Evening star., 1924-10-26
G. Up. 'TR|MMERS'
RAPED BY DAWES
Haven't Had Many Fighters
in Last Four Years,
He Declares.
Rs the Associated Press

NE" YORK, October 25.-CharIes
". Dawes, speaking tonight in New
York for the first time since the he
ginning of the campaign, scored the
La Toilette Independent movement
assalied the Democrats and de-
hounced "cowardly, trimming politi-
clans in his own party.
The La Toilette candidacy bore the
brunt of the assault. Mr. Dawes describ-
ing 1t as IAN attack leveled at the Con-
stitution, which. if successful. means de-
struction of our form of government"
lie also attacked it's leaders, assert
ing that we are hearing much about
the rule OF the people from men who
are speaking really of the rule of the
mob
The attention given by the Re-
publican nominee to the Democratic
opposition was only in passing and
consisted in reference to what he
termed that party's ATTEMPT to
stand between the battle lines with
one radical aud one conservative can
didate"
II respect those .men who are fight
ing this form of government" he
said. with reference to the La Fol
lette group. They have courage and
! respect their courage. But we have
not had any body on my side for the
last four years-at least, not many
that have been standing up and fight
ing"
Is Going Upstate.
Mr. Dawes spoke at a Republican
rally held under the auspices of the
Republican State committee at Cler-
mont Rink, Brooklyn. He came into
New York late today from Montclair
after the meeting to remain until
tomorrow night, when he will board
his special train for a day of cam
paigning Monday in upstate New
York, with speeches at Albany, Syra-
cuse. Utica and Rochester
Lack of political courage, Mr..
Dawes asserted. had resulted in the
polling of d small vote in past
elections.
That is the reason why up in
Wisconsin for four years you have
only had about 33 to 40 per cent of
the registered vote cast and all
through large sections of our coun-
try. the same thing pertains" he
added Why? What inducement is
there for American citizens to come
out and vote when on one side is a
man in earnest, courageous, fighting
for something that a citizen does not
believe: and on the other side IS a
cowardly, trimming pol t c i a n,
preaching that by legislation you can
get high beef on the hoof and low
beef on the table, high railroad wages
and low railroad rates, and all that
sort of Inconsistent stuff and clap
trap: trying to please everybody;
putting vote-getting above principle
"a pretty poor choice.
That is one reason why the people
have not been to the polls as they
should have been. But now you
have fight"
The issue in this "fght," Mr.. Dawes
told his audience, was raised When
the La Toilette group adoD,ed u plat
form declaration for submission of
"a constitution amendment providing
that Congress may, by re-enacting a
statute. make it effective over a ju-
dicial Veto"
Sees Balance Of Power Hurt.
'Tp other words at one blow" he
added, lit is proposed to destroy the
balance of power which exists ia this
Government between the executive.
legislative and judicial branches of
Government, and make the executive
and judicial subordinate to Congress.
Now what does that mean? We
hear a lot of talk in these days of
political trimming and cowardice in
the effort to please all sides on all
questions, about the rights of this
bloc and that bloc, the rights of this
class and that class and this section
and that section. This concerns your
rights and my rights. The rights that
are protected by the Constitution of
the United States are something that
belong to us. They don't belong to
governments, and as long as that
Constitution stands as it Is they can't
be touched by government or any
other Individual.
What are those rights? 1t is your
right and my right to go to church
wherever we please and worship God
in accordance with the dictates of our
conscience; it is your right and my
right to own. property; it is your
right and my right to free speech and
to trial by jury-rights like that,
which are protected by the Constitu-
tion of the United States. Those are
the rights which 1t Is proposed to
hand to Congress, with the dema-
gogues 80 often there in the saddle.
'What kind of Government will
this be if Congress can pass a law
telling you where to- go to church, or
taking property away from you and
handing it over to some one else?
Then there Is lower part of this
discussion. Take it from that stand
point. What will BECOME Of your
wages; what will become Of the
prices of farm products: what will
become of business; what will be-
come of all of US il the foundation of
confidence is shaken because OF q be-
lief that the rock on which this ma
tion stands is to be pulled cut from
under us?
'Thus. IL we lose. our Government
goes. It is . call to the. color8.