Arizona republican., 1922-05-07
DAUCHERTY MAY
GIVE FACTS IN
MORSE RELEASE

WASHINGTON. May 5-Deciara-
ton was made by Attorney General
Daugherty yesterday that should
Democratic discussion in the senate
involve his connection with the release
in 1912 of Charles w. Morse, New
York shipbuilder, from the Atlanta
prison, he would make known the
facts" H coupled with this the as
sertion that the real people behind
this movement, aside from the par
tisans interested, have not as yet
shown their hands or their heads
Shortly after he made his declara-
ton In o formal statement, Senator
Caraway. Democrat, Arkansas. who
has been leading the discussion, re-
newed his accusations, declaring de-
spite deniaIs made by Mr.. Daugh-
erty's friends since the matter was
brought UP, Mr.. Daugherty at the
time Of MOI se's release, took credit
for obtaining the executive clemency.
The senator read an interview pun
lished in a Columbus, o., newspa-
per at the time of Morse's pardon,
in which Mr.. Daugherty, then prac-
ticing law in Ohio, was quoted as
having said he sought the release OF
the shipbuilder so that the financial
affairs of a steamship company IN
which the imprisoned man was In
terested, could be Strengthened out. /.
II will ne er discuss politics" SAID
Mr.. Daugherty in this statement, but
there is little of interest to be said
in regard to the articles appearing in
the newspapers regarding the discus
sions in the senate and elsewhere
which constitute an attack upon the
administration and naturally an at
tack upon the department OF justice.
This may be expected from time to
time.
"The Morse case Of years ago was
fully discussed in the newspapers
when / was a candidate for United
States senat in Ohio. At that time
President Taft and Mr.. Wickersham
wrote signed letters which immedi-
ately stopped discussion and conclu-
sively answered all charges that were
made or that ever viii be made for
any purpose whatsoever. These two
letters are ir my files and if there is
occasion for it they will be published.
"The real people behind this move
ment, aside from the partisans inter-
ested. have not yet shown their hands
or their heads. Their activities are
well known and their purposes are
well known. In due time it will all
be revealed The department of JUS
tice naturally will be popular with
persons who are being brought and
who will be brought to justice in due
course.
.No activities of the department Of
Justice will he inspired or conducted
to help any political party. We are
not much interested in years ago;
this is q thing Of the past and was
entirely cleared up. What we are
now interested in is the Morse case
and others.
when the facts are fully known
we would not expect even the per-
sons now being used for purposes
which they do not suspect to even re-
fer to the matter again"
After reading the purported inter-
view. Senator Caraway said:
.'Mr Daugherty ought to apologize
to Senator Watson. Republican. Indi-
ana, who was so quick to defend
him Tuesday with a statement that
the attorney general never had any
connection with the case"
Senator Willis. Republican of Ohio,
interrupted to remark that Senator
Watson hac not stated the attorney
general ha. no connection with the
case, but had declared the cabinet Of
ficer never had received a fee from
Mr.. Morse.
During the colloquoy, the name of
Chief Justice Taft, who, as Presi-
dent, granted Morse executive Glenn
sncy. was mentioned by Senator
Caraway, WIo said he was sure the
former President Thought he was
pardoning a man afflicted with ia
tai nalauy."