Evening star., 1924-10-03
BRO0KHARTF FLAYS
COOLIDGE IN IOWA
Senator Says President Is
Candidate of Wall Street
Non-Partisan League.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
EMMETSBJRG. Iowa. October q
Senator Smith w. Brookhart. storm
center in Iowa politics since his cleo
ton two years ago and who early this
week denounced Charles G.. Dawes,
Republican vice presidential candi-
date, formally opened his campaign
for reelection here today with an
address in which he attacked Presi-
dent Coolidge and machine party
leaders"
Replying to reports that he would
support the presidential candidacy of
Robert NJ. La Toilette, he said he
never had a thought of leaving the
Republican party
The Republican party Senator
Brookhart charged has strayed from
the ideals of its founders, while the
machine organization" has refused
to recognize the will of the people
Says Coolidge Snubs Him.
Referring particularly to his own
dlnerenceS with leaders of his party.
Senator Brookhart said that although
he had been nominated by 10000
Republicans, without a machine and
without money. and was Opposed hv
Wall streets money and by the Presi-
dents power, his nomination had
never been recognized by President
coolldge as the voice of Republican,
ism in Iowa.
Senator Brookhart declared Re-
publican leaders refused him. favor
because he had differed on so MANY
occasions from the national admin
istratlon. naming dozen issues.
belong to the farm bloc: the
Pres!dent belongs to the Wall Street
bloc he declared in designating
Iresldent Coolidge as the machine
eanaldate. = have never had a
thought of leaving the Republican
party" the Senator said MY whole
soul is wrapped up in the principles
of Lincoln, Roosevelt and Kenyon.
will fight any leaders who seek to
divert the party from these great
purposes.
Promises Finish Fight
Issue has now arisen in Iowa as
to whether the principles of the Re
publican party shall he determined
by the voters themselves or bv A
small group of crooked and irrespon-
sible dictators set up by the non
partisan league of Wall Street This
group has aSSailed me with renewed
and vitriolic venom and /, there
fore, wish to restate my position and
to reform the lines for a finish fight
to GUST this gang from the control
of the Republican party"
Senator Brookhart said Lincoln
assailed the autocratic powers of the
Supreme Court" in the case of the
Dred Scott decision: that Roosevelt
assailed the "malefactors of great
wealth" and that Kenyon organized
the farm bloc for economic freedom
and equality of the farmers and COM
mon people"
These IDEAS" he said, have
brought me in sharp disagreement
with many different elements which
style themselves Republican and by
their financial power control the poll
cies of the National administration.
Tells Relations With &. o. T..
Il have said that l would do as
much for Coolidge as he would do
for me and the voters are entitled to
know what we have done for each
other and also to each other. 1 shal.
give you facts from the inside and
shall rest content with your judg-
ment."
Reviewing his nomination, the Sen
ator said his principal supporters
were farmers and laboring people,
denounced as radicals by the Presi-
dent and his supporters"
"The Republican State convention,
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