The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-11-23
THE ELECTION.


ton has convinced the people
that it is unworthy Of conf
dencc. 1t has been found want
ing in leadership wanting in
moral and political courage !;
wanting in craftsmanship and
high principle; wanting in that
sagacity which the Nation s 9th
er political leaders had to dis
cern, interpret and meet the
wishes of the people.
President Harding and his Re-
publican associates in office have
been looking backward instead OF
forward. Back to normalcy"
was the watchword, forgetful of
the fact that there was gulf be-
tween the past and present that
could not be bridged. The well
fare Of the people as a whole
would seem never to have been
considered by the administration
or Congress. Feeling, for very
good reasons, that the wealthy
and privileged classes would con-
tinue to support the party i'll
power, the Republican organiza-
ton felt secure. 1t is true that
the organization believed the
great majority in the House
would be cut down some, but that
a small cut would do more good
than harm. 4 smaller majority
would conduce to party solidar-
ity, and possibly have the effect
.uf doing away with some OF the
eliques and blocs which some
times forced Congress to COM
promise with them. But early
political landslide was not
thought Of.
The truth is, the people OF the
United States were disappointed
in the administration. They dis
covered that there was vast dlf-
ference between Republican
promise and performance. There
has been no effort to remove or
tighten the heavy burden OF tax
alton. The revcnue bill passed by
Congress year ago removed the
excess profits tax, amounting to
about 5OO,OOO,UOO, from the
shoulders Of big business, and
that great sum had to be made
up in some other way: When
short of funds to meet the eur
rent expenses of the government,
the only scheme the admlnlstra-
ton and Congress could evolve
to supply. the necessary funds
was to incrcasc the tariff tax.
Never in the history OF the colln-
try was an increased tariff tax
less desired or less likely to work
out satisfactorily. 1t could only
serve to increase prices, while
giving the big manufacturers an
additional opportunity to swell
their profits, from which profits
the Republican organization was
to get and will get all the dough
it may need to run the next pollt-
ical campaign. X II
One of the big mistakes OF the
Republicans in Congress was the
admission of Newberry. The
Senate, at the time, needed New
berry's vote, and so, while con-
demning the sin, they forgavc
and received the sinner into their
little heaven. But it is not like
ly that Newberry will want to
sit any longer in the Senate.
Ferris, the newly elected Demo-
cratic senator from Michigan,
promises to ask by what right his
Ncwberry, retain his
seat in the Senate, and neither
nor the small Republic
can majority in the Senate will
want the question rc-opened.
tNewberry has since resigned: J II
The Republican majority Of 168
in the House will probably be cut
down to sixteen, and the major
ity in the Senate will not be more
than that. In every State where
there was a political contest the
have made striking i
gains. Even Ohio, President
Harding s state has elected q
Governor, despite
The fact that the Republican can
didate, Carmi Thompson, was IN
lorsed by President Harding.
Marion County, President Hard
ng's home, gave a majority to
the Democratic candl-
late. Beyeridge, at first q pro-
yressive, but finally. stand-pat-
;er, is beaten in Indiana by
Democrat, Ralston, for the SEN
lte. And so it goes.
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