Evening star., 1922-06-04
SENATOR BITTERLY
ASSA|LS PRESIDENT.
Defense of Cabinet Officers
and Daugherty's Speech
Under Heavy Fire.

President Harding and Attorney
General Daugherty were assailed
yesterday in the Senate by Senator
Stanley, democrat, Kentucky, in CON
nection with statements credited
Friday to President Harding with
respect to a Senate attack on Secre-
tary Hoover and to assertions made
by Mr.. Daugherty in his Chicago ad-
dress Friday as to the policy to be
Followed in filling the judgeships
created under a bill passed by the
Senate and House. Senator Stanley,
interpreting the Presidents remarks
on the basis of some newspaper ac-
counts, to refer to criticisms of all
cabinet officers. including NJ.
Daugherty, said Mr.. Harding was at
tempting ito stifie. If not to muzzle"
the press. Turning his fire on the
Attorney General, the senator accused
sarvsd nam 81 ns,S1i naying by his Chicago speech
for the judgeship that they must not
sly anything in criticism of Mr..
Daugherty If they expected appoint
ment to the bench.
Reading from a dispatch in the
Philadelphia Press in which it was
2tated that the President had taken
a "two-flsted fling at the political
blackguards" who attacked executive
officers, Senator Stanley wanted to
Know who are these political black
guards who are assailing the At
torney General"
"Once Free America,
will the President in his despera
tion, finding no other who dare to
say word for this discredited off,
clal,r denounce senators and black
guards who criticize the nefarious
and crooked operations of a political
broker. who makes It a business. it
chief magistrate of the United States
in order that men may despoil wom-
en- IN time OF peace and plunder the
treasury in time of war;"
Quoting from a dispatch in the
Philadelphia Public Ledger, in which
it, was stated that the President be-
ieVed newspaper men and newspa-
pers performed a public service in
putting on the brakes" in the pub
lication of attacks on executive off,
GERS Mr.; Stanley said he would
tell the President that this is mot
Austria; this is not Prussia. this is
the once free America, at least"
putting on the brakes is he next
thing to putting on-a muzzle,' he de-
c!ared, "and the statement is an i'm
piled threat to the press. Not the
President nor Congress nor Senate,
nor judges shall shackle or abridee
the freedom of the press in the
United States, while the first amend
ment of the constitution Is intact,
and there are men Of wisdom and
courage ready to defend and maintain
it,"
Objects to "Us..
Senator Stanley, referring to At
torney General Daughertys speech
Friday night before the Illinois Bar
Association, said Mr.. Daugherty had
admonished those seeking high Of
fees that the President had agreed
with the Attorney General that in
the matter of the selection of judges
those supporting the candidates
Ought to consult with 'us'-Harry
NJ. Daugherty and Warren G. Hard
ing, the President of the United
States"
'Twenty-four judges are shortly to
be named" said Mr.. Stanley, and you
must consult with us and that is
given to the public. Why? AS a
notice to all who seek a place upon
the bench: Do not say anything
about Daugherty. because Daueherty
shadows the representatives and SEN
ators; Daugherty sleuths are charged
with framing up important witnesses
ane Daugherty is not very apt to give
his consent. Us will not consent to
the naming of a judge who says any
thing about us @
"Is the ermine to be besmirched
by all the filth that now distains and
dishonors the Department. of Justice? :?
And does the President mean to ac-
count to the world that Daugherty
must be consulted before he will
name a judge and that a senator or
representative Is a rascal or black
guard who dares asSail him?"