Evening star., 1924-04-03
THIRD PARTY MOVE
LAID TO DEMOCRAT
TACTICS BY PEPPER
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appeal for public confidence.
Turning aside from what he de-
nominated as scandal" Senator Pep
per charged that the democrats. max
ing the most OF their strategic ad-
vantage in Congress for partisan po-
litical reasons have created a situa-
tion, in which constructive legisla-
tion is difficult, if not impossible"
AS result, he continued, the ad-
ministration forces have been able 10
do little more than make a beginning
of translating into law the program
laid down by President Coolidge in
his first annual message to Congress.
During the residue of this ses-
sion" he said. I'VE shall do what we
can to move forward in the right di-
rection and rely upon the great popu-
lar Endorsement which we expect to
receive next November to give us
the momentum necessary to COM
plete our program"
Discusses Mellon Plan.
Senator Pepper declared that an ef-
fort would be made in the Senate to
diminish the damage done to the
Mellon tax plan in the House" but
that the result lis in grave doubt"
He added, however. that the Presi-
dent and Mr. Mellon have at any
rate forced the democrats into a no
sition in which they must agree to =
horizontal 20 per cent reduction in
the taxes payable in 1924 or else face
the wrath of an angry country"
In approaching the tax suhiec+
Senator Pepper said history would
link the name of Alexander Hamilfon
with that of Andrew w Mellon as thn
greatest of the financial geniuses OF
the country and that, in view of this.
Sha proposal TO Investigate" Mr..
Mellon made in the Senate the
other day should receive on all sides
the condemnation it deserves"
Declaring that the government had
done less for farmers in general than
for any other economic group. the
speaker said the constant effort OF
wise legislators would be to reduce
the spread between the farmers
price and the consumers price. Two
dangers are to be guarded against. he
went on, one an emotional emer-
gency relief" which wasted money
without doing good. and the other
sectional Legislation.
Favors Alien Limit.
With the problems of guarding
child life, OF enforcing the prohibi-
tion and other laws, and of caring
for disabled soldiers, Senator Pepper
linked the problem of SO restricting
immigration that American institu-
tions and ideals will not be sub
merged by an in-rolling. tide"
Coming to foreign affairs, Senator
Pepper declared that no nation had
ever played a more unselfish or help
full part in the life of other nations
than has the United States.
During the present session of Con-
gress," he said, I'VE have ratified
twenty treaties with other powers.
What We have resoIutely refused to
do is to confuse friendly cooperation
with political ENHANCEMENT"
The speaker declared the United
States would have no relation with
the league of nations, but that if
through conference or otherwise it
could help to establish an interna-
tional court of justice that would be
in reality a world court, it would Ger
tainly do SO.
Coolidge Victory Seen.
The choice of fifteen delegates to
the republican national convention
favorable to President Coolidge, but
unpledged, appeared probable at the
republican state convention here to-
day. Although there was n possiil-
ity of a contest for one of the seven
places as delegate t-large, presiden-
tial preferences were not involved, all
the candidates being in favor of Mr..
Coolidge's nomination. 1t has been the
custom of both political parties in
Maine to send uninStructed delega-
tions to the national convention
The tentative draft of the platform,
prepared yesterday expressed conf
dence in President Coolidge and calls
emphatically for law enforcement.