The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1922-01-11
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80 S'oiy VI uubol apPtoPiidttoh
and extravagant expenditures; Q
promises unfulflled or wilfull
broken; OF legislation delayed or 8
badly constructed that II satisfie
nobody; OF agricultural interests de
ceived and business interests betray
ed; of a partly frustrated attemp
to serve only special privilege; of
1eaderless majority cropping in tn
dark and displaying at every un
certain step its lack \of understand
ing of the problems confronting 1
and its inability to solve them.
The administrative record Of tn,
Republican party for 1921, excep
for the calling Of the disarmament
conference, upon the unfinished
work of which 1t would be prema
ture and unfair to pass judgment
and where the party has followed
in the footsteps of the previou.
Democratic administration in foreign
affairs, has been an administrative
failure, marked by bad appoint
ments in its foreign service re:
thronement of special privilege
notification of the principle of the
civil service law and a general re.
crudescence of reactionaryism.
The end Of 1921 finds the liberal
and progressive element of the par
ty in revolt against the reactionary
spirit and policy which dominates
both the legislative and administra-
tive branches, and there is nothing
to indicate that the party intends
to do any better or wishes to do any
better in 1922.
The Democratic party, on the
other hand. has record for 1921 of
trying to be helpful. 1t has given
substantial help in the way of con-
'structiye amendments in SPECIFIC
items of legislation which was bad
as a whole. Essentially party Of
economy, it has sought to check Re-
publican extravaganza and to aid
the Republicans generally by its ex-
ample of progressivism. 1t has been
successful chiefly in preventing some
forms of unjust tax distribution, but
only with the aid of Progressive Re-
publicans from some Western States.
The Democratic party offered COM
plete reconstruction program in 49,
10, which was rejected. AS minori-
ty party in Congress it can only
point to previous Democratic pros
perity when it was in full power and
cite the progressive legislation which
made that great prosperity possible.
1t can face the New Year secure in
the past, happy in the present and
hopeful of the future.
In the circumstances it would be
mockery to bid the reactionary Re-
publican majority a Happy New
Year"
Old Guard Plans to COerce or Punish
IEOSftSSlbcS
The Republican reactionary bosses
in Congress are admittedly devising
ways and means to coerce the pro-
gressive members of the agricultural
bloc who rebel against voting for
major administration measures.
OF all the reactionary Republican
the present one is
perhaps the most reactionary. Spe-
cial privilege has been re-throned
and every effort is being made by
the administration to deliver in the
passage of the Fordney Tariff bill;
carpetbaggism has been revived in
the South by the appointment of
late arrivals from the North to post
pernicious partisanship
is likewise being rewarded through
against ex-service
men, and now the reactiOnary lead
erssare getting out the rack and the
and other instruments
of torture, figuratively speaking, of
the political inquisition in order to
compel the liberal and intelligent
to accept the dogma of re-
dictionary faith.
The admission that such plans
ire under way is made by Represen-
.ative Fess (Ohio), Chairman Of the
Republican Congressional Committee
n an interview with Mr.. J. Fred Es-
,ary, Washington correspondent of
he Baltimore Sun.
The plans include two dire threats
-one to deprive insurgent members
" patronage. and the other. to with
lold campaign funds when the insur
rents stand for reelection.
In the first case, according to Mr..
Sssary,, who is one of the most re-
liable and able Of the many reliable
md able correspondents here. Sena-