Evening star., 1924-09-24
DAVIS SAYS ISSUES
Cannot Be HUSHED
Reiterates Charges in Reply
to Daugherty's Protest
at Speeches.
Ry the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press
NEW YORK Septembrr a4-Hav-
ing served notice that there is to ID.
no obScurine Of the issue that the
American people shall be aroused TO
condemn and not to condonc the be
trayai of official trust John W. Davis
prepared today to return to the
stump. determined to hit ont harder
than ever on the subject Of corrup-
ton IN Government.
The notice Il ON tho Democrats
presidential nominee was contained
in letter written Yesterday to
Harry NJ. haugherty. in reply to one
IN which the former Attorney General
protested against what he characters
Ized as the usually vague and all the.
more reprehenSible'' references which
Mr.. Davis has made during the cam
paisn 70 his official conduct.
Agreeing with Mr.. paugherty that
there Is something more important
in this year OF grace than election 10
office or political SuccesS." Mr.. Davis
said the issue of honesty of public
officials could not he beclouded "hy
YOUR forced effort TO represent tho
real contest of this campaign as one
between the defenders Of the Consti-
tuition and thOs" who seek to over
throw it under leaders fresh from a
h2ptlsm or bolshevism in Iu-id and
suffering RusSia'''
IF the Constitution is to endure"
Nj. Davis wrote. tho first reouisi,,
is thai men who hold office urdcr II
shall be honest and faithful to their
trust. !, : rcel enemies are not the
reds and hol&he;ist- Of whom you
speak. whose shadow. frighten you
but corrupt and fmpotcrt public OH
rlAlS and their asSoriates'
Asserting that instead OF being
quite y"i;ed.' his allusioRS in tbs
campaign to Mr. pauGhcrt;- haa been
both direct and specific" MIR la is
d"ctar' that he found no warrant;
whatever for Withdrawing a single
one of them.
RnpS Means Appointments
Charging that the employment OF
CASTOR s. Means a. sn agGut of III
Department o. Justice " hon his
character air, ddy was notorious va,
''vici"u; maladmintslr ration" tie
D"m"crau1 nominee reiterated :. pre-
N"u$IH cApI,' sea opinion that tn
Sipoin,nlynt ~ Hv3,,.s tta of its,L
ample Warrant 10? no Summary re
mp'ai OF thg Attorn . General. d!
whom h" wa arputn5v,.
ln CONN, ton win the inGictmcn>
Of United States >cnatlr i;ur,un X
Wheeler Of Munt1nt. Mr.. Dayf, As
sailed both the Department. OF Jus
ticc aud the Republican national
committee tOT sending their aseu,.5
to Montana. lie added that the six
nif1cdnt thing was that no effort u
ind al indictmcu; had been made
until tho Senator had az, =. ned . i...G
InG part in the criticism OF the ad-
n'iniStratiun anG Of yuur....,i.'
ASs the Democratic standard
bcaieF uroi" thal the failure o, M..
Daushclty 70 defend himself before
the @rfIat" inve=t - Ing ,om.tittcr-
and the refusal u MS brutaer 10
furnish Information" demanded o. him
In turn produced AN eNcveuing!y
Pc aintui impression upon thc COIN. \.
Leaving New, lorN thi, aI,ernoou.
Mr.. DAVIS VIII renew mis- campa...n
in West Virginia, speaking there TO-
morrow uoon at CHar. esIou aud TO-
MORROW night at huntingdon ON
Friday he will speak at Blueiield. ard
will make d lumber OF brief talks at
places along the route between those
cities
Leaving West Virginia Friday
night. he will return to New York. but
will stop over at Wilmington. Satur-
day evening 10 speak. Next Mon
day he will deliver addresses a Fred
erick and Baltimore. Nd. and then he
plans to campaign in New England
and New York state.