Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-02-17
dem. CAMPAIGN
IN MIDDLE WEST
IS UNDER WAY

k2lI1LS SOIuCIC llCC WOIk Dc
Titled; Economic Situa-
ton is Attached.
indianapolis, Ind, Feb. 1s.-The
Democratic congressional campaign in
the middle west was opened here to-
the national compittee, with an adj
dress in which he declared ""aimless-
ness and inaction" to be the control
ling policy of the Republican admins
traion.
Speaking before the Indiana Demo-
cratic Editorial association, Chairman
Hull asserted that Republicans. with
all their falsehoods exposed and all
their promises broken" were pursuing
"a rudderless course, while the people
continue to cry out for relief"
He added that sin the meantime the
Lodges, the Newberrys and those of
their like in control Of the Republican
party, are having their frequent po-
litical Belshazzar feasts in the nations
capital"
Anudcs to Conference,
The Democratic chairman alluded
to the arms conference at several
points in his address, at one time de-
claring its proceedings and achieve
ments" to ave been grossly exagger-
ated," and at another making the
charge that the Republican admins
tration through the conference had
Surrendered more Of our national
sovereignty than has been previously
surrendered in more than q hundred
years.
Particular stress was laid by Mr..
Hull on what he declared was the
inability of the Republican admins
tration to cope with disturbed eco
nomic conditions and in that connec-
ers in 1920 deceived the people by
failing to point out the imminent de-
preston.
I'm my judgment" he said. "cattle
were never more deliberately led to
the slaughter o sheep to the sham
bles than were the American people
led over the precipice to panic condi-
tons and terrific business demoraliza-
ton by the national Republican lead
ership from 1918 to 1921.
No people, free OF serf, were ever
worse buckeyed, Unframed and bun
coed than the American electorate by
the Republican political patriots in
control of their party prior to the No
vember election in 1920. u
"Since the election the people, fol-
lowing this same Republican leader
ship. have waltzed down the economic
decline to the level Of industrial panic
In this condition of almost unparal-
leled distress the Republican admin
istration, while rather s%heepishly ad-
hitting the conditions, has no view.
as to causes or remedies"
Voter Is Duped.
Time was, Chairman Hull declared
when the American voters believed
that Republican administration and
business prosperity go hand in hand
but, he added, "never again will the
American voter be duped by the false
and hypocritical doctrine that Repub-
ican administration means prosper
ity."
The Democratic chairman several
times referred to the address recently
Indianapolis and criticized the vice
president for what he described as his
'egregious blunder - in his
claim of congressional economy and
his deadly silence on the Newberry
scandal which took place under his
very nose."
He then called on the vice presi-
dent to give his views on the merits
of the Newberry case to the American
people,"
Republican claim of savings in gov-
eminent expenditures, he continued,
was not actual but a mere paper say
ing"
Respects to Lodge.
Mr.. Hull paid his respects to Sena-
tor Lodge I, declaring Ibis tortuous
course in politics is most remindful OF
that of Cataline, the political con-
spirator in the Roman senate, while
his craftsmanship most nearly resem.
bles that of Aaron Burr"
1.-THE people are already conclud
ing" he went on, 'that it would have
been far wiser to have the affairs OF
the nation directed by the common
sense n practical craftsmanship OF
a Democratic administration than b,
the boosted Republican best minds
which the public are even now view.
ing as another Republican myth
Their so-called best minds in pro.
fession have, become ~mollycoddles il
performance.I
"In 1919, intolerant and inflated
Republicans cried, oh, for a Root OF
a Lodge at Versailles, they woulC
have successfully driven through thu
treaty proceedings within sixty days,
and yet Root, Lodge and all Of then
spent three months with England
France, Japan, Italy and China in tn.
recent small armament conferenc,
with n two-hundredth part of tn,
task of Versailles, and came u thirt
|. best. Japan walks off with the high
est honors, and England second.
The Congressional Angle.
Viewing the present morass an,
chaos into which American though
and business have been drawn by self
ish Republican politics." concludes
Mr.. Hull. 1T is clear hat the frs
need of the country is the develop
ment of a sound public opinion tina
will give intelligent and active sup
port to legislatures and congresses IL
the enactment of wise, remedial leg
Station; that will support legislativ
bodies in guarding the treasure
against extravaganza; that will co
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