The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-21
REPUBLICANS SILENT
No Protest Made From G.. o.
p. Side; Daugerty's Let
ter Is Also Presented
SHOULD QUIT, SAYS CARAWAy
Attorney-General Advised to
Resign and Save Admin
istration's Dignity

WASIIINGTON. May 20--The
democratic attack upon Attorney
General Daughorty was renewed IN
tho senate today when Senator
Cnraway. democrat of Arkansas,
read what no snid was photo
static copy Of contract between
Daughcrty aud Charles W. Morse.
Now York flnancicr and shipbuildcr.
under which Dnugherty was 10 be
paid f25 0OO tor obt1ining Morscs
release from tho Atlanta pcnltcn-
tiary The alleged contract was
dated August 4, 1911.
Republican side silent
Republican senators who pre-
Niously had defended tho attorney
general against Caraway's attack
sat In dead silence as Chrawny read
the purportod contract.
CaraWav also read n letter alleged
20 have been written by Daughorty
To Morse complaining that the t25,-
000 had not been paid
THE httorncy-Eenernl should re-
sign" Caraw8y said. at would be
the decent thing TO do IN view of
his employment In securing a par
don for Charles w. MOrae, n con-
victed criminal. The attorney-gen-
oral should save tho administration
further embarrassment from his
actions.
For the Benefit OF the Defense
Il have here photo static copy
OF u contract between Harry w.
Daughcrty and Charles w. Morse
by which Daugherty was 10 be paid
$4,000 contingent on getting him
out OF the Atlanta peniteniinry,' de-
Cla:od CarHway. II read II for tho
benefit OF tho senator from ohio
tWilliD. and the senator from
Indiana (Watson), who rushed to-
his defense when | charged here
IN the senate that the attorncy-Reu-
eral had been employed by Morse
In obtaining his pardon
Tho alleged contract. Caraway
said. was signed by Thomas II.
Fielder. former pardon attorney OF
Georgia. and "okayed" by Morse In
foot noto on August 4, 1911.
carawny read the letter ms fol-
lows
we will undertake to represent
you on two conditions: Flrst. that
you pay Harry NJ. Daughery a re-
tainer OF 5000 and actual expenses
not to exceed $1,000 incurred In
looking after the matter. second. we
are 10 receive In event OF an uncon-
ditional pardon or full Communication
for you, the sum of S25.000, TO be
compensation In full for our serv-
ices rendered In your behalf"
Dnugi,erty 'Dunncd" Morse
A postscript. added by Folder,
gave Morse tho right to Terminate
Caraway added.
Caraway then read what he de-
clared 10 he a copy OF a letter writ
ten to Morse by Daugherty on April
30. 1918, In which the attorney gem
eral complained "the s25,00e feel
was still due him"
The letter, as Caraway read II,
contained this sentence:
You viii see there Is n balance
due OF $4,000 for services rendered
when your term was commuted."
"If this transaction had been one
man should be proud OF. the at
torney general would never have
assured his close personal friend
the senator from Indiana (Wntson)
that he had absolutely nothing TO do
with the case" Caraway continued.
"The attorney general told the In
diana senator he had nothing to do
with the case because tho senator
made that very statement on the
floor OF the senate, when the at
torney-general denied connection
with this case, while knowing the
statement was false. he took advan-
tagc of his friendship with the In
diana senator"
During tho discussion. Senator
Watson. democrat Georgia who re-
Gently described Mr.. Fielder as a
lobbyist" and a "crook" on the
floor OF the senate, interrupted 10
complain about the printing In the
record Of the letter from MIR. Folder
which was suhmtted last night by
EaR ton Ha La, "a tNa
York. Mr.. Wadsworth said, in put
ting the letter I'm tho record. that he
had no way OF ascertalnng tho truth
OF MIR. Feldor's statement, but he
regarded Il as n reply to charges
made on the floor. Senator Watson,
who was absent when Mr. Wads-
worth asked unanimous consent "a
have the letter printed, declared
that had he been present. the re-
quest would never have been
granted.
Il always have wanted 20 keer
the pages OF the record clean and
Undecided said Mr. Watson, but
with the letter from Folder In ther,
the record IS no longer clean ant
undenlcd"
Senator Wudsworth replied thai
he had examined the letter aut
could not sec In It any asperslons oI
ltiIecuohs on any senator. but add
ed that had he thought It woul,
have Ooen personally offensive I,
anyone he would not have sourh
TO have IL printed without first in
quiring further OF senator's
Senator Watson of Gcorgia, re
newing his attack on Mr.. Fielder, de
Scribed him as an "Ohscene hir
flapping yulture wings and as
Shiny serpent"
Mr. Caraway told the senate tina
Mr. paugherty had been maIn
threats about getting perpctrat
ors Of war frauds and added.
II Mr.. Daugherty was TOXIN,
when he SAID that he would got int
court himself II necessary to pros,
cute the war grafters. | want hil
TO make good on his threat,
promise II he doesn't. another docI
ment which he won't love will /
printed In the congressional recoi
right away.
I'm give him n llttle time but