Evening journal., 1922-10-09

fOufteen Republican states
make legal provision for assisting
ex-service men to find employment.
Three Republican states make
provision by law for loaning funds
to needy ex-service men.
Eight Republican states have es-
tablished welfare commissions or
boards for the benefit OF ex-service
men.
Twenty Republican states have
by legislation provided for the ad-
mission of ex-service men to state
in the hospitals.
Why South Favors Bonus.
Democratic states have not even
assisted sick and needy ex-service
men of their own communities.
mot a single Democratic State has
passed any legislation giving any
bonus TO any sort of ex-service men.
With the rate exceptions noted above
confined to Texas and North and
South Carolina. no State in the DEM
ocratic Solid South has passed any
legislation OF any kind, however
trivial, that leads the least assistance
~ % otA VIC AAlCn VI eANRCA 10 NhNAA
any recognition or preference in pub
lie employment.
These Democrats were willing to
vote that the United States should
pay a bonus because about 80 per
cent. would come out OF others
pockets but would not vote for a
State bonus because those would
come out OF their own pockets. Fiji
teen Republican States voted a
bonus TO their ex-service men and
five left II to a referendum OF their
citizens.
The Democratic Solid South is
against the ex-service men. In all
States where Democrats absolutely :
and exclusively control everything |
they have done nothing for him.
When they had control of the United |
States Congress after the war they |
did nothing for him. The record Of |
Democratic officials under Wilson,
federal agencies dealing
with ex-service men, was a record of
ncompetency and a gross squander
IF money which was officially con-
iemned by both the American
A4tkAUD anu a CDGkAdA N0AiAAAAANNt Va
he United States Senate, upon
which sat the Democratic Senators
Walsh of Massachusetts. and Penn
irene, of Ohio, both OF whom signed
he report of condemnation.
"A Few Words About Taxes"
The Democratic party laid a heavy
,urden of taxes upon the American
,eople. Those taxes were not all due
o the prosecution of the war. As
Don as the Democratic administra-
ION came into power in 1913 the
Democratic Congress began to in
rease appropriations and jump
axes. Each succeeding year the
Democratic Congress voted vastly
more appropriations for the rapidly
Increasing routine expenditures OF
he Democratic administration.
Even those increases were not
efficient TO meet the mounting ex-
,enses under the Wilson regime in
lines of peace. In the spring of |
916 the Democratic Congress ap-
more money for the fiscal
ear beginning July l, 1916, than
yer before voted for the routine ex-
cultures OF the government. On the J
cells of these regular appropriation
ills, which were the greatest ever q
nown in the history OF the govern y
lent up TO that time in times of q
eace. the Democratic House Ways i
nd Means Committee on July 5,
916. introduced a special revenue
III which called for $500, OO0. 900 ad- 0
itional taxes.
This was not only long before the j
nlted States entered the World
FAR but It was at a time when the +
emocratic administration was J
aiming It had kept the country out p
war and would continue to keep n
lie country out of war. Therefore 4.
lie vast increase in public taxes I'M il
er the Democratic administration C
p to and including those levied by Y
lis bill cannot be charged to the n
ar. They were necessary because n
the gross extravaganza OF the s
administration and the n
revenues under the I'm n
erwood tariff. :,
However. the debts were con- Al
acted. The obligations were in -
Tired in the name of the govern =
ent. They cannot be repudiated. !,
o matter how unnecessary were
lie expenditures, the people must
~ the bills incurred by the Demo-
attic administration.
In this, history repeats Itself. =.
administrations always IL
cur debts but never pay them. II
rs been truthfully stated that 1t
economy after a Democratic adj
Illustration is not a theory; It is a u
scessity.' Republicans are always
He'd on to devise ways and means u
reducing the debts which have "
zen incurred by Democratic admin
trations and OF reducing the L
'olifigate expenditures which have tC
come practice under Democratic
gime. 6,
,xes Reduced $500, OOO, 900. OF
The Republican administration ii
acticed economy and lowered pt
xes $500, 100000 the first year II Ii
me into power. The situation con-
onting the Republican administra- III
IN when it came into power March W
1921. was no exception to this d,
lie. It found the people burdened eli
tn a debt of $4,000, 600 900 and
e routine operating expenses OF the lie
vernment higher than ever known iii
the history OF the United States. an
lis was necessarily accompanied by "
2 most burdensome taxes that the
nerican people had ever expert ba
ced. az
The Republican administration %
about TO reduce the taxes. The mr.
st step was a radical reduction in 90
itine public expenditures which Iio
IS accomplished by the Inaugural ~
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