Show r it 1 4 t 1 1 4 MM 14 1 t t ia 44 our weekly washington letter 4 I 1 1 fim ta it i t by NATIONAL PRESS SERVICE washington gion june tho high aua aad mighty and the low and humble of 0 the democratic organization are still engaged in a hectic search arch tor for issues on which they may build their campaigns in 1928 as well as 1926 outside ot of having collected an aggregation of mares nests they are not able to make a very satisfactory report the tact fact that the president tails fails to smile on order has been tried out cut but strangely enough the people refuse to get excited over it toia refusal to grandstand and to walk IV tal an area covered with spot lights has appealed to the people instead of upsetting them even the issue against coolidge that he is sustaining general lord in a program tor for the elimination of surplus em ein aloyes from the government service has fallen alien flat what Is worrying the democrats is the extraordinary success which coolidge has had in increasing efficiency and reducing the public debt the presidents own statement delivered at the budget hearing the other night without buncombe or false terms tells the story here Is what he sald bald on june 30 1921 the public debt amounted to carrying an annual interest charge of 0 at the close of 0 this year the debt will stand at approximately with an interest charge ot of this alio shows ws since 1921 19 21 a redu reduction c of nearly tour four and a quarter billi billions m of 0 dollars in the principal ot of the debit and nearly in annual interest our expenditures which tor for tie the fiscal year 1921 amounted to will approximate tor for the current year I 1 a reduction of W neatly i two billions ot of dollars taxation has been reduced frona from per capita to 2728 this does not take into consideration the revenue aft act ot of last march it is to be deeply regretted that political activities have so liberal a top dressing on the agricultural problems ot of the nation without any attempt to impeach the pro 1 fluidity ot of congressional Congress inal tb thought ought it must be admitted that the votes cast for and against the agricultural bills are largely influenced by political conditions it is unfortunate that a matter so vital reaches congress when the promise ot of adjournment Is in the nostrils of 0 the members andl and they are in a state of political doldrums there never was a time when the call for exact impartial information on an this great subject such as a real commission would report was as great as now the desire of the lent tor for some form of farm legislation is self evident and has not been beail contro averted his position is that inas much ai as hund hundreds reft of millions have been spent educating the farmers to produce a surplus that some millions should be spen at least in endeavoring deavo ring to aid him in the marketing of 0 the same |