Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-03-31

| doubtless have spIrts OF trade i'm
proyement In various lines, but they
will DO more or less uncertain and
temporary. In a great, growing. young
country ouch ms ours, even O Republi-
can panic should ultimately disappear.
After the almost endless delay In Mt
tempting 10 meet their tarjff promises.
In a manner antagonis,ic to ali
economic laws, the most monstrous
and Mt the Same tinne tho most CON
sistent Republican course now would
he for tho Senate finance committee
soon TO report out tarir bin with
the grotesque and absurd American
valuation plan inserted. This would
mean much higher and much worse
balanced rates than the Payne law.
II would mean, too. that while the
Il farmer might receive five cents pro-
lection on a very few things. he sells,
he would pay ono dollar az protection
on the commodities he buys.
I The high tariff policy 70 which Re
lpubIicans still desperately cling. and
their~ doctrine Of Commercial isola-
ton" mean ruin 10 our foreign mar
ke,s and stagnatlon and industrial
panic conditions AZ home. The pres
sent Republican Standardization has
thus far wholly failed 20 grasp the
fundamentals, both u post war con
ditlons and remedies II drifts hrst
airniessiy and then au1iously. In
desperate endsavor ~ quiet popular
clamor, one lone Republican offers the
d pitishis and contemplate plea That
the Democrats left guch mess In
their hands" that they arc cxperienc-
ling real difficulties in freeing them
. ge7ves from it- effects TT ~ sec
Just what sort % "A mess" the Dem
iocrats left 20 them IN 1920. when they
we're voted out u power.
What tho Democrats Left.
The biggest sure enough nesy left
, over 10 fhlz administration WAS the
. hopeisasly incompetent Republican
b Congress az 1891 y was partisan
% and recslci,rant under A Democratic
\ administration. and - has degenerated
> Into an incohercnt. leadersess Tnass.
81 viii no, cay mob, under the present
3 Republican regime. To this extern
n Democrats must plead guilty 20 nav
% ing dumped an awful mess" on tn
. new administration. The next ten
o comprising the so-cailed "nees' relat
. IA 70 the condition Of labor. In 1922
10 every American laborer Vas employee
= on fun time at the highest wages eve
- received in time Of peace. whereas. af
II ter the Republican victory IN Eovem
a. Der following, HE condition rapid
T. became worse until more than six mil
u Ion we're idle and millions more wer
nj employed on partial time. Even tOds
his va ges are being brought down j.
many Industries in far greater proper
ton than the cost Of living "a comm
} down.
II The condition Of the farmer IN 192
of was another part OK the mess" whic
es Democrats left to the Republicans. II
e then had ready markets at good price
n at home and abroad. Wheat was the
o. worth $3.50 per bushel and all otis
ut products in proportion. After Republ
a can victory. wheat rec ched a point b
or low 81 per bushel and most other far
OF products a corresponding low lev'
al Their purchasing power shrank 66i
er The value OF all farm animals drops
ne from ss,l65, 0O0. 900 in 1920 to S4,77g
Sc 900. 900 in January. 1922. The expo
h value OF breadstuffs, meat and dali
n products and cotton fell over a billie
a dollars in 1921 below the figures Z
ur 1920. Republicans say that more whe
he was exported in 1921 than in 10
he though at much less price-a pri
of in fact below cost of production. Il
nd quite true that America could Ia
be exported an even greater quantity
o. still smaller price. But how wou
of this help the farmer? Again the farm
on was receiving six to eight billions mo
ire for his products in 1920 than he 7
IS? ceived in purchasing power for the
ire in 1921 under the party OF prospect
he and the full dinner pail" But W
in enlarge upon this picture OF the Del
Re- ocratic mess" OF 1920? must, no
fly ever. refer to one other phase Of y
nd mess" The last administration did /
n queath to the He riding regime the q
lay astrous results Of more than two yea
he of the meanest. the most unfair a
he Infamous Republican politics eN
er- played by a set OF leaders since Aar
Re- Burr intrigued and Cataline conspir
No, there IS no remote resemblance I
W. tween universal Democratic prospe
h. " in 1890 and Republican pal
ID conditions in 1922.
~ What Democracy Stands For.
- Even Republicans no longer critic
NC the peace achievements Of the d.
-, ocratic party when in full control
70 the government. They dare not emu
oil. crate the long list OF really wonder
"a administration measures and polio
f,i which characterized Democratic c,
m troll prior to the great war. Democ
Ire cy today stands four-square to
rs nation. II is additionally in favor
. a products a correspondngly low ie'
lso economy in governmental expei
ola lures; the Republican pa
,ut Is additionally in favor of
of travagance. Economy in COVE
inv ment is Unborn. ingrained in Den
ma Gratis. and their party has a great +
on toric record on this subject. Blaine
the MS A"shty Years In congress
ia constrained 10 say; During the K
no, period OF their domina ton they qua
off ed the treasury against every 10
- OF corruption and every attempt
nlv extravagance." The Democratic pa
~ holds fast 10 the doctrine Of "eQ
Ing rights TO all. special privilege to nor
ion II welcomes into it's ranks every cl
sol Of persons and of business which
MA sires only Intelligent. equitable s
m ralr trea tment at the hands OF the &,
eat eminent. Democrats have shown
IGN their record that they are frien
"a towards all individuals and lesltirn
+ businesses. big and little. so long
md they do not seek some special adv,
cry tages or favors from the governm
10 which they are nor untitled ~,