The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1922-05-18

minIstratiOn. They will have the rec
ord made up and before them. They
viii ask themselves whether con-
ditions during these eighteen months
have not changed materially for the
better; whether the nations business
and all busin5ss-a agriculture, indus
try and commerce-are not on q
more substantial basis, in a more
prosperous condition, and with more
reassuring outlook because of the
eighteen months of the Republican
administration. They will ask them
selves if the sum and total of eigh-
teen months of Republican admins
tration of the government has not
been for the veal and progress of the
nation and its citizens. Petty issues,
personalities and isms, no matter how
cleverly presented or violently pro-
claimed, will not swerve the Amer
lean voters from decision based up
on actual conditions and the ire
futable record of things accomplished
The Republican party came into
control of the government at the end
of eight years of Democratic admin
istration. Public affairs were in a
mess. Business interests of the coun-
try were distraught. The basic in
dustry of agriculture was approach
ing bankruptcy. The record shows
that as soon as the Republican adj
ministration assumed control of pub
lie affairs conditions began to i'm
prove. The details of the admin s.
/ trative program which brought about
this Improvement are too lengthy for
/ discussion in this article They are
already well known to the reading
public. They will be elaborated upon
in the campaign.
Suffice it to say that no other nat
ion during last year has shown such
D progress in a material way, or such
growth of contentment among its own
people, or such acquisition of good
will of other nations as the United
States. There is not on record anoth-
er administration in our own national
affairs that has grown more stead
lily and surely in the confidence of the
people as has this administration. 1t
initiated and carried to successful
conclusion the greatest single move
in the world toward an end of all war
and the establishment of amity among
all nations. This movement was the
conference for the limitation of
armament, called by President Hard
ing, its official program formulated
and directed by the American dele
cation under the craftsmanship of Sec
rotary Of State Hughes, and its pro-
duct of eight treaties ratified by the
Republican Senate within folty-nine
days from the date of their submits
sion by President Hard.ng-a record
in international affairs that is with
out parallel in the worlds history.
The Republican administration in
herited from the eight years of Demo-
cracy staggering debt, cxtravagant
ideas and slipshod methods that would
have bankrupted the nation in a few
more years. The special session of
7 Congress promptly enacted the
budget act, the greatest piece of
business Legislation in a generation,
which enabled the executive branch
of the government instantly to stop
eXtravagant practices and substitute
business methods which compelled
economy. No other government in the
world has made such drastic reduc-
lions in expenditures as the United
States has made since we elected a
Republican Congress in 1918. No
other government in the world has so
nearly changed its deficits to a sur
plus as has the United States under
the present administration
| No Congress of the United States
in time of peace has passed so much
constructive and helpful legislation
as the present one. No other Con-
gress in the history of the United
States ever enacted greater percen-
tage of Legislation promised by the
administl alton. The debts inherited
from a Democratic administration,
however great and unwarranted, must
be raid. They must be paid by levy
ing tf taxes. The Republican Con-
gress must write the tax laws to pay
debts. There are no popular forms
of taxation hence criticism of any tax
law is to be expected. But the new
tax law written by the Republican
Congress reduces taxes by $8OO,00O,-
600 this year and will make a further
reduction next year. Despite the ne
cessity of meeting the obligations left
it by the Democratic administration
by the closest cooperation between the
executive and legislative branches,
has reduced the national expenditures
by almost $2,0OOOOO,OOO.