Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-06-04
HARDING TRYING
To ST|FLE THE
PRESS, STANLEY,
DEMOCRAT, SAYS
President and Daugherty
Attacked in Connection
With Statements They
Are Said to Have Made,
THIS is NOT AUSTRIA
KENTUCkIAN ASSERTS
Freedom of the Papers Shall
Not Be ShaCkIed or
Abridged in the United
States, He Declares.

Washington, June 3.---President
Harding and Attorney General
Daugherty were assailed today in
the senate by Senator Stanley,
democrat, Kentucky, in connection
with statements credited yesterday
to President Harding with respect
to. senate attack on Secretary
Hoover, and to assertions made by
Mr.. Daugherty in his Chicago ad-
dress yesterday as to the policy to
be followed in filling the twenty
four judgeships created under II
bill recently passed by the senate
and house.
Senator Stanley, interpreting the
presidents remarks ION the basis
of some newspaper accounts" to
refer to criticisms of all cabinet
officers, including Mr.. DaughertY,
said Mr.. Harding was attempting
ito stifle. if not to muzzle,' the
press.
Turns Fire ON Dau9herty.
Turning mis- fire on the attorney
general, the senator accused him
of having, by ais Chicago speech.
served public notice on applicants
for the judgeship3 that they must
not say anything in criticism, OF
Mr.. Daugherty if they expected ap-
pointment to the bench.
Reading from a dispatch in the
Philadelphia Press in which 1t vas
said the president had taken a"two
fisted fling at the political black
guards who attacked executive
officers, Senator Stanley wanted to
know who were these political
blachguards who are assailing the
attorney general
"They are two members of con-
gress," he said, who yesterday
wore the colors and the uniforms
of soldier; eminent senators-rep-
resenting sovereign states. ambas-
sadors from two proud common
wealths. Is it possible that
genial self-poised, courteous gen
tleman occupying this high place
could so far forget himself In nus
desperate attempt to shield man
who dares not shield himself. 10
speak for a man who dares not
speak for himself?
"Will the president, in his desper-
alton, finding no other who dares
to say a word for this discredited
official, denounce senators a.
blackguards who criticise the ne
farious ana crooked operations or
a political broker, who makes II q
business, it is charged, at least, TO
deceive the chief magistrate of the
United States in order that men
may despoil women in time OF
peace and plunder the treasury IN
time of war"
Reading from dispatch in the
Philadelphia Public Ledger IN
which it was stated that the presl-
dent believed newspaper men ana
newspapers performed pubhc
service in putting on the brakes
in the publication of attacks on eX-
ecutive officers, Mr.. Stanley said
he would tell the president that
this is not Austria; this Is NOT
Prussia; this is the once Tree
America at least
Putting on the brakes is the
next thing to putting on muzzle,
he declared, land the statement is
an implied threat to the press. Not
the president, nor congress, nor
senate. no judges shall shackle or
abridge the freedom of the press
in the United States while the first
amendment of the constitution is
intact and there are men OF wisdom
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