which no
lips were ever tied.
"s1 ,051, $1,000 were spent for 0
rplanes, and less that 200 airplanes t.
'er sailed above the army in Il
rance. y
Never before was the govern
ent turned over by one administra- p
on TO another in such a condition
this government was received &
ON the Democratic party March 4
~. The Federal Treasury was on o
@ verge of bankruptcy and every e.
10 knows that emergencies were e.
)urly arising for which there was O
, precedent. These burdens are