New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-06-27
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
PLANS ITS drive
viii Seek to DScredit Work Of
Republican Government
ny GEORGE II. MANNING

by GEORGE IL, MASsiSS
fyash,neton Bureau or New Britain hefsid,'
Washington. ID. c., June 27.-The
democratic party will so before the
people in 1924 with real issues that
viii appeal TO business. labor ana the
farmers and will lay stress upon the
complete failure OF the republican ad-
m,nistratlon TO better the condition
NJ any class of the American people,
except the specially privileged class
during Its four year tenure II was as.
sterted today by Chairman Cordeii
Hull of the democratic National COM
mittee In outlining in an interview
the Issues o. his party In 1924.
The failure of the Harding admins
tratton to perform any Of Its great
promises will be the principal issue,
Mr.. Hull declared The democratic
marty will also claim that the Ford
ney- McCumber tariff has failed miser-
ably to bring good times except to
selected few; has failed to check the
rising cost Of living for the laborins
class, and has been unable to prevent
hard times for the farmers. he added.
Chairman Hull made no mention of
prohibition or the League Of Nations
as issues, indicating at least that Il
will be best for the democratic party
to soft pedal on these questions for
the time being.
ANY summary Of the prospective
issue for 1924 must begin with the Is
sues raised by the failure Of the Hard
ing administration to keep its pre-
and its failure to meet the reason
able expectations of the people, ex-
cept small but powerful minority
constituting the special privileged
class.
THE rank and file of American
voters have been accustomed to
judge national administrations by re-
suits. The first inquiry that will
arise in the minds of the voters next
year will be, why should we desire
another four years of Harding and
so-called Harding nornaslcy in the
light Of recent experience? Why
should a political party that promises
more, and after being entrusted with
power, performs less then any other
party in our history, receive an In
dorSemenC IN IVA!
"Why should American farmers
desire another four years Of Harding
normally in the light of the fact that
they are thirty billion dollars worse
off today than when President Hard
| ing was elected, while their future
appears ominous and almost hopeless?
"Why should they desire to con-
tinue in federal power a party which
has inflicted upon them abnormally
high freight rates, a party which
has signally failed to promote the de-
velopment Of sound, reciprocal foreign
market conditions to permit the salts
factory sale of the farm surplus ana
a party that only gave the farmer
gesture at giving relief from packer
price manipulation
"Why should the American laborer
be enamored Of the Harding admins
tration in the light Of the fact that
the high cost Of living created chiefly
by the monstrous Fordney- McCumber
high tariff, prevents labor, or any
other class Of persons, except the
favored special class, from laying BY
any savings; and Of the fact that the
administration Is hopelessly doni-
mated by this group of special priv.
lege. which is most unfriendly to the
cause OF labor, and most selnsh ir
gobbling up for themselves every
special benefit the government Is able
to bestow; and Of the fact that when.
ever there Is a conflict between the
rights, interests, and welfare of labor
and those of special privilege. the
present administration invariably
sides with the latter?
why should the average businesI
man feel any friendship or gratitude
towards the Harding administrator
in the light of his condition after TIVE
and half years Of "Normalcy'
compared, for example, with the year!
1918 and 1920 under democratic rule
when his business il confronted with
hopeless uncertainty as to the future
and he is utterly unable to plan aheat
on account of the operation OF wholl!
uncertain domestic and foreign
economic politics; and when HI
knows that under wise and efficien
federal administration the countr!
should be blessed with sound, stable
permanent business conditions?
why should those American pro
ducers and manufacturers, subject t
no competitive imports and dertvinl
no benefit from the existing higl
tariff, desire to perpetuate for anothe
four years an administration who's
every economic policy is seriousl'
handicapp,ng the sound development
of our international commerce. o.
which alone their own business ex
panslon and prosperity In the futur
/. depend?
Each of these vast groups
voters now know that the Hardin
administration has constituted tn
greatest stumbling block to the bust
ess and economic readjustment Q