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WrTHO ITP LEADER --yvz a;r-v;zr.;: r r, : rSfev , , f.
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Party; Said to Be Drifting It
; Knows Not Where, With No
One Capable " of Guidance,
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Waahiavtom P. it Kepoblksn
leadership In congress te at a low bb.
It would be auite safe perhaps to say
that It haa descended to the lowest
point eer reached In the party's his-
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; From a boasted record of legislative
acnlevement, the party organization
" has fallen to condition of tnasterful
da nothingness. , i-;
Chagrined and humiliated iby tns
- defeat In the November election, the
Q. O. V. Is simply, drifting, lit- oes
ir vmivi not where. It marks time
citing tn u what will haDben. It
looks in vain for the strong hand that
- might lead It and lift U long wise
course, which Would be iinore respon
sive to ths country's . needs, more -in
ith Vll-traditions of party
cihiittv. it is unable to lift
itself by pulling on its own boot straps,
WORSE VS SEZJATE
Tha situation and the lack of lead
ership are bad enough in the house,
in tha Tia.tai tha conditions are in
finitely worse- In beta houses what
is left of the party organisation finds
- itnrtr turuHMl unon the one hand by
" farm blocs and by big and little blocs
of other sorts, while on the other hand
there looms tne snanew 01 ois du
. ness. with its ot-; t ,be denied de.
mands for "safe and sane" legisla
tion to combat what organised capital
- looks upon-, as thoroughly, radical
program fwrt forward by ;.the blocs.
Tjino-.ti ' mif-nindpfl. tha Repub
lican' organisation appears unable to
offer even a reeme Tsisiaw-
powers of initiaUve of . construcUve
thnkinar .lasialaiiva.lmildine seem
rv hav )wn swallowed UD in. the gen-
- eral atmosphere of gloom that hangs
: over the senate and the house.
Tk mnl la that rnnrrfm is surely
' aniThelplessly put to the necessity of
an extra session soon arter ine lourui
- day of March, which will bring the
of Kiwallnd "radicals" into
activity long before their appointed
time,
OLIO LEADERS BTTJ3TSED '
Tfcoti th real trnubtea of the G. O. P.
organization will begin. Old timers in
the Republican party, schooled in the
tm ruia nf th "orsranization." have
come to Washington to find out for
themselves what the trouoie was. iney
have gone away, shaking their heads
in .snrlnpRH. stunned and amazed by
the course which the party isfollow-
Ingr. They nave Deen unaoie o uuaer
stand h'y it is that, congress is not
f tinttrknintr n it used to do. Why
leaders are not arising and pointing
lh hot: tn tht artnntion of successful
and popular doctrines, why there are
affairs within tb,e -party utterly for.
eiffn to alV their notions of party re-
sponsibilityaftd party, discipline.
. nf hM"Vli timers have asked:
"Why.4ossn't the president grab the
big stick and wield if over the headu
of a few of these senators and repre
sentatives -and ?4n&e them do something?-
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v BIQ STICK J8 COH E , " .
The simple answer .is that the big
stick is. not here. It has been laid in
Its grave. The day of the big stick
has passed. President Harding is pow
erless to wield It even if he wanted
'to, for the reason that congress now
has the temerity to believe it owes
' the president nothing, that he has noth
; ing in the way of favors or patronage
to bestow and that any assertion of
leadership by the president would be.
equivalent to an invasion of congres
sional precedent.' ;
There are 'many Republicans in both
' senate and house who t are sincerely
anxious to do something.. They would
like to see the ship subsidy bill pass
and some legislation enacted to benefit
conditions in agriculture. But there
f Is no one - te' lead them, and If any
.. ambitious one among . them, dares to"
effer a proposition. In the way of new
and much, needed legislation, tt is more
-than likely 3 that he will ony get
bumped on the head, for his trouble.
. - Sq congress drifts. But the day is
coming when the new;' progressive
: groilp- wfll- get control and then there
- may Be r a leaderalii i " that " may make
; things hum,f 'Anyway they will surely
make themselve talked aoout.
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Man Accused bf
Using U. S. Mails
? In Fraud Scheme
Helping a friend In need doesn't in
clude writing a letter to his parents,
telling them all about their son's
troubles, and then trying to ; "shake
down the old folks for a little-money
for their wandering boy. Robert Reed
of the Dentley hotel told Assistant
United States Attorney Baldwin Sat
urday afternoon. After hearing Reed's
: tale, Baldwin, tMraad a complaint for
John U Kemble, No. 250 Madison
street. . charging- him with using the
nUs to promote a fraud. Kemble
was arrested by City Police. Inspectors
iHellyer anVMallett "After learning
the address of Reed's parents, Kemble
: is said ta have written them and said
that i thy " didiixot -. send . money at
once tneir uoy woujl. rpeese to death
on a trip he jwas- about to take to
Callfornis.--H( -Saldthat money sent
to hiin WouJd reach, their son. When
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Reed appeared hv Baldwin's office he
. was wearing two-to-one better clothes
than 'Kemble, and did not have the
appearance of a man in need, although
but 19 years old and away from home,
i Kemble will 'have a preliminary hear
ing Monday.
Herrin fMassacre!
; Witnesses Fearing
I Attack From Miners
4 Marion. HL. Dec. IS. TJ. p.)
Itumblings of suspicion . and fear
' echoed from bill to hill : throughout
--wtiiiamson county tonignt.
The farmers, fearing iheir testimony
- In the Herrin '"massacre' trial 'was
- brewing a spirit of hostility among
the miners; i have organisft a secret
-'protective society to guard their fami
lies from vengeance...; "
'"The lives of 10 miners for every
farmer killed because of his testimony
In the Herrin trlal.'i is said to be the
: Sjlogan of this society-. -' - . :
. '- -These facts were revealed to the
.United Press tonight by special Inves
tigators , who have been working
- throughout -WUHamao - county --to
';.' search ..of .state witnesses. .
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A present for her a desk of unusual,
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Desks at $23,75 to $1 75.00
End Tables $9.85
A housewife's remembrance that will be
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End Tables at $9.85 to $55.00
Metal Lamps
A very practical item for any home.
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Without question one of the best
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Other Styles $19.75 to $190.00
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J ... A Chnsfmas special that v?ill bring 1,
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