Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-02
REPUBLICANS
NOT SATISFIED
WITH HARDING
G. o. P. Publicity Chairman
Not Enthused Over
His Task.
BY RICHARD LINTHICUM.


WASHINGTON, March 1.-The strik-
ing confession no Republican Is entirely
satisfied with the results so far ac-
complished by the Harding Administra-
ton and that conflicting opinion and
counsel in the party tends to confusion,
delay, compromise and even failure, is
contained in he official literature appeal
ing for funds sent out by the publicity
committee of the Republican Congress
sional Committee.
President Harding may tell Of govern
mental Savings" which disappear upon
examination of the official figures, and
| Senator Henry Lodge (Newberry Re
publicanl may "keynote" to his hearts
content about what he calls the ire
medal legislation enacted by the present
Congress- which also disappears upon
examination Of the official record hut
neither Of them apparently are making
any any impression upon the chairman
Of the Publicity Committee Of the Con
/ gressionaI Committee of their party. Ths
official, Representative Carl ". Riddick
Of Montana, is a practical man. He
knows the party is not making good. He
knows there is confusion and compromise
and even failure in what it does or is
/ trying to do. He knows, too, in all the
! forty-eight States there is not a single
Republican who is entirely satisfied with
the results so far accomplished By the
Administration.
! DOESN'T LIKE 1T
! AND ADMITS IT.
Moreover, he has the honesty an9 the
courage to say so. and he wants those
who have not yet lost faith In the party
! to come across with so much per anum,
payable quarterly on the installment
plan, in order to meet the menace of
radiralism. revolution, confiScation," and
all those awful things that always menace
the pure and noble party of Lodge and
Lorimer of Du Point and Newberry, ct al.
That no wrong Interpretation may be
placed upon Chairman Riddick's state
ment, the following verbatim extracts
from the letter he IS sending out are
given:
The Harding Administration is obli-
gated to carry out the Republican plat
form pledges From the differ
ent interests and different sections como
differences Of opinion and counsel, that
tend TO confusion. delay, compromise, and
even failure The counsel and the mis-
representations in the so-caIled indepenu-
ent press and in radical and opposition
papers add to the confusion"
1t may be pointed out Chairman Rad
dicks denunc alton Of the Independent
press for having published the facts con-
corning the Harding Administration is
Inconsistent in view Of the confession he
makes in the following paragraph:
NO Republican is entirely satisfied
with results so far accomplished"
This confession, coming from such
high official source, means not only no
Republican is entirely satisfied with the
results accomplished so far but the Re
publicans rs a whole are keenly dis
appointed at the lack Of results.
MR.. RIDDICK
QUOTED AGAIN.
To quote Chairman Riddick verbatim
again.
THE only other alternative, If the
people lose faith in the Republican party,
IS radicalism, revolutionary and confs
catory. that viii spread ruin and failure
everywhere That menace is real and
must be met"
Presumably this has some reference
to the Agricultural bloc" although that
bipartisan body OF progressiyes is not
mentioned by name
Those who remain true to the reaction
airy leadership Of the Republican party
as now constituted by contributing to
the campaign chest are given the assur-
ance their reply will be brought to the
attention Of party leaders. who will be
apprecative of the favorable response"
OF course, contributors will know what
this means without further explanation.
It Is simply another evidence Of the bar
ter and sale long existing between the
Republican party and the special inter
ests in matters of legislation and between
the reactionaries and the rank and file
in the matter Of offices.
The stationery upon which the appeal
for funds is sent out bears the title
House Of Representatives, Washington,
D. c., but Chairman Riddick scrupu-
lousy adds this line: Stationery used
in this correspondence privately bought
and paid for" This statement, how
ever. emphasizes the fact the letter
head bears no union labol, nor does the
printed contribution form which accom-
panies it.