The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-10
TAKES
SHOT At THIRD
PARTY MEN
Keynoter Denouncss HIoce In
Speech at Opening Of
Convention
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majority in the next Congress made
up Of members tried and true. who
will stand united
Attacks Bring Cheers.
Buttons taking the wisconsin
and other insurgents severely to
task evoked q greater outburst Of
enthusiasm than any other portion
of his lengthy address.
"A booming volume OF cheers
came from the floor when Burton
asserted that most Of the criticism
Of Congress could be traced to The
fact the Republicans could not con
troll the insurgents within their
ranks and solemnly reminded them
that there was no greater duty
ahead Of the Republican party this
year than the election Of a Repub.
ican Congress that would stand
tried and true"
Eastern delegates leaped to their
feet with cheers and slowly all
other delegates rose and remained
standing an they applauded.
Like little oasis in the desert,
the Wisconsin delegation sat smil-
Ing at this "rebuke." They did
not arise, nor did they cheer-save
one lone member. who happened to
be anti-La Toilette.
The country, Congressman Bur
ton said, looks to President Coolidge
for leadership.
with some disappointment al
one whose public service has been
in a legislative position. truth com
pels me to say" he declared, ''that
by far the greater share Of ou1
citizenship looks to President Cool
idge rather than to Congress fol-
leadership.
"As a candidate for the Presi
dency, and this in the midst OF
temptations stronger than those by
which the angels fell, he has shown
no trucking. no scheming for votes
but has gone calmly and steadily
on his way unaffected by the lure
Of expediency or the promise Vi
success"
Even while deploring some oil
the acts of the present Congress
Congressman Burton declared that
on the whole the record Of Repub
lican Administration during the past
tour years presents an achievement
almost unparalleled in history.
Reviews Party's Record.
For Republican Administration h
claimed the following:
Prosperity after a period Of bust
ness and economic depression which
followed the war.
Peace with all the world. "ThI
Democrats could not make peact.
he said. THE Republicans did"
The Arms Conference which lin
tied the worlds expenditures FOL
armament. established peace In thu
Pacific and insured an open dool
In China.
The budget law and economy II
government which he said has savet
the nation hundreds Of millions o.
dollars
A tariff law which he claimet
has protected industry and addet
hundreds of millions in revenue Il
the Treasury.
Abolition Of the twelve.houl
working day by the late President
Harding.
Taxes Cut; Debt Reduced.
Tax reduction.
Passage Of a foreign debt fund
ing law which has already sue
cessfully insured the collection ol
nearly half the. billions loaned Il
Europe during the war.
An immigration policy that will
protect future generations and al
the same time permit steady in
flux Of deSirableS from the world.
The Dawes plan Hor settlement OF
the controversial reparation problem
which he declared now bids fair ia
accomplish the highly desirable re.
suit OF establishing Europe.
For the future, he Charted this
course for the party:
Further tax reduction and reform
along scientific lines as laid down
by Secretary Of the Treasury Mel.
on.
Strict law enforcement.
CONSUMPTION Of wealth and labor
in time Of war as well az human
life.
Advancement Of the date Of the
Presidents inauguration from March
4 to the preceding January i, IN
order that the public may earlier
accomplish its result in the halls OF
Congress.
Adheres 10 World Court.
Another arms conference as soon
as Europe il stabilized and in that
state of tranquility that will make
possible international agreements
Adherence to the world court
advocated by Harding, Hughes and
Coolidge, with the reservations
written by the former.
Continued opposition to govern
ment ownership and "paternalism'
in government, and continued ad
herence to sane regulation"
There was no direct reference tc
prohibition, or to the Ku Klu1
Khan, and as for the bonus, Repre-
sentative Burton merely stated Il
was now on the statute books and
should be accepted as such.
Concerning the Investigations al
Washington, which resulted in the
unearthing OF so much scandal, he
said:
II must enter a solemn protest
against the impression that there
is widespread corruption at Wash
ington. 1t is an infamous crime
to seek to destroy the confidence
Of the American people in Their
Government"
Undoubtedly, he said, instance,