The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-04-21
WASHINGTON LETTER
BY Wallace Bassford
1ecial News Correspondent.

Washington, D. c., April 15-Anoth'
er special election in the stronges1
Republican territory, in northern
New York State, has given the party
cause for serious misgivings. In 1926
the district gave Republican MAORI
Ity of almost 10000, but in the cleo
ton held the other day the Republi-
can candidate was thankful for one
tenth that much. On the same day
New Britain, Conn, went Democratic
for the first time in a long stretch OF
years.
The claim of the Washington Post
whose editor left the party of his
fathers for. the social entree at the
White House, that Liberty bonds have
returned to the vicinity of par be-
cause of the wonderful governmental
economies of the administration, is
considered a very good joke in Wash
ington. The Post neglected to give the
figures on the economies" which
would show that up to date the Con-
gressional appropriations are run
ming a neck and-neck race with
those of last year, but enjoying a
small lead. 1t is also worthy of COM
ment that Liberty bonds are not alone
in the advance; every bond listed on
the New York Stock Exchange is
higher than last year, as well as al
most every single stock. Last Septem-
Der this writer directed attention to
! the situation and stated that Wall
Street was preparing to celebrate the
election of Harding with a big bulk
market. and asked the reader to cut
IN fha Naur Nnpl-
Stock Exchange and compare with
those six months and a year later
The six months period has elapsed
and the average gain on list of fifty
representative rail and industrial
stocks is more than $40 per share.
The boarded surplus of capital in the
cities has brought the eastern money
rate down to the vicinity of per
cent, and in that condition the Liber-
ty bond is naturally in demand by the
holders of large amounts of idle mon
ey.
The President, strenuous advocate
of economy, is enjoying his beautiful
new launch, purchased for him out of
the peoples money, to convey him
from the wharf to the Mayfiower and
back again. OF course a fine launch
had always been provided for this
purpose, but some official who proba-
bly, desired to win the approval of the
royal eve for prosperous moment,
conceived the idea that the success
sor Of Jackson and Lincoln should
ride in Dalatial state such as was af-
fected by the Roman emperors, OF
those luxurious times proceeding the
fatal day when the barbarians stabbed
their horses in the Forum. A forty
five-thousand-dollar launch is the re-
suit: it is used about five minutes
per week. 1t is built of solid mahoga-
ny from the forests of Santo Domingo,
decked with the silver of Mexico and
cushioned with the silks of the Orient.
II would require the fervid magma
tion of Poe or Rider iHaggard to
visualize some of Harding's predeces-
sorS using the hardwrung taxes of
the farmer and the laborer for this
ostentation of luxury while preach
ing economy in every breath. Who
can imagine old Andrew Jackson,
who slept in his tent with his spurs
on in the muddy Chalmette bottoms
waiting for the British to land, al
lowing his understrappers to buy
such bauble for him out of the peo-
pies money? And how would Lincoln
look, who could split more rails from
sun to sun than any other man in his
county. lolling back in the down
filled cushions of this wonderful boat?
The party of Lincoln has fallen into
strange control in these later days.
While Harding COLTS and week-ends
the veterans of the world war suffer.
Congressman Lamar LETTERS of Ala
bama is an overseas soldier who is
trying to fight their battles for them.
He finds it rough shedding In the
House of Representatives the other
day he directed attention very point
edly to the many months wasted by
the administration in providing hos
pitfalls for which the appropriations
were long since made. He declared
Secretary Mellon to be guilty of
criminal negligence and expressed
the view that many men had gone to
their graves for lack of the facilities
which should have been provided be-
fore now. He then gave list of pro-
jects and Of progress made thereon;
it gives little promise of relief:
Tuskegee, Ala, $2,500,000 hosp. for
negroes. Bids to be advertised for
this month. Palo Alto. Calf, 81, 40O, 900
neuro-psychiatric hosp. Bids to be op-
ened April 10. Western PENNSYLVANIA.
$1.OO0.000 tubercular hosp. Choice of
site practically completed" jefferson
Barracks, Mo-, $1,0O0,OOO hosp. Con
tour survey is being made" New York
City, $1,000,000 tubercular hosp. "Pre-
liminarv studies have been made for
sites under consideration, and negoti-
atoms for sites pending.
The bill for the bogus bonus is still
in doubt. At present it is struggling
with the much-amended tariff bill to
see which shall gain the right of way
in the Senate. There is little chance
that the soldiers will be lucky enough
to have the bonus provisions so chan
ged that they will not have to pay
interest to the bankers. The financial
interests will see to it that they either
receive a sales tax as the price of
their consent of the bonus will only
be obtainable after paying tribute to
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