Milford chronicle., 1924-10-31
UNCLE TED'S
BEDTIME STORIES
A REPUBLICAN REVIEW

We'll, children" said Uncle Tee
after dinner, November 4 will be
Election Day. People all over the
country will cast their votes on that
day to determine whom they desire
for President and Vice President for
the next four years. For the last two
or three months the voters have
been reviewing the events since
March 4, 1921, when the Republicans
succeeded the Democrats in control
of the National Government, and
have now about made up their minds
how they are going to vote.
Every week 1 have been telling
you something about the Govern
ment at Washington and now I am
going to give you short review of
what has happened there, just as you
review your lessons at school near
the end of the term. We will pre-
tend that we are voters, trying to
make up our minds whether we want
President Coolidge in the White
House tCr four more years"
THAT will be great" 'Clcd Ruth
and Jack. And then when Tuesday
comes we will fix up boz just like
the ones they have 1T the voting
/ places and mark Ou' votes and isop
them in"
"A fine idea exclaimed Uncle
Ted. You can start the habit now of
voting at every election, then when
you are old enough you won't forget
to drop a real ballot in the box. Now
for our review
In the spring Of 1921 five million
men were out Of employment ac-
cOrding to Mr.. GOmpers, the head of
organized labor Since the Republi- |
cans took control our industries |
have been so encouraged that now
nearly everybody who wants to work |
is able to find a job at good wages.
1 tell you of this first because peO-
pie are far more concerned over |
their personal welfare than over
many other policies of government
that affect them only indirectly.
"The chief reason for that return
of prosperity is found in Republican
economy in the management of gov
ernment. The first thing the Repub-
licans did was to pass the budget
law, which President Wilson had
seen fit to veto just before he went
out of Office. President Harding ap-
pointed Gen. Dawes, who is now
running for Vice President with Mr..
Coolidge, as Director of the Budget.
It was Gen. Dawes who put the bud
get into working order, and COM
PEELED the various government bur-
eaus to keep their expenses within
the amount on hand in the Treasury.
He also made the bureaus exchange
supplies with each other rather than
go out and buy something new every
time there was a need. Through
of that sort, and urgent de-
mands of Presidents Harding and
Coolidge that every dollar possible
De saved, the cost of government has :
)een steadily reduced even below the
sums allowed by the budget. Those :
savings have not been spent on big !,
public buildings or other new pro- :
ects, but have been used to cut 5
lown the national debt or given back
o the people in the shape of reduc-
d taxes. The Republicans have al
eady voted two such tax cuts, and =
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nd still further tax cuts if they are .
ept in Office.
"The protective tariff law that the =,
enacted soon after they y
)ok Office is another chief cause of :
ur prosperity. It prevents articles
lade by the pauper-paid workmen of
urope and Asia from being brought !
ito this country and sold at prices
lat would soon closed down our r
wn factories and throw our own |
eople out of work. That protection
i'll come to a certain end if the Re-
Iblicans are defeated next week.
'Now let me remind you of what
rs taken place in our relations with |
her countries. The first great Re
lblican step toward a better un- |
among nations was the
ashingtOn Armaments Conference /
hich President Harding called soon |
ter he took office. That Conference i
Sreed to no less than six treaties II
at reduced navies, limited fortifica- Ii
)ns, made rules for the use of sub H
arines and poisonous gases in war X
solved problems in the Pacific
at might have led to war, and fix Is
the relation of the world powers II
ward China. Great money econO- III
les and better feeling all around X
ere the results of that meeting. s
"Then came the Dawes plan, which l.
expected to solve the difficulties of !
lrope and set those war-torn cOun-
es on the road to peace and pros
rity. Secretary Hughes conceived is
e idea and General Dawes worked a
out, and it has been accepted by tt
of the countries over there. al