Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-12
PRESS COMMENTS
ON DAVIS SPEECH
OF LAST NIGHT
by United Press Lensed Wire


The World Democratic. New
York-Last night John w. Davis ar
raigned the Harding Coolidge adj
ministration before the bar of pub
lie opninon. They are charges of
such IA serious character that if
John w. Davis is unable to back
them up with indisputable evidence,
the Republican party can and will
turn upon him and destroy him. If
Mr.. Davis cannot prove his case he
is unfit to hold any public office
If he proves his case the Harding
Coolidge administration should plead
not for reelection but for mercy.
The Herald-Tribue (Repubhcan)
New York Mr.. Davis treatment of
the charges of Republican eorrup
tion is the portion of his speech
Trustworthy of him, wnat Mr.. Davis
means by plain speaking is political
speaking and he evidently eonceives
that a wider latitude of accuracy is
possible in politics than in law.
The New York Times Democrat /
'ic) New York-Perhaps more i'm
pressive than any one thing in the /
speech Of acceptance is the personal I
quality of the man revealed by it. !
Every citizezn of open mind and
free to follow his own best judg-
ment in political action certainly
has a peculiar and pressing obliga
ton laid upon him by the nomina
ton for the presidency of such a
full panoplied man as John Davis.
(Hearst s New York papers do not
comment.)
The Baltimore Sun (Republican)
There is an admirable fighting
quality in it; it shows that Mr..
Davis can hit and. hit hard. .
The Post (Republican) Washing
ton-To speak frankly, it is dis
There is a curious tack
Of familiarity with present prob
ems, as if Mr.. Davis had been long
lbsent from the country or had not
applied his brilliant gift of analy-
sis to the subjects before him.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer (De
)ANo one can read the ac-
eptance speech of John w. Davis
Without being impressed with the
grasp of understand
nss sincerity of purpose and his '
bility TO present in. GEAR, forceful
,nglish the issues.
Kansas City Post (Republican)- I
he denunciation of the Republican
arty and the discourteous slurs
pom the president personally in
onnection with the corruption +"
evealed by the Walsh investiga-
ions are the mere continued capi-
alization of the ex-parte in courage
nd characteristic vigo~ when the
acts warranted the punishment of
ldividuals for whose guilt neither
he martyred Harding, the presi v
ent himself nr the Republican n
arty can be held remotely respon
bile. :,
Chicago Tribune (Republican.)-
ur deepest opposition to Mr.. Da- "
is position is his assumption that }
ne country, the most favored in
le world, the most blessed in pro- .
uctioh and consequent comfort,
le most peaceful and the most de- ii
rons of peace, is a laggard in all b.
'od works, is in opposition to all 81
und laws of economics and morals d.
I'd is doing itself and its neighbors ii
lrt. All that is so utterly false &c
at the candidate becomes as
Use as his assumption. b.
Atlanta Journal Democratic. y q
speech few living Americans -
uld equal either in felicity or
rec, revealing at once the think D.
and the doer, wise shead, great oi
art, statesman worthy of Wood
W Wilson, fallen mantle and
aiming sword. With strokes as
arp and ringing as pioneer s
e hewing through the jungle, he
VS. existing evils bare; and then IN
builds.
hid Kidnonnnd !