Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1922-07-27
HAY CHARGES
REED BETRAYED !:
PARTY IN 1920
ST. LOUIS LEADER ELoQUENTLY
PLEADS FOR NOMINATION OF
LONG TO v. S. SENATE.
DISCUSSES CAMPAIGN ISSUES
Declares Senator Stabbed Democraey's
Leader in Back; Now, Unrepent-
ant, Would Lead Forces.

Sikeston, Mo-, July 1o.-Charles Nj.
Hay. of st. Louis, concluded his three
day tour of southeast Missouri with
an address here today. AS la pre-
vious talks, Hay devoted himself large
ly to the public record of Senator
james A. Reed. He asserted Reed had
employed the tactics of the Jungle in
his dealings with Woodrow Wilson,
and charged him with betrayal of the
Democratic party in Missouri and the
nation.
Hay pledged his %steadfast support to
Breckenridge Long, who is opposing
Reed for the Democratic nomination
for United States Senator, subject to
the Statewide primary election on
August |. Long, he said, represents a
positive, constructive force, promising
great usefulness to his constituents, If
sent to Washington, while Reeds rec
ord is an undertaking trail of criti-
cism. obstruction and opposition.
Hays speech was filled with elo-
quent passages, which aroused his
hearers TO great enthusiasm. His tri-
butes to the Missouri farmer, to the
service men and to Woodrow Wilson
were especially noteworthy. He spoke,
in part, as follows:
Reeds Record Reviewed.
Reed has ability; talent-but can
that talent be trusted? What is the
answer of his senatorial career?
He entered the senate in 1910 with
these words still ringing in the ears
of his constituents:
~ have never given aid or comfort
to the enemy. / have not claimed to
be wiser than the combined wisdom Of
my party as expressed in its platform
regularly adopted
Have his acts squared with his
words?
Let his record before the war, dur
ing the war and since the war, answer,
"In 1912 a Democratic administration
came into power. With a fidelity and
vision unsurpassed in history 1t
set itself to the accomplishment of
long-deferred reforms.
"What was the contribution of
James A. Reed to his party and his
country during that period?
Criticism, obstruction, opposition.
''In 1914 the President recommended
certain needed changes in the Inter
state Commerce Commission law. Reed
opposed the al In the same year
the President proposed amendments to
the antitrust laws. Reed opposed the
measure after it had been agreed upon
in conference.
"The Federal Reserve Bank Act
he, at first, attacked with a f~erocity
that brought CONSERVATION to Its
friends. He seemed determined to de.
feat it. Finding that impossible, and
yielding for once to party pressure, he
was, to use the language of Carter
Glass of Virginia, finally whipped into
line But to accomplish this a per
sonal appeal of the great President
who was laying out his very life fol-
the measure, was necessary. 1t wa:
then that he wrote the letter which
eight years later Reed has the temerit!
to submit as his certificate Of character
as a Democrat and public servant.
Record in War Time.
$50 reads his record before the wal
War came. What was Reeds contrlbu
ton to his party and his country dur
Ing the war? Again the record answer
criticism, obstruction, opposition. III
voted for the war. But he opposed tn
measures necessary to win the wal
With. his nation at war, practiall
without an army, he opposed the sery
ice act, designed to secure an arm
and secure it on the Jeffersonian prir
cfple that all men are created equal
With an army called for, which ha
to be fed, he opposed the food contre
act, designed to secure food and secur
1t on fair and equitable terms. If h
had voted against the war, he coul
not have pleased the kaiser more.
But thank God, he didn't hay
his way. He didn't ham-strin
America or enable Germany to viii
The forces of constructive Statesman
ship couldn't whip him in line, bl
they brushed him aside and marche
on. Not only the statesmen from MI