Evening journal., 1922-10-17

feet seriously the business OF tn
country.
1T is also our duty to restore thu
business prosperity so that the in
lcreased revenue emanating there
from may liquidate this debt. 1t Il
a fact that before the outbreak d
the war, when the Wilson admins
tration was in power. the debt OF
the United States was less than one
billion dollars. or 10 be exact $685.
600. 600.
When the Democratic party turn
cd over the control of this govern
ment TO the Harding Administration
on March 4, 1921, the debt was s23.-
$4,000, 900. For this great indebt-
edness the Democratic party must
assume the responsibility. or course,
this great expenditure was occasion
ed by the war and is largely for war
purposes. but the question for the
consideration Of the voters today is;
Was this expenditure OF approx
mately $4,000. 100000 bona flde
expenditure. or was that amount
largely and wholly an unnecessary
expenditure. and expenditure for
which the government did not re-
ceive sufficient consideration. and
which. a large amount was wasted ?
Investigation disc, ,osed that at least
one-third, OF this indehtedness-som
estimate the amount as high as two
thirds-was absolutely unjustified
and unnecessary. II was nothing
more or less than waste OF the
peoples money.
Where the Money Went.
For instance. the government
spent over a billion dollars suppos-
edly for aeroplanes. but did not sue
coed in putting a single bombing
plane at the front during the Euro
pean war.
THE Ordnance Department spent
ss,ss1, 00o,0 900 and obtained ~ can
non.
"The sum OF s11s.1s4.ooo was
spent on nitrate pants which pro-
duced no nltrates
THE sum OF $4,000. 900 was spent
on coke ovens. which produced no
coke.
THE sum OF ss5. 100000 was spent
on picric acid plants. which pro-
duced no acid.
THE sum OF si16,oOO.OOO was
spent for poison gas. and no poison
gas was obtained.
The sum Of s127.s6f.Ooo was
spent for terminals and docks at
which no ships we're ever tied.
"All told. the Emergency Fleet
Corporation contracted for 22SSi
ships or this number It received
only $50 before the armistice The
remainder were delivered after the
war was over and there was no fur
ther necessity for their use; 1.fS0i
were delivered in 1919. ana 47s OF
them were delivered in 1920. None
Of this expenditure Of money which .
in tho ne ghhorhood OF
four billion OF dollars, was necessary
10 win the war because OF the very
obvious reason that these ships
played no part in winning the war.
Same Issue Before Voters.
This is the same issue that en-
tered into the campaign two years
ago and 1T placed the Republican
party in power
"The revelations Of the extrava-
gance. graft and criminal waste dis
gusted the voters OF the United
states at large with the Democratic
party and satisfied them OF the in
OF that party and placed
the Republican party In power. The
same leaders who were In control Of
he Democratic party during the
Wilson administration are still in
he saddle. II this election goes
and the Democratic par
y is restored to control In the
House II will be the same leaders
Who were responsible for the waste
md unnecessary expenditures made
iaring the Wilson administration
,no will he in control Of that part
II our Government Are the voters
eady 10 place that same party back
n power2
"On the other hand. the record {,
Il the Republican party since re- ,
tored to power is such that every
ct has convinced the voters that
he effort OF this Republican admin {
stration has been directed to re-
uce the public debt. save the peo- ,
les money and restore business TO ,
ormal conditions. In other words, /
has been a sane and sound econ I
mic administration. The waste and 7
seless expenditures OF the Demo G
ratio administration. created alb +
ormal conditions which cannot be c
estored within a short time Any I
ansible person can realize this fact. S
so that the accomplishments OF h
ne Republican administration In 8
ne short time that Il has been In +
over are a remarkable contrast to n
ne wasteful expenditures OF the y
'emocratic administration. In the q
cry beginning the Republican Con- .
ress sliced and cut down the pro
osed expenditures OF the Demo- j.
ratio adm Illustration. sI5O.OOO. 600 n
Y refusing to. appropriate up TO the Il
required by the Wilson ad- :,
for 1921 and 1922.
The present Congress has reduced :,
nd really paid upon the Indebted :,
ess left by the Democratic Admin =
tratlon. In round numbers. about !,
billion dollars. They have re- :,
ored the Government to a sound :,
usiDcss bass. and the ordinary :,
.venues are exceeding ordinary ex- !,
enditures In excess OF two millions y
dollars q day. They have reduced
he expenditures of the Government =.
'om 100000 in 1921 TO ss.- =
Z % GOO for the year 1922. a saw :.
lg OF s1.743.000.O0O The largest y
ne item OF this expenditure wa !.
lat OF interest on the debt created :,
y the Democratic Administration. -
r in round numbers, s9e1,o0O. 600. a
1T must not be forgotten that the ;,