, 1922-10-22

Pat Of the stygian state of Mississippi, has
geiuflected himself into the public forum bear
ing a petition in the form of what he terms a pro
gram of definite POlicies"-promises made by his
party which does not base its campaign upon
fault-finding and criticism" to quote the preamble
of the petition.
Among them arc;
Immediate repeal of the FOrdney McCum-
Der tariff act.
3.-Establishment Of an American merchant ma
Legislation providing Justice TO the Amer
lean soldier after veto of the bonus bill.
riEe without the aid of a subsidy.
Elimination of "Newberryism," readjust
ment of taxes and establishment Of closer inter
national relationships.
In order to keep the first promise the Demo
cratic party would have to muster a two-thirGs
majority of the house and senate, and at the same
time sandbag those Democratic senators who voted
for tariff rates in many instances higher than
those submitted by the Republican finance COM
mittee when the bill was reported out. President
Harding would veto a Democratic tariff bill. And
to clinch the point, there isn't a remote POSSIBLE
iy that the Republicans will lose control Of the
senate. So promise number one Is a patent medi-
cine ad.
Chairman John T. Adams was very quick to
point out 10 Mr.. Harrison that If the Democrats
captured the house. the south would be in control
of the national pursestrings, and chat while TWEEN
" northern states had provided for soldier re
lief, and seventeen had given precedence TO veter-
ans In public employment, with one or two excep-
tons no southern state had exhibited any practical
interest in the soldiers, while Harrison's own state
had done nothing at all. Fer that reason he did
HNh oN Wy Nv ote IA Itht AldTElSUn ; pTbul-
ise OF behalf OF his party seriously, however, that
promise may be interpreted by the veterans. Pos
sibly. Harrison has something of the Claude
kitchin idea in mind, when that gentleman, as
chairman of the ways and means committee, de-
clared he was going TO make the states north of
the Mason and Dixon line pay the costs of the war.
Harrison is very careful to refrain from elucidat-
ing what he means by Justice" SO promise num-
Der two is a Ponzi letter.
Great Britain and her dominions, Canada and
Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Japan. Holland
and Spain-al grant subsidies. subventions, or
bounties toStheir merchant marine. The United
states is the only nation Of Importance which does
not, and American operation costs are nearly twice
those OF Great Britain, the next highest. just how
MIR. Harrison proposes to establish the American
merchant marine by continuing its handicaps, he
craftily refuses to tell. So promise number three
is a Russian treaty.
Michigan elected Newberry with the record of
the preceding primary before her and she has
Townsend on the clean-cut issue. The
United States Supreme court and the United States
Senate have confirmed his right to his seat. so
whatever Mr.. Ford may have spent to unseat
him, "Newberryism' is no longer an issue. Har-
rison bosses only the Democratic side of the Senate
"Closer international relations" probably mean the
resurrection of the league issue. Republican record
on those relations is good enough for the voters.
Promise number four is a Democratic promise.
as reliable as the other three. Finally, all four
are mere reiterations in criticism of Republican
accomplishment, and not one suggests anything con.
s~tructiYe. Harrison should have remained quiet.