The Columbus dispatch., 1921-03-27
PAT HARRISON
FLAYS THE COP.
JUNIOR SENATOR DELIVERS
.MASTERFUL ADDRESSES
in COLUMBUS.
LARGE AUDIENCES
introduced by Hon. B. A. Lin.
cOln.--Directed a Vigorous
Attack on the Republican
Party and Its Leaders.

hoN iothNi otc my pdiIy ~ uoNh
in bitter defeat fighting for the prin-
ciples of Democracy and the interests
of the great mass of the American
people, than to achieve victory of
misrepresentation such as character
lied the Republican victory at the
polls last December" declared Sena-
tor Harrison in an address in Colum-
bus at the court house Thursday
night during the course of which he
bitterly denounced the tactics en-
Iployed by the Republicans in the late
campaign.
Every seat in the big court house
auditorium was filled and many were
forced to stand during the course Of
the Senator's address. He was in
troduced by Hon. B. A. Lincoln, a
member of the Columbus bar
Senator Harrison arrived in the
city shortly before noon from West
Point, where he delivered an address
the previous evening. Durng his
stay here he was shown many court
estes. In the afternoon he visited
Lake Norris and the Mississippi State
College for Women where a beautiful
athletic exhibition was staged as a
compliment to him.
In the beginning of his address Sen
ator Harrison paid glowing tribute to
the citizenship of Columbus and Lown-
des county, and after the preliminary
remarks he at once launched out upon
vigorous attack of the Republican
party, condemning in no uncertain
terms that party's tactics in the last
campaign.
The peroration Of his address was
reached when he paid beautiful and
tender tribute to Ex-President Wilson.
He alluded to Wilson as the hero 0
Versailles and the greatest president
this country has ever had.
He offered the Treaty and the Lea
que covenant as the logical panaoea
for our domestic and international
troubles, declaring that there could
be no normalcy until relations be-
tween this country and European
countries are established.
He declared that under Democratic
rule this country had enjoyed un-
precedented prosperity; that during
the party's administration the most
constructive legislation that has ever
been enacted in this country was ach-
ieved. The Federal Reserve System
and its stabilizing effects on the fiscal
affairs of this country was gone into
at length by the Senator.
Mr.. Harrison directed a vigorous
attack on the Fordney emergency
tariff law which was presented tc
:. Congress last fall, denouncing it as
one of the most iniquitous pieces OF
, legislation ever introduced in Con
, gress.
The Senator declared himself as
, being unalterably opposed to the
, cancellation of the debts of the Allies
to this country.
, He called attention to the recent de.
; cision of the Supreme Court uphold
ing the constitutionality of The Farm
l Loan Bank Law, stating that in a few
: weeks the money under the provis
ions of this law would again be avail
S able to farmers on long time loans a
/, low rates of interest. He said tha
$ this law had been attacked by th'
mortgage companies of the country
: these companies having challenged it
a constitutionality IN the courts.
| Mr.. Harrison was applauded a
+ frequent intervals during the cours
r of his address which was well re
: ceived by the large audience. Not il
;. many years has an audience quite a
a large assembled to hear a polltica
e address in this community as tha
which greeted Senator Harrison O.