The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-07-04

law enacted that was good, that was
constructive, that was against "spe-
cial privilege" was traced to Demo
cratiMc origin, was conceived in the
best minds of the Democrats and born
in the stalls of the donkey. Only
Democratic pressure compelled the
Republicans to enact such enestimable
blessings as the budget system!
Even the Washington disarmament
conference was dubbed d Democratic
achievement.
Playing for BOrah.
Here there was more stage play for
winning over the prOgressives and
Republicans insurgents. This time
Borah was the center of HaTTison's
attentions. Waxing eloquent in his
compliments to the senator from Ida
no, the keynoter declared: "The dis
armament conference was held not
because of a Republican administra-
ton, but in spite CT the Republican
administration. 1t was first suggest
ed by Democrat, and urged by Dem
ocrats.
"The fight was renewed by Borah,
a Republican, yes, but one who wisely
declined to become associated with
the bankrupt Republican partnership
in tho coming campaign; one whose
opposition to the reactionary control
of his party has been constant and
aggressive"
The veterans bureau scandal, the
role of DENLY and Fall, secretaries
of OIL" the department of justice in
vestigation, the appointment of Bas-
com Slemp, a trader and jObber in
political Officies, as the presidents
private secretary, were all aired In
thorOgoing style by Harrison.
treasures Big Business.
But the Democratic wizard sOftened
a bit, with the strong reinsurance TO
business interests regarding the real
purpose Of the Democratic party in
the present political situation. In an
outburst of elOquence, Harrison said:
ct is the brazen effrontery of this
administration that challenges our at
tenticn.
"They would halt these inquiries by
hysterical cries and fOrebOding pre-
dictiOns. They say, You are hurting
business! You are destroying conf
dence' Our answer is, WE ARE
HELPING BUSINESS. WE ARE
RESTORING CONFIDENCE! WE
ARE SAVING THE GOVERNMENT
BY. PERFORMING AN OPERATION
TO PRESERVE THE LIFE OF THE
NATION ITSELFp The senator
did not explain whom his party was
planning to operate en-. Nor did he
say a word about the sort Of opera
ton he had in mind.
For World Court.
Harrison made a fat-footed in
dOrsement of the world court He
came out four-Square for the foreign
policy of Woodrow Wilson. This ges-
tUre on the Mississippian's part evok-
ed a skillfully organized and we'll
seasoned demonstration at the men
ton of Wilson's name
Many Of the delegations began to
march around the hall The southern
McAdOO states started and led the
procession. The readiness with which
the McAdoo crowd seized this Oppor-
tunity for a dress rehearsal showed
very plainly that it was their candi-
dates strategy to pose as the sole
heir of all the Wilson glory and in
f1uence in the Democratic party. Nc
AdoO's progressive pretensions sym
bolize the last gasp Of the dying Will
sOnian pseudO-liberalism.
Capitalists Silence Khan Debate.
The Khan, which had been adver-
tised very widely as a splitting issue
IN the Democratic party, was not ev-
en- mentioned by Harrison. This morn
ing an attorney for the big packing
interests called on George Brennan,
the Illinois boss, and asked him to lay
oil on the Khan as an issue.
This agent Of the packing trust
was himself an Irish Catholic. Bren-
nan had been posing as a bitter-end-
er in his opposition to the Khan.
Property Rights Guaranteed,
Harrison closed his address with
strong raps at the Republican foreign
policy, when he brought the house to
laughter. "Show this administration
an oil well and it will show YOU a
foreign policy"
He assured big business that the
Democratic party is prepared to as
sumo in manly fashion cur RESPONSE
bilities to the world" and that at
viii wage war for the protection of
the rights of property as zealouslv
as 1t will battle against the guaran-
tees OF special privilege"
Hylan Closes First Act.
The first act of the twentv-sixth
Democratic national farce was brot
TO a close by a poorly delivered adj
dress by Mayor Hylan. Very little
applause greeted his remarks eulo-
giving the unity of the Englishman
and the Irishman, the Jew and the
GENTLE, the Protestant and the Cath
olic, in his city.
Hylan's attack on the predatory
interests" of Wall Street aroused the
weak applause of a handful in the
lery.
The mayors speech was taken as
an attempt on his part to paint him
self sufficiently black to becomo .
dark horse in the nomination race