Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-06-15
REPUBLICAN HOUSE is
IN MAUDLIN STAGE.

mas degenefaLed 10 THAI punt Wheie
it can hardly be described without
the use of the word maudlin; from
the days and dimensions of men like
Reed and Cannon to the time and an
tics of Mondell and Campbell it is
surely a far cry. Campbell's mysti-
fled maneuvers anent the Woodruff
johnson resolution calling for con-
gressional investigation of Daugher-
TVS laxity in prosecuting war graft
are verv suggestive Of a muddled
nninA ord a monumental cowafdiee.
The logic dwelling in the average
mans mind causes him to wonder
what knowledge of guilt on the part
Of pib republicans may cause the
leaders to refuse at all cost to per-
nit the lifting of the veil which part
ly covers the doings of the depart
ment Of justice.
1t will be recalled that when the
republicans, with the aid of every
interest that could not use President
Wilson, carried the house in 1918, the
first thing they did was to create the
Graham smelling committee, whone
purpose was to dig up enough demo-
cratic venality in connection with
war contracts to damn the party for
bo+
tee sat and labored through winters
snow and summers sun and finally
reported that the finger of suspicion
pointed in the direction Of one great
c9rporation-the Standard Steel
company of Pittsburg, controlled by
Andrew ". Mellon, who, shortly
thereafter was appointed by the pres
ident to take complete charge of the
peoples funds in his capacity as sec
rotary of the treasury. The ardor
which the republicans showed in Gre
ating the Graham committee and in
giving it plenteous funds and sweep
ing authority is sadly missing when
it is now proposed to investigate one
of the members of the republican
cabinet.
After the committee on rules hac
favorably voted the Woodruff ohm
son resolution out of the committee
pressure from some high source mus
have been eXerted upon Chairman
Campbell to cause him to at first fai
to report the resolution, and later t.
refuse to report it and finally TO have
the committee vote to rescind its &C
ton. 1t must be humiliating to re
publicans in the country to read o
such performances on the part of thu
men they elected to congress. Whel
the matter came up in the house tw'
democrats signally distinguish,
themselves by the power, lucidity ant
ability of their utterances-Fini
Garrett, of Tennessee, and Walton
Moore, of Virginia. Their speeche
pointed out clearly the merits of tn
controversy and held the republican
up to a richly -merited ridicule. MI
Garrett concluded with these words
"Mr. Speaker, it is extremely pain
full to have to indulge in this sort o
talk, but / wish it understood her
and now that never at any time dur
ing the democratic administration, o
now, has there been an objection iron
any individual, from the forme
president of the United States dow
to every man who had any discretion
in official activity, to an investiga
ton. The gentleman from Kansa
makes an assault upon the past ad
ADMINISTRATION. The committee tina
you would create, if the gentleman
had stood by his vote, would investi
gate the past administration.
would add to the Graham investiga
ton, if it could. The house organi
cation is in the hands of the repub
licans, the republicans would not suf
fer any injustice by a committee tina
might be appointed, and the demo
Gratis would be Investigated and tn
democratic administration would b
investigated as we'll as the repub
leans, and they are ready for il
applause on the democratic side,)
81 have here letter from the for
mer attorney general of the Unite,
States, man who was assailed NOR
viciously, probably, than any officia
in high life, except the president him
self, by the republicans, during thu
latter part of his administration.
cannot read all of the letter because
have not the time. He knows this
committee would investigate him anC
he invites the investigation. What
does your attorney general say?"