The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-24
SEN.HARR|SON'S
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c. D. ?. RULE
Calls on Democrats to Re-
! store Clean Government
by Ballot Box
Continued from First Paga)
our guns against the common


our guns against the common
enemy!
Nothing must happen here to
divide our councils or dampcn
our ardor. The fires Of Democ-
racy must not flicker. There
must be no skulking; there can
be no mutiny. Strategy is no
sin. Far better is it for the
American people and the Demo-
cratic party that in this con-
vention we deny to ourselves
some Wanted expression or sur
render some temporary advan-
tage that we may 3ucceed in this
campaign than tenaciously to per-
sist and lose.
To Support Leader.
'No matter who may be the choice
of this convention we will rally
around our leader, clad in the armor
of a righteous cause. AS we
fight this great battle there will
accompany us the invisible pres
ence of the fathers of Democracy.
1t would seem now we can hear
the soft voice of sweet reasonable.
ness coming to us from Monticello.
the voice of Old Hickory" coming
across the Blue Ridge from the
Hermitage, and from that historic
crypt at st. Adams we hear the
mighty voice of Woodrow Wilson
wistfully calling us: TO you, from
falling hands, we throw the torch.
Hold it high! Hold it high! Carry
on-carry on; keep the faith; keep
the faithv"
Praises Tax Reform Bill.
While denouncing the Mellon tax
plan as one that would afford
appreciable relief to only "a few
thousand millionaires" and leave
the millions of small incomes to
carry the burden of payment, Sena-
ftor. Harrison had high praise for
the compromise bill finally passed.
He referred to the Republican plat
form pledge to reform" the bill.
1.-The Republican nominee Cool
idge) in reluctantly signing the
measure declared for its immediate
reform. What does he mean by re-
form? Does he propose to change
the law by transferring the burdens
carried by $500 whose backs are
broad to the $500, 900 whose backs
are bowed? Is that his challenge?
Then we accept it.
The Republican Tariff bill came
in for fiery denunciatOn. It had,
he said, increased the cost of liy-
ing to the American people by four
billions a year, and at the same
time afforded no relief to the long
suffering farmer.
Especial Favors for Some"
''The doctrine of equal rights for
none and special favors for acme
was never more firmly embedded
than in the Fordney -McCumber tar
iff law"
Republican claims to economy
and budgetary reform were denied.
He pointed out that the budget law
was first passed by Democratic
votes and was vetoed by a Demo
cratic President only in order. to
make technical changes in 1t neces-
sary to make it constitutional. and
asserted it was finally adopted by
the Republicans in virtually the
same form as the Democrats pre-
pared it.
Republican claims to prosperity
were met with the statement that
from the Democratic years Of 1917
to 1919 the country experienced a
total of ten bank failures.
within less than four years of
Republican normalcy," he said,
more than 1857 banks have failed,
and millions of people were bank
rupted."
Scandals are PiniOned.
Ironic attention was called to the
fact that the Cleveland platform
utterly fails to mention the ship
subsidy bill which Harding en-
deavored to put through Congress
and which, Harrison asserted, would
have taken millions from the tax
payer for the Shipping Trust.
Always he returned to the
scandals Of Washington.
1T is the brazen effrontery Of
this Administration that challenges
our attention." he said. "They (the
Administrator would halt these in
quiries by hysterical cries and fore
boding predictions. They say, You
are hurting business and You are
destroying confidence Our answer
Is, We are helping business and
we are restoring confidence
Theirs is the Spartan morality.
Not the corruption, but the dis.
covery Of it, constitute the crime.
Instead Of applauding the investi.
gators they make war upon the in
vestigation.
LET COnscieDceless Deride."
I'm this campaign let the con-
scienceless leaders Of this Admins
tration deride Investigations. Let
them accuse Congress Of deteriorat-
ing; let them continue to shield
those who conspired against the
Government; but in this dark
drama the American people know
and prefer the highly patriotic and
cleansing work Of Thomas j. Walsh
to the foul infamy and thievery Of
Albert B. Fall"
Neither Prohibition nor the Ku
Klux Khan, two isues which threat.
en- to divide the convention here,
were mentioned by Senator Har.
rison as such. He simply blanketed
these questions under a general
pledge Of "strict enforcement Of all
laws"
Nor was the League of Nations
mentioned specifically.
"NO Apology for Foreign Policy"
"The Democratic Party offers no
apology for its foreign policy" he
said. When the Woodrow Wilson
plan for world adjustment was
wrecked by the selfish and Jealous
hands OF reactionary Republican
leadership, world hope for peace
was shattered and European re-
habf!itat.on indefinitely deferred.
The tragedy is, they wrecked our
plan and offered nothing instead