The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-10-12
ONE SCANDAL A MONTH =
-CHARGED REPUBLICANS

dal per month, according 70 omclal
publication of the Democratic ma
tional committee, today.
The "scandals" are enumerated
as follows: The Harvey, the New
berry, the Lasker shipping board,
the Thoreson, the Overall and the
appropriations.
each and everyone of these emu
merated acts" says the publication,
"amounts to a public scandal, for
which there is no parallel in any
previous Republican administration,
scandalous as some of them have
BEEN" The publication continues in
part:
"The Harvey scandal: Permitting
George Harvey, ambassador to Great
Britain, to retain his post following
his public speech at the Pilgrims 8
society dinner, London, May 19, in
which he insulted the living and the
dead of America in the world war.
1.-THE Newberry scandal: The
whHewashing Of Senator Truman H.
Nswberry of Michigan by the unan-
imous votes of the Republican men,
bers of the senate committee on
elections and privileges. It is ad-
mitted that a slush fund Of nearly
100000 was raised and spent in
Newberry's behalf. The Republican
membership Of the committee fol-
lows: Dillingham;, Spencer, Wads-
worth, Watson (Ind.), Edge, Ernest
Shortridge and Bursum. They are all
members of the "Old Guard" Sena-
tor Kenyon, a Progressive, was re-
moved from this comVittee when
the senate was reorganized.
"The Lasker shipping board scan
dial: The projected sale of 205 wood
ZEN ships, costing from 100000 to
s800,000 each, for $2,100 each,
with but a single bidder. (This bid,
following wide adverse publicity, has
been rejected). Also the employment
of members of the legal staff Of the
board at salaries as high as $4,000
each, some of them recommended
by firms holding claims against the
shipping board. The most scandalous
phase of this matter is in the reve-
;lations that prominent law firms of
New York which had been asked by
3 Chairman Lasker to recommend le-
gal assistants, held claims against
,tthe board as, high as $15,000,0O0 and
ST, 100000.
"The Thoreson scandal: The re-
moval from Office by presidential or
der Of Surveyor General I. C:Thore-
SON of Utah whose term had not ex-
,pired and against whom no charge
: had been brought. President Hard
ing's first letter suggesting. resigna-
: ton said: 81 need not tell you Of
Z the current demand for recognition
Z by aspirants in our own party for
consideration in the matter of pa
tronage.
:, ssThe Overall scandal: The alleged
receipt of money from applicants
for Office by John W. Overall, Re-
publican national committeeman
I from Tennessee, who was quoted in
all the press as having said that his
collections were turned over to the
Republican national committee to ap-
ply on it's campaign deficit. Senator
McKeller of Tennessee, referring to
the Overall matter on the senate
floor, said, 81 want to call the SEN
ate's attention to one Of the most
. remarkable, disgraceful traffickings
in federal patronage that has ever
come under my notice since 1 have
been in public Life" Senator Nickel
Ter introduced a resolution provid-
ing for an investigation.
"The appropriations scandal:
Concealing from the public the cost
Of government to the public by COW
ering up appropriations through re-
appropriations, revolving funds, and
Authorizations" and deliberately
seeking to deceive the people by a
Juggling joker" in a deficiency bill
whereby military appropriations
made during this session are charged
back to the preceding session.