The Washington times., 1924-09-01
WHEELER RAPS
WALL STREET
IN SPEECH
Declares Both Old Parties Are
Dominated BY It-urges
la FoIIette's Election
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"Mr. Butler says the issue is
Coolidge, Mr.. Coolidge says It
IL common sense. Mr.. Davis says
1t IL common honesty. But Cen
eral Dawes q use the title general
in memory Of his gallant service
as commander of the minute men
in his war on organized labor) says
the issue 10 conservatism vs..
radicalism.
He Attempts to picture Coolidge
and Dawes as representing conser-
vatism and La Toilette and Wheeler
az representing radicalisnl. The
general, bluff soldier that he is,
finds no issue between his party
and the Democratic party and
names none.
Quotes Historic Leaders.
IF being against Government
without the consent of the govern.
ed is to be a radical. am willing
to be called SUCH"
Samuel Adams. Patrick Henry.
Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson
and Abraham Lincoln were radical
leaders of their time, Wheeler said.
Christ was the greatest radical
Of all times" he added.
Wheeler said he could find no
fundamental difference between the
old parties.
1.-The two old parties In every
thing but name are now as alike
as the Gold Dust Twins" he
stated.
Party government at this mo.
. ment ID a myth" Wheeler said.
I'VE are living under the dictator
ship Of small class that controls
the financial resources of the coun.
try.
II am opposed to a dictatorship
Of any kind, whether it pe proIe.
tariat, the Fascist or the financial
and commercial interests Of orr own
country. / would prefer, however,
dictatorship of the common PEG.
pie of America to a dictatorship Of
the House Of Morgan"
Denies ANY Choice.
With no clear-cut economic issue
between the old parties, Wheeler
asserted the long suffering people
must listen to an aimless discussion
as to which is the more reactiornry
Coolidge or Davis.
there is, of course, no choice, ex-
cept the degree Of efficiency with
which they would serve the interest
to which they owe their nonlina-
tion," said Wheeler.
Instead of a government Of the
people, by the people. for the people,
we have now a government Of Wall
Street. by Wall Street. for Wall
Street. l use the term Wall Street
to designate the financial, Industrial
and commercial interests centering
in that crooked line in lower New
York city,
Attacks on Democrats.
After sixteen days Of labor,
Wheeler declared the Democratic
convention brought forth for its
presidential candidate won't say
a mouse-but a man who out.Cool-
edged Coolidge as a servant Of the
people; man who would " will.
ing. 1t seems, to out.Coolidge Cool
ldge as a servant Of Wall Street,
man who proudly proclaims his
relations to Big Business
Corrupt as the Republican party
is" he added. controlled by Big
Business as 1t is. even 1t would
not have dared to go to the very
heart Of, Wall Street and flaunt in
the faces of the American people
the attorney for Morgan and the
Standard Oil Company"
1t was in connection with the
Senate's, scandal investigations that
Wheeler most severely criticised
President Coolidge.
son his naNAoRfnV1 fA ,kha
dency. Mr.. Coolidge pledged himself
to carry out the policies Of the
Harding Administration" Wheeler
said.
HE cannot, therefore, either as
an Individual or as head Of the
Republican party escape full respon.
sibility for the acts of the Admins
tration that assumed power March
4, 1921.
Denies Law Enforcement
I'm all my studies of political
history, I cannot recall an Admins.
tration more vena1. more corrupt,
more destructive of the rights of
the people than the administration
Of the Republican party during the
last three and one-half years.
'Mr. Coolidge says that the PEG.
pie know his position and that the
law will be enforced. They do
know his position and judging the
future by the past, they also know
that the law will not be enforced
against those within the inner circle
as long as the Republican machine
controls the administration of jus
tice."
Direct election of the President
and Vice President was offered by
Wheeler as a remedy.
Traces Oil Inquiries.
Wheeler traced in great detail,
the chief developments of the Sen
ate's investigation of the Depart.
ment Of Justice under former Attor-
ney General Harry NJ. Daugherty.
He told of money transactions in
volving the late Jess Smith, warm
friend of Daugherty, and how Sen.
ators' offices were ransacked by
agents of the department.
Were these things known to the
mythically, strong, courageous. ST..
lent, watchful man who occupied
the Presidential Chair?
why of course they were"
Wheeler said.
1T was the organization that IL
supporting him in his campaign
that was doing 1t, and yet no word
of protest ever escaped the lip
Of the man who now asks you by
your votes to retain him in the
White House."
Wheeler challenged Mr.. Coolidge
to explain TO the people:
Why do you still keep in the