Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-22
NEW TARIFF HELPS
ONLY BIG INTERESTS,
POMERENE CHARGES
loemoeratIo Senator Says at
Convention Republicans Have
Ropssdlated Pledges.
SEES VICTORY IN NOVEMBER

~ Associated s'resa TO E.ery Evening.
CDlumbus. Ohio. Aug. 22.--Charging
hat the Republican administration at
WasAingscn had repudiated Its cam
pam piedges Of 1870. and that a great
CnAgrooo had been for tho benefit Of
'tlg business' rather than the ordin-
arY cltissn. Senator Atlec Pomerene.
Asalvsrsns the keynote address at the
DsmccrAtic state Convention hero to-
AAy. predicted q Democratic victory In
November
After March 4. next. there VIII still
b. one Democratic Senator In Wash
ineton from Ohio. and moro than half
ct The Houss delegation from Ohio
will bc Democratic" he sad.
Bitter criticism Of the Republican
tariff bill. which he termed "the great
est piece OF pork barrel legislation In
thu history Of Congress" formed the
major part Of the address. which also
touched upon what Senator Pomerene
declared tho complete failure OF the
administration 70 enact constructive
legislation. Republican revenue legls-
lauon placed the burden OF taxation
upon persons and businesses Of small
Or income. and relieved wealthy per-
scns and corporations earning ex-
cessivc profits. he declared.
Only passing mention Of the New
berry case and other senatorial mat
scrs was made by Senator Pomerene,
who declared that ne had mo apology
20 make for what have said or done
a, Washington" and tha, during the
campaign he would give the voters
Of Ohio tho opportunity 10 distinguish
between false charges on the one hand
ana facts on the other"
Turning 20 tho present State ad-
ministration. Senator Pomerene said
that. like the national administration,
IL had failed to fuinll It's promises.
In his condemnation OF the tariff bin
Senator romcrcne charged that it
would increase the cos; of living, de-
s,rvy the foreign commerce OF the
country through tho powers given the
President. put more government IN
business rather than less. and tha, II
vaa neither "ius,." fair" nor I'M
partial"
Plans for the coming political cam
ralEn In Ohio In which Democrats
0'SS w Altnk' At' h&&Nt-AI VI Wv
solidly Republican state a4im.nis:ra-
ton and Congressional delegation
and return 20 the upper house o.
Congress. Senator Atlee Pomerone,
werc being made here today. Repub-
i,cans. too. as we'll as the Democrats
were holding their state convention
q, which ratification Of platforms and
solec,ion OF chairman of the Re.
publican executive committee was the
main business
With party leaders In earnes, con.
fNrence, II appeared prior 20 the actua
calling OF the convention that Mother
party faced feht os conseouenc,
over platforms
Rumorp that attempts would b
mad~ hy certain DemocfA,s 20 inser
In their platform a plank providins
for Jury trials for all violations o.
state la~e--sald TO be aimed AT prohi
hl,ion onforcemen,--~cre beli;tled b,
Democratic leaders. The League o
Nations issue. II was said. would no
md plnce in the State platform. &C
eordins to custom, 1, was presume,
that the 1920 national platform, whicl
supported the League OF Nation
would be re-cndorsed.
The report announcement fror
state Senator John r. Burke. Q
Elyrla and his colleague. George II
Bender. o. Cleveland. ;ha; they woul
scek % insert progressive" plaAks 4
the Republican platform Apparen;l
v1s receiving only minor oons.dera
ton In The Republican camp.
Cheyenne. wyo.. Aug. 29,-wyom
ins voters wen; 10 the polls today I
decide contests for nominations to
governor and for wyomings on
member OF the national House Of Rel
resentatives.