The Missouri herald., 1922-05-12
He Defends His Record and Outlines
His Platform and Issues for
the Coming Campaign
''If Spirit of Tolerance Prevails; If We Take
Counsel of Wisdom, the Army of Democracy
Will March to Certain Vctory,'' He Says

catalogue the conflicting policies which
divide the Democratic from the Re
publican Party. Broadly stated, the
parties are back on the old battle
ground" The contest of the imme
diate future will be largely over the
questions about which the parties have
been for years cOntending.
To that battle ! summon the hosts
of Missouri's Democracy. In that fight
/ shall do my part whether l serve
as leader or in the ranks. Such is
the spirit in which all should enter
this campaign.
Without now pausing for details, ]
challenge attention TO the fact that
the National Administration has failed
to redeem the pledges upsn which 1t
gained office.
1t has laid down legislative program
after program only to abandon them.
1t reduced taxes upon all the great
trusts, profiteers and millionaires and
gave no substantial relief to the peo-
pie.
| 1t is now endeavOring to force
through Congress a tariff bill dictated
by the great interests and which will
ENABLE them to exact eXtOrtiOnate
prices from the body Of the popula-
ton.
1t increased the taxes upon corpora
tions making small profits in order to
reduce the taxes upon excess profits
gathered by corporate proflteers.
! 1t proposes to subsidize ship COM
panies that are largely in alliance with
foreign ship companies.
In order to reduce the taxes upon
millionaires and profteers 1t sought
to retain the tax upon transportation
which falls upon the entire people and
with particular weight upon farmers
and shippers.
1t denied the soldiers bonus upon
the claim Of insufficient revenues, and,
at the same time, reduced the revenues
being paid by war protlteers.
| 1t has refused adequate approDria-
ton to control the flood waters of our
great rivers or to promote navigation
| thereon.
Its history to this date Is one of
broken pledges, servitude to the great
interests and abandonment Of the COM
mon people.
The conditions In Missouri are well
known. The Hyde administration has
been tried and condemned ut the bar
OF public opinion. / shall have Occa-
sion TO discuss it hereafter.
In view of the situation factional
differences ought to be forgotten with
in the Democratic Party, and we should
invite TO our assistance all citizens in
terested in the welfare of the State
The people Of Missouri are entitled
TO know what my public acts have
been, and / now proceed to candid
review of what have done.
1t Will be necessary to discuss these
questions plainly, and to answer va
rious charges which have been per-
sistently made.
Permit me first to remove q little
OF the underbrush. Many false and
sometimes malicious statements have
been circulated for years. Hitherto
l have maintained silence. The time
has now come when l can and ought
to speak. l shall refer to few of the
! charges, but In as kindly manner as
the circumstances permit.
1t is charged that because OF dis.
putes over patronage ! opposed Presi-
dent Wilson in everything he desired.
A Senator who would allow either
animosity or friendship to control his
official acts would be unfit to hold that
high office. The charge Is not only
untrue, but as the Congressional Re-
cord Will show, Is ridiculous.
The absurdity of that part of the
charge which asserts that l opposed
the President In everything he desired
Is illustrated by the fact that during
his incumbency the President sent to
| thnn
ments for confirmation and that voted
for all. save some six or seven ap.
pointments. %,
The Record also proves that upon
questions covered by the Democratic
platform upon which we were both
elected there were no differences be.
tween the President and myself.
Upon questions not covered by that
platform supported the President
when i thought him right. Frequently
l appeared (within the limits of my
poor abilities) as his champion when
the questions We're important and even
crucial to his administration. l shall
later refer to specific instances.
JONES AND THE HARVESTER
TRUST.
A difference did arise between the
President on the one hand and Sen
ator Stone and myself upon the other
hand regarding three appointiye offices
In the Western District Of Missouri
1t arose In this wise:
In 1913 the Federal Reserve Bank
BIZ was before the Senate. labored
for weeks to concentrate the complete
control Of the system In a Federal Re
serve Board to be appointed by the
President. l believed the money anC
credits of the country should not bt
controlled by the big banks of New
York.
With the bill thus amended. III,
President appointed Thomas ID. Jones
as a member Of the board Mr.. JORe,
was a director of the Harvester Trust
That combination WAS created by Pier