San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-20

| erally we nave peen WITHOUT repre-
| sentation.
No Public Statement.
| During all the turmoil over Fal
and DENLY and Daueherty. we have
'hcard no public statement of our rep
resentativc's attitude. Does he con
done, condemn or merely have no opin
ION when corruption raises IFS head in
high places in an administration ot
which he is supposed to be part and
parcel?
Whatever good may be said for
certain individuals Of the Republicans
now in power at Washington. the
party itself is convicted Of maladmin-
iStration if not corruption, of incf-
fectiveness il not criminal care!essness
in the matter Of the navy's oil re-
serves. and no man can successfully
defend the Republican position on tax
reduction: the Mellon or Republican
plan as against the Garner or Demo-
cratic method of giving relief from
the tax burdens under which the
people are struggling.
-Four years ought to be enough to
convince the people of this district, as
well as the nation, the fallacy OF the
high tariff on manufacture of goods.
From the prosperous eight years OF
Democratic administration. we have
been plunged into the last three years
of Republican protection for the east
ern manufacturers and lack of pro-
lection for the producing South, un-
til most OF our erstwhile prosperous
stockmen ore bankrupt. the agricul-
tural sections are in not much better
financial condition and normally is
becoming indigency.
Relates the Scandals.
I'VE have seen protection given to
drug vendors while the defenders Of
the republic were denied adjusted
compensation VIC have beheld the
corruptien in the Veterans Bureau
and the failure to prosecute the war
profiteers; the looting of Teapot
Dome and the failure TO submit child
labor amendment. And however much
it squirms, the Republican admins
tration must shoulder its burden ami
answer TO the people.
"RcRms Of propaganda are now be-
ing written trying 10 offset the Walsh
and Wheeler committee investigation
revelations. The burden of this prop
uganda is that these committees have
given publicity TO rumors and gossip !;
that they have heard testimony from
persons Of dubious character; that in
nocent men have been pilloried with
are playing politics.
IF this was the country's attitude
there might be cause for alarm. but
fortunately this attitude is taken only
by partisans and federal officeholders.
Rasca!s No Novelty.
"Rascals in the office are. after all.
and turned them out. before; we shall
have them in and turn them out.
again. But always, heretofore, we have
been able 10 count on the support OF
some OF those in power. Has that been
lost among Republican officeholders?
Have they come TO condition OF
cynical complaisance where the cap
tured crook in Washington is scorned
only because OF his clumsiness! Are
the people going to permit men to
continue in office who seem 70 take
corruption in high places for granted
as familiar and natural? II such
ere the ease, then there would he
good reason to be apprelensiye about
the future. No civilization, since the
world began has long survived when
the mass Of its members ceased 10
care about public and private moral
ity.
1T is all very well TO talk about
suspending Judgment. 10 attack evil
dencc as hearSay and TO ridicule wit
nesses as possessing dubious reputa-
lions. Those Republicans who make
these criticisms are perfectly well
aware that no facts can bc brought
forward which will damage the essen
iial points made by the Walsh and
Wheeler committee.
The betrayal Of the national in.
tereSt through the naval oil leases. the
bribery with which they were accom-
plished. tha rest Of the .bribe-takerS.
and drug vendors which centered in