The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-04-06

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the tendency to become legal In fact. .
Last week the chief witness in the
Michigan trial was Charles f. Ruthen-
burg, secretary Of the Workers party.
Through his testimony was developed
the main part Of the defense-that the
legal party is all there is left of the
Communist movement in America.
INDIRECTLY connected with the
4 Red campaign--but connected,
nevertheless, in the minds Of thinking
persons-are innumerable circum-
stances, events and specifically
harmless movements and propa-
ganda. The leaders of the Re-
publican party are realizing that the
party is being endangered by the activ-
tiles of the radicals who remain within
its ranks and apparently would be
glad to have them get out and into a
third party Of their own. The current
number of the National Republican,
the semi-official organ of the Repub-
lican national committee, contains an
editorial in which this paragraph APP
pears:
Radical organizations having their
headquarters in Washington have been
advising their Socialist devotees to
bore from within the existing old
parties, with view to revolutionizing
the principles of these parties Whie
retaining their names. Republicanism
has stood for about all the boring
from within consistent with the preser-
walton of the party.
'sThe Wing party was compromised
out Of existence and that fate is pos
sible to any party whose really loyal
leaders and members will not battle
the hostile invaders who have come
through the wall under the camoufiage
of Trojan horse. 1t is not too much
to ask that men who claim to be Re-
publicans should believe in the funda-
mental principles of Republicanism and
not look upon the Republican party
merely as convenient means of get
ting their names on the public pay
roll"
PRESIDENT HARDING, while in St.
4 Augustine, let it be known that he
thinks the statement of Attorney Cen
eral Daugherty, that Mr.. Harding
would be candidate for renomina-
ton and would have no real opposition,
might better have been withheld for
the present The President in his
study Of the situation is understood to
have singly in his mind the two re-
naming years. Of his administration
and to feel that proper solution Of the
problems they will present should be
subject of more thought than what is
to happen to him personally in 1924.
Mr.. Daugherty has made it plain since
giving out his statement that it was
not inspired by the President. Last
Tuesday Secretary OF War Weeks
made substantially the same predic-
ton as did Mr.. Daugherty. In his
opinion Mr. Harding will have no oppo-
sition in the party convention except
possibly that Of Senator La Toilette,
representing the radical elements OF
the party.
DY THE death of Senator Nicholson
- Of Colorado and the imminent ap-
pointment Of Democrat to succeed
him, the Republican majority in the
senate will be so reduced that La Fol.
lette's radical bloc will hold the bal
ance Of power. Woodrow Wilson tele-
graphed to Governor Sweet urging the
appointment to the senate Of Huston
Thompson, one of his warm supporters
and now member Of the federal
trade commission. William G. McAdoc
has asked che governor to give the
place to Morrison Shaffroth Of Denver
Mr.. Sweet says he will take his time
In filling the vacancy. Mr.. Wilson'S
action is taken by many as an indica
ton that he is ready to resume the
leadership of his party, If the party is
willing.
ID ECENT increases in the retail
N price Of sugar, with predictions
that the commodity would soon sell fol
20 cents a pound, have given great
concern not only to householders gen
orally but especially to politicians
The Department of Justice has beer
! investigating the truth of charges made
nv fine PeopIe's Legislative service thai
sugar maaipulatOrs have conspired t.
rob the people of millions of dollars
and in response to the assertions o.
certain Democrats and others that thu
rise is due to the increased duty O
the Fordney-McC umber tariff Law
President HaxaHgh instructed the fed
eral tariff on to ascertain TIL
| facts reduce the tariff /
it we Lssive. as he Is au