The Washington times., 1922-11-06
Democratic
BY CORDELL HULL.


Written Expressly for International News
Service
Copyright. is2i. by International News
Services.
The Democrats are confident of
winning a decisive victory In Tues.
days (tomorrow's) election. This
every section OF the country TO Demo
surveys made by the political writers
OF the country, the editorial tone OF
the press and the expression of In.
dividual observers OF political events.
One factor that enters into this
prediction and strengthens the con-
fidsnce OF Democratic victory II the
enthusiasm of Democrats every
where. the active and intelligent cam.
paigns that have been waged by
Democratic State and county COM
mittees. and on the other hand by
the general depression of Republican
leaders -and the apathy and disgust
existing among the rank and file OF
the Republican voters.
Clear.cut Issues.
These reports and surveys show
a heavy falling off In Republican
registration with no corresponding
decrease In Democratic registration;
they also indicate a considerable
stay-at'home vote In normal Re-
publican States, but. more impor-
tant than these they indicate that
a large percentage OF the dissatis
fled and disgruntled Republicans
will enter a protest against the rec
ord of the Republican Do-Nothing
kA
airy leadership and the lack OF any
reason of which the Administration
drifts hither and thither and ac-
complishes nothing.
The issues upon which the people
will decide this election are clear
cut. They have been made plain to
voters everywhere. The people un-
derstand them, and in many in.
stances their understanding has
been augmented by sad or painful
experience.
First and foremost of the issues
upon which the Democratic party
expects to win Is taxation, both In
ternal and tariff. The people know
that the burden of internal taxa
ton has been shifted from the
larger to the smaller taxpayers:
that while the big taxpayer has
had his taxes reduced there has
been no relative reduction to the
smaller taxpayer. The people know
that the present Republican Con.
gress has enacted the worst tariff
law in the history of the country.
which imposes a tax OF $4,O0O.OOO,-
900 upon the American people, most
Of which goes into the pockets of
a special privilege profiteering class
and only an estimated $300, 100000
into the Treasury Of the United
States. The women Of the country
know that under the Fordney-Mc-
Cumber tariff bill they will have
to pay $1,000, 900, 900 annually In
taxes on their clothes.
Cost Of Living Issue.
Other issues upon which the Re-
publicans have failed to make good
and have sought to dodge In the cam
paign are:
The increasing high cost Of living,
which they promised to lower: the
TRANSFORMATION and industrial prob
lens for which no solution has been
offered; the great loss of foreign
trade and foreign markets. resulting
ifl pdhhfuptCy W
the rejection of Ford's Muscle Shoals
proposal: the pretense of economy In
the face of a gaping Treasury deficit
of $3.50 ,000, 900 for this fiscal year;
gross public immortality as revealed
by Newberryism, Daughertyism and
Nat Goldsteinism; destruction of our
great merchant marine by loss of
freight due to abandonment OF for
eign trade relations; no workable for
eign debt settlement law; no short
term farm credits: no labor policies
except Mjunctions: people suffering
for lack of fuel because OF the Ad-
ministration's failure to even try to
settle the coal strike: no reciprocal
market conditions abroad for the
benefit of farmers and other produc-
ers of surpluses; assassination Of the
civil service: no definite policy to re-
store sound, stable prosperity In
America.
Instead, there has been one fixed
policy of hating,
hesitation, evasion, bungling and de-
lay with respect to all pressing do
mestic and foreign problems. feeble
leadership and lack of vision and
ideas.