Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-06-02
PARTISAN CLASH
Continued from Page One)

coating. for his own weakness of
will. for his own lack OF intellectual
integrity and courage assails the
Democratic administration
After Mr.. Garrett had presented a
letter from A. Mitchell Palmer for
mer attorney general, counting an in
vestigation by Congress, Representa-
tive Mondell of Wyoming, the Re
publican leader declared he was glad
the committee had rescinded it's &C
ton.
"A Congressional investigation at
this time" said Mr.. Mondell, could
serve no other purpose than that Of
delay. of muddying the waters, of
preventing the prompt action of the
grand jury and of the courts. I am
not surprised that gentlemen whose
names may figure in investigations
before grand juries prefer a Con-
gressional investigation to action by
the grand juries and the courts. That
is their only hope
At the outset of his speech, the
first on the subject, Mr.. Campbell
said the activities 'of man in the
Chicago convention will not operate
in his defense in the grand jury
room" and that the presentation of
name to the San Francisco con-
rentlon will not exempt his name
from presentation by the grand jury"
In this connection the chairman
asserted that in the cases now being
presented to the grand jury at Wash
ington, and to be presented, the at
torney general hopes to put the hal
TER on those conspicuous crooks who
consplred to defraud and rob the
government during the war and lead
them to the pcnitentiary"
In the fighting back and forth speak,
ers for each party attacked the meth
DDS Of the other respecting investiga-
tions. Mr.. Campbell charged that
Democrats in congress stood in ST.
lence for the period of the war and
did not raise voice or hand against
conspiracies to defraud and rob the
government"
Photostatic copies of Mr.. Daugh-
erty's letters relating to private prac-
tice ten or II years ago, said Mr..
Campbell, were not published and
heralded TO the country until after he
had cabled Charles W. Morse, the mil
lionaire ship builder who was leaving
the country under an assumed name
to return at once to face possible
Indictment by the federal grand jury"
Declaring the Republicans might do
as they pleased about the investiga-
ton sought by Representatives Wood
ruff M II
, Garrett exclaimed.
The responsibility is yours. If you
do not want your officials investigated
do not have to have them investigated,
but l serve notice on YOU now that you
are not with my consent going 10 avoid
an investigation of Your own officials
by attacking the officials of a former
anxious to participate in an ipvestiga-
ton that you may desire to make"
There was brust Of applause from
the Democratic side and silence on the
Republican side.
Mr.. Woodruff told the house it vas
probable todays action of the rules
committee had foreclosed action by it
on his resolution.
But ! want to service notice on
every member" he said, that if the
attorney generals department does not
secure the results that he now states
he will secure-and he stated the same
thing a year ago-of course--if the
department of justice does not oper-
ate in these cases you will find me
here when congress meets again and
| want TO say to you gentlemen who
will have had an opportunity to go
back home and talk to your people that
you will come back here and sing q
different song from that which some
of you have been. singing today"