The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-10-18
Bloc Leader Opens Nebraska
Campaign-Declares How.
eli Is Man State Needs
in Capital.
Wants Freight Rates Cut

every measure advocated by the cor
gfessioual farm bloc"
senator Cappcr discussed nntlona
lsrues of particular interest 10 IN
farmers In part, he said.
II want 10 say few words for tn
republican candldgte FOR senator.
Ike him because r. Is a lighting MAJ
with A vision of what this countr,
needs and one who Will not swerv,
ffom the path Of duty, Mr.. Howell Il
the type of man this state and Thu
country needs IN public life.
Nation Demands Leaders.
More and more the country Is de
inanding progressive leadership Of ~
chosen public servants nj Washing
ton. No man Ia Nebraska IL better
qualified 10 contribute to this progress
siye leadership IN Washington than Ia
tho republican candidate for senator
Mr.. Howell IN worthy follower
along the trail blazed by Lincoln and
Roosevelt, the trail followed by those
who are enlisted In the neyer'ending
1ght for the people against organized
greed and private interest. ] believe
sou will make no mistake IN giving
hipI q fine majority next November.
what the farmers need IN the
nlte1 States senate, and In congress,
are lighting friends who know the
farmers needs, and who know how 10
get results We know Mr.. Howell
L.. LinI ~ a
man. Mr.. Howell has frequently ex.
pressed himself In the strongest pos
slble way M In hearty sympathy with
he farm bloc. have read his plat.
,orm md his speeches and ! do not
5Tsitate to commend him as man
who can be of immense service 10 the
people Of your state In the battles stIll
10 be fought Tor agriculture.
Faced Enormous Task.
There IL one thing. J think, on
which everybody can agree, There
was handed 10 President Harding on
March 4 1921, the most tangled and
dlsorRanized wreck OF governmental
affairs that has ever been presented
ny bilb ~ 'iAohp'is
Few people realize what All enormous
fask confronted the Harding admins
trstlop. II had an alm0st impossible
iob--to bring order out Of chaos. We
heard many people complaining be.
cause progress has been slow. The
trouble ia they are not giving the
administration credit for what II has
actually accomplished.
Vast economies have been effected
IN every department Efficiency has
been restored. Taxes have been
materially reduced A great interna.
tlonai disarmament conference has
been held which for the quality OF
craftsmanship exhibited and magni'
tude OF accomplishments viii endure
a. one Of the great achievements OF
history. II win save the United States
hundreds OF millions Of dollars annual
IS ia the reduction OF armaments and
preparation for war.
THE administration found a ma
tioHal debt Of 24000, 000 GOO and an
annual Interest charge OF si,O0o,o ,ooo,-
Udn. This indebtedness has been re
duced So 900 900, 600 in two years.
Expenses Being Cut.
The cost Of running the govern.
meut Is being steadily cut down. In
1920 The expenditures had been re-
tluced 10 81, 500 100000 by putting an
end 10 war work through the economy
OF republican congress
.in 1871, good business methods in
irndnced hy The new administration
further reduced the operaling appro-
priation 10 ta,1S0,00o oee
For the fiscal year which closed
June 80, this si1ao Ooo,o Of expense
has been brought down 10 sS,sos eoV'
aao and The current year II VIII ne
.a.lueed IN about 81 Qua. ooe oee
Not only have ws reduced the io'ai
ann ~ federal taxation by about
ii QUO .uoa 200 "a year bnt We have y,
aursd Il to such a point that the gov
ssumsnt ~ the unltet States collects
from is citizens par capita A'"ut one
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