The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1920-01-13
CLASS CALLS ON
HAYS To RETRACT
BASE SANDER
Republican Chairman Says
Democrats Are Using Tax
payers Money in Politics.
Herald Bureau.
No. 1,JO2 II Street, N. W.,
Washington. ID. O., Monday.


the circulation Of political propaganda be-
came the subject of a lively controversy
tonight between Carter Glass, Secretary
Of the Treasury, and VIII II. Hays, chair
man of the Republican National Commit
tee Correspondence on the subject be-
tween Mr. Hays and Secretary Glass was
made public at the Treasury Department
The first letter is addressed by Secre-
tafy Glass to Mr. Hays and takes excep-
ton to statement attributed to Mr..
Hays in a despatch from Denver to the
New York Times that the name Of every
buyer of Liberty bonds was put on the
Democratic mailing list for the forthcom-
irg campaign.
'Unless my explicit instruction have
been violated says Mr.. Glass, 1.-THE state
n,ent attributed to YOU is utterly baseless
and If YOU were correctly quoted 1 call
upon you Immediately either to produce
proof or publicly to retract this SANDER
upon the Treasury of the United States"
Mr.. Hays reply and a second letter
from Mr. Glass make UP the case to date.
SAYS Mr.. Hays
II note your inquiry as to what I said
touching upon the misuse of governmental
instruments and functions by the Demo-
cratic organization for political purposes
I did not say that you had furnished the
names of Az buyers of Liberty bonds for
the use Of the Democratic committee as
mailing list What I did say then, and
what now repeat, is that tho Democratic
administration sent out thousands OF tons
~ propasgan da to Liberty bond buyers
food card signerH. wa r workers, &c, during
the paper shortage, and while limiting the
Use of paper by the press, and that the
large part OF il was Democratic political
paganda, and that all Of it was paid
for by the taxpayers money.
what He Did Say.
~ did say that names were being pro-
cured by the Democratic organizations by
the hundreds OF thousands from every
available source, and that thousands OF
letters were being sent out by it daily solic-
Iting money by an office force numbering
from two hundred to three hundred, spend
,ng hundreds of dollars daily. and that the
Sew York World had published state
,,ent That the Democratic National Com
rnittee was proposing to raise tund OF
ten million dollars.
.'NNhat I did not say then, but to which
now call your attention, Is that am re-
isnbiv informed the Democratic committee
sas even resorted TO drawing drafts on
l,anlxers in whose banks government funds
ara deposited, wiring such bankers That
hey had already drawn such drafts.
respectfully recommend that you make an
ineniry into this situation.
~ hone YOU. with your great influence,
will join with us in an effort to make the
coming campaign a contest between Two
great political parties, whose members rec
orrizc that there should be two great
nnrties in this country and that both
should be strong and virile and recognize
that Il Is through political activities that
a. individual can best apply his patriotism
In times or peace"
In answer Mr.. Glass says:--
The only part OF your despatch OF jan
nary 10 that IL pertinent to my wire OF
January s is the apparent denial by you
~ the statement I'm the Geographic col
urnns Of the New York Times ascribing
20 you the explicit accusation that the
rreasurv Department had furnished or
r,.r-nitted 90 be furnished for political uses
~, mailing tistS of subscribers to Liberty
nonds To the extent that your despatch
,nav fairly be construed as a disavowal OK
fhfs Islander a relieves YOU OF the odium OIL
having falsely imputed TO the Treasury
Department the Knavery OF making paru-
sar merchandise Of fiscal records tnat re-
fleet TIE patriotic devotion OF the Ameri-
can peoDlo 20 their government In the
derrce that your despatch omits TO MAKE
fho denial perfectly plain ard absolutely
.cu fan 60 acauit yourself OF having wan
tonlv aspersed tho honorable conduct OF
th.s department.
Implies asGross stupidity"
= observe that you did say in your
rpeerh. and now rcassert In your despatch,
that the Treasury sent out thousands Oh
IONS 81 partisan political literature as
$50 M - propaganda in Liberty Loan
...rnralrra This charge conveys an I'M
,.Yfrnffar ~ gross stupidity, as well as
1n.su~faht dishonesty, upon the Iart OF
thrrn managing tho Liberty Loan organ
frafior "a the name of the many patfl-
otie Republican, haVins charee OF .nis
4. ~ ANA equally responsible With their
,,.ttfg4lr Democratic associates resent
IN. irrputation as both false and silly. IL
4. faian because u is not true; u Is silly
hsrruns tha Treasury, straining every pos
.ihia POINT of vantage 90 make the Liberty
iaaut "a Success. and experiencing soiae-
4tfssa a nevrp racking anxiety 10 enlist
.-,s msaUatla agency. was not idiotic
.u.nmh even rad u been mean enough, 70
...l..raf. tNa rnrndtrFt suggestion OF politi-
.nf aftanfare be- any 81 the literature or
MFfnirfsffatiNo sets Any charge 70 the
ssantfarf in tacticss invention. without q
ma.srrarre 81 riauslhiiity, much lcss OF
frtfh ia sustain D.
s.r rnte what you say shout the Demo
~rmmn COMMITTEE drawing drafts on bank
-. wheaa banks are Repositories OF gov
rw.ni fanHs ana enc dcsirability Of an In
untre lntn fhe matter by me. ~ requires
r.n irHulrv hV we % say that I have not
s.~a n#ftfeia 20 knowledge ~ the financial
mtt.Nsa af either TIRE Democratic Ma
st..al committee Or the Republican Ma
500 Committee DO not know " YOU.
80 rhnlrmau nf ere Republican Committee.
nns~ afnwu drafts or otherwise solicited
49, ACCEPTED campaign contributions from
tmNkara ehnfe banks happen 40 hold gov
errtnrff funds en- deposit nor do ] know
.tttttn~ IS as the truth ~ your fccusa-
Inc ~ tnis ffFnfCi against Mr. Cummings
rhalrsnan so fhe Democratic Committee.
Va anf,iH unf ne aatenishinw "a find that
a..tN ~ vnn have repeatedly done this,
N.rrr there cHn o. hut one meaning "a
ttnf rarf 81 sour deercatNh, End that is
,mvtnlnna m thr covert intimniion that
e. Treaaufv han participated directly on
sralrarflV 81 sanction cr confributory ac-
sixitr ln tho financial schemes n the
N4arnnrrmfir National Committee. The Eug-
.auftnn ~ imtoigfahir fsHe. tt iH an un-
,,arshv aud rnfireiy rerrehrnslhle species
rr 1rfamation vaicn 2 am sure YOU will.
urnn fsflerfiru. Ncry much regret.
VA read fhr other dmV with Intense sat-
tsfsrtinn thnf portion ~ YOUR speech, re-
a.. .aaaI4 a.. 49,