The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-09-03
ATTACK MADE ON
ADMINISTRATION
Senator Sherman Bitterly Pro.
tests Against Alleged ''Per-
SonaI Government"
COL. HOUSE TARGET
Illinois Senator Charges Gov
ernment Control of Utilities
Is Wronpfully Used.
COL. HOUSE TAR RGE 7

Washington, Sept Sin lengthy
prepared address on what he called
unofficial and personal government
Senator Sherman, of Illinois. republi-
can. made n scathing attack in the
senate today on President Wilson and
the administration. particularly Col. +.
NJ. House. the presidents personal
friend and adviser.
With ironical references to the presi-
dents recent statement that politics
Is adjourned" the senator asserted
that. having elected the president
almost single handed" Col. House and
coterie of Texas politicians are in
tho saddle and they are doing politics
In the same old way" Under pre-
tense of war powers, he said. the ad-
ministration is placing control OF the
country in the hands Of a few polti-
clans and labor leaders, to be used
relentlessly for the election of party
candidates now and president in
1920.
Il denounce," he added, "a political
autocracy covertly engaged when the
nation is In the stress OF war. In un-
dermining institutional civil liberty"
Calls House Assistant President
Col. House was characterized by
Senator Sherman as this alleged, un-
elected. unofficial assistant president"
The senator gave an analysis of Il
novel said to have been written by
Col. House. which he described as an
autobiography telling a tale of politics.
civil war; love and reform with meat
axe showing how to get rid of the con-
stitution. '
Secretary Baker was referred to as
"one who thinks of the war as 5000
miles away, talks glibly of quantity
production of combat airplanes, delays
tho draft law amendment of 1918 three
months. opposes universal training
and says Washington's soldiers at
Valley Forge were drunkards and
chicken thieves. only to be declared by
executive proclamation to be the most
capable official that distinguished func-
tionary ever knew"
Secretary Rodfieid "Sonnet Maker"
Regarding Secretary OF Commerce
Redheld, Senator Sherman said he had
made some sparkling contributions to
trade" including the shocking infor-
nation that the high cost of living
was caused by too many delivery
wagons. an epic on fish and clans,
along with a sonnet or two on sheep
killing dogs"
Former Secretary Bryan. the sena-
tor declared. resigned when he had
played second fiddle long enough and
his power for harm had waned." After
Bryan's resignation, Mr. Sherman
said, the office of secretary of state
was "shufflcd about as plunder to suit
partisan ends"
Declaring the administration seeks
even to dictate republican candidates
In republican states, the senator said
Ford is to be made senator from
Michigan by executive order"
Dcnouncing what he described as |
socialistic plans of "a coterie of poll |
ticians silded and plated by Il group |
Of theorizing, intolerant intellectuals,'
senator Sherman continued:
Government Control Mere Name.
Government control Is n mere name. |
As now exercised by this administra-
ion 1t is the threshold of permanent
political ownership and operation.
"On all questions related to labor,
Is practically president.
'urleson controls the physical agencies
or communication of thought, and Nc
tdoo the railways and country's
inances. Slip off the mask of alleged
ownership and see behind
t the revealed political ownership and
control of Gompers, Burleson and Nc
\doo for partisan purposes to be used
to elect party candidates
low and in 1920 president.
Politics adjourned. Worse more
rancorous partisan politics
lever abused the patriotism and gen.
rous confidence Of a great nation.
Ieainst the clandestine partisan pol
tics of this administration hidden,
nder the thick clouds of war, ] raise
ny voice seasonably in remonstrance."