Evening star., 1924-10-20
Daugherty Condemned
For Letter to Davis

Harry Daugherty awakened nc
friendly echo in his own party wher
he challenged John w. Davis ant
gave new life TO the scandal which
caused a heusercleaning in the De,
partment OF Justice. Republican
newspapers, even though many OF
them say Mr.. Davis reply did not in.
jure President Coolidge or the party's
| chances IN the campaign. have nc
kind words for the former Attorne.
General.
"Mr. Davis rightly charges Harry
Daugherty with degrading the De.
partment OF Justice by utilizing mer
such as Means to do its work." de-
clares the Chicago Tribune Gndepend
i ent Republican,, as lit is degrading
! for any government to use the meth.
DDS of a gang of touts and plug
uglles, but Mr.. Davis omits some i'm
! portant considerations from his de.
f. nunciations. II Mr. Davis
/ would look the facts in the face, he
would admit that misleading and cor
ruption show their signs as much ir
one party as in the other" lnasmucf
as Mr.. Davis does not convict the
|
Daugherty's methods or any sort oi
sympathy with his boon companions,
but, on the contrary, makes 1t newly
clear that in dropping Daugherty Mr.
Coolidge was repudiating these meth.
DDS and connections" the Boston
| Transcript independent Republican,
thinks it is justified in saying tina,
Mr.. Davis has helped, rather than
hurt. the Presidents cause by nj:
! letter.
Furthermore. the fight facing Davis
has been made more difficult con
cludes the ST. Joseph Gazette Gnde-
pendent Republican,, because, "re-
gardless OF how honest he himself
may be, his use of the cabinet scan
! dals as campaign thunder is bound to
react against him In the light Of the
recent disclosures, be they true OIL
| false"
On the other hand, the Republican
! Buffalo News comedies that 'Daugh-
erty serves no good purpose in thrust
ing himself forward at this time," and
the st. Paul Pioneer-Press Undepen.
dent Republican, thinks "Mr Davis
answer should convince Mr.. Daugh-
erty that the better part Of discre-
ton in his case is silence, for the
fundamentals of his position are in
defensible." The Ohio State Journal
| (Republican) is sure also "the injec-
/ ton of CASTOR Means and his various
lies into the campaign serves merely
to remind the public of the low stand
ards which prevailed In certain de-
partments Of government when Mr.
| Coolidge became President and before
the necessary changes had been
made all of which affords Mr.
Davis an opportunity to make an un-
answerable and effective statement OF
the issue Of common honesty in off,
cial life"
| Referring to the discussion Of Sena-
| tor Wheeler Of Montana, the inde-
pendent Republican Des Moines Reg
| lister declares that no matter what the
| facts prove to be about Wheeler, mo
body can In this campaign escape the
crushing effect of Mr.. Davis re-
joinder: why was it that no effort
to find such an indictment had been
made until Senator Wheeler assumed
a leading part in the criticism of the
administration and of yourself?
And the Register concludes that Ito
the extent Of his influence Daugherty
has contributed fuel to the Davis
campaign warner o.. :.
The hest tHin4 that former At.
terney Gen eraf Dahgherty ceuld have
done. II he dssiryd to helR the Re-
publicans in ths fsmpaiEn," lsugsessi
the Springfield republican d4deperd-
ient,, "wonld hs been e keep Qys5