New-York tribune., 1922-11-02
Up rights trying 10 haven't new schemes

UP nights trying TO Invent new scfieraes
20 win.
The Stars and Stripes has come
out with full page attack on Beva.
ridge, containing three pictures, the
center one Of which 10 snarked "W ar
Peyiod,a and lis black. with question
mark. This refers, Of course1 to the
fact that Beveridge was up IN the
woods writing his famous life of John
Marshall" during the early period ef
the war, and that his book, s'Raek Of
the war; was barred from libraries
because it was considered pro-German.
The Democrats have distributed. it
IS asserted, $4,000 copies Of this issae
through the state.
Bevcridge himself is airlost eli there
is 10 the fight in Indiana. lie Is maxi
ing his own kind of fight, on n plat
form absolutely distinct ard In many
phases at variance with the Harding
Administration Meanwhile, Senator
james u. Watson il speaking every
afternoon and righs, ~ rany times
as no possibly can, IN support OF Beve-
ridge, but on platform which is alb
soiuteiy one OF blanket endorsement
of Hsrainy and ail his works.
Both men are wonderful orators, and
both are in such demand all over the
state that it is Just question Of the
physical possibilities how many
speeches they make-not Of their own
physical limitations, for both seemed
to be unhandicapped in this respect
The only limitations are time and
transportation.
Ralston Stresses Tax lssue
Ex-Governor Ralston is also in great
demand, and is making almost as vigor-
ous stumping tour as either Bever-
idge or Watson. He made 20 ID
Governor, following Vice President
Marshall. and managed to hold taxes
down. This point he is laying great
stress upon. for the taxes are biting
in pretty hard on the farmers, and the
present Governor, McCray, being a Re.
publican and having Republican aa-
nninistration, is causing the people TO
hold the Republican party responsible
fer the increased taxes.
There is no gubernatorial election
this fall, and presumably United
United States Senator has nothing to
do with state taxation. But here in
Indiana, as in many other states, rota-
bly, Missouri and Nebraska, local taxes
are cutting more .ce In the Senatorial
elections than are some of the most
important national issues. To make
the thing all the more absurd, in all
three states it is really the local coun-
ty taxes which have stung the farmers
into indignation against the Gins"
which they carry all the way up TO the
Harding administration.
Governor Ralston, is in 8 peculiar
position to benefit by this issue here,
for the reason that his own admins
tration as Governor is recalled as one
in which taxes were held down.
Beveridge Denounces League
No one could get very much worked
up over the differences between Rails
ton and Beveridge on most Of the big
national and international questions.
Ralston takes the Harding side of the
Four-Power Pacific treaty, which ter
minated the Anglo-Japanese alliance.
Beveridge does not mention this, but
says he is against any political agree
most people take to mean that he does
not like the FourPower treaty. Bev-
eridge denounces the League of Ma
tions, and Ralston waves it aside as a
settled issue. Both denounce the Esch-
Cummins law. which Republican Con-
gress passed and which President Will
son signed.
Politicians looking to the future are
much interested in this fight of Bev-
eridge on his own platform as distinct
from that of President Harding. They
are watching Ohio, many Of them
thinking that il Ohio goes Democratic
it will be such q strong reputation Of
Harding thst he will not be q candi-
general view, of course, but 1t is one
which is frequently heard here. Then,
they point out. with Beveridge win
ming here on his own platform, why is
he not the logical Republican nominee
In 1924?
Watson answers this question in a
way without ever referring to it by
saying seriously that he wants his
hearers to all vote for Beveridge, and
then adding. with smile:
elf J car afford to recommend him
to you, you can afford to vote for him.
German Vote Important
The German vote here is tremen-
dously important in it's effect OH the
state as whole, and particularly in
certain Congressional districts. In this
state the Germans are normally Demo-
cratic, particularly in the 1st, Sd and
Ath districts. They are for Demo-
cratic rather than Republican tariff.
All Of -hsm went across the party line
and voted for Haiding in 1920 on the
league issue. Most of them are re-
ported to be back in the Democratic
ranks now on tie tariff issue.
The Germans are open in saying that
this country should not shut out Euro
yean goods by high tariff wall, thus
blocking the possibility either of Eu-
rope rehabilitating herself or of paying
her debts to this country.
Beveridge, however, will pick up a
great many of these German votes be-
cause Of the very attacks now being
made on him by "The Stars and
Stripes" for that booi, which was
barred from, the libraries.