Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-08-14
DAVIS WILL CARRY
FIGHT FOR HONESTY
~ =" A'
DIRECT To PEOPLE.
Intensive Campaign Planned
With First Rally Aug.
rs at Columbus

r. HARRISBURG, w. Va, Aug. II.
Having sounded the battle cry of his
marty. John w. Davis, Democratic
presidential candidate, prepared to-
,lav to begin an intensive drive over
the country.
In a series of speeches, the first
q. which will be delivered at Column
bus. Ohio. on August 26, Mr.. Davis
will treat in more detail those sub
Iects which he announced in his &C
ceptance address here last night he
views as the outstanding issues OF
the campaign.
First among these is honesty in
government. The nominee devoted
a major portion of his first address
delivered in a down pour Of rain
10 a discussion of that issue. He
laid full responsibility upon the Re
publican party for corruption In OIL
flee and charged that some of those
in high places in the adm1nlStra-
ton had made an effort to weaken
the effect Of the exposures at WASH
:neton nv crying out not against me
guilty but against those who OPP
posed them. Il charged the Repuhllc-
an party, with corruption In admin
istration." Mr. Davis declared, with
favoritism to privileged classes IN
LEGISLATION. [ also charge 1t with
division in council and impotence IN
action
FayOritism i'll Tariff
PASSING 10 a discussion of eco
Monies. Mr.. Davis accused the ad-
ministration in offering the Meiloh
tax hill with a desire to favor
few nossessors of swollen incomes
and declared that in the enactment
of the Fordney- McCumber tarllE act
there had been an unblushlnS re-
turn 10 the evil days of reWardlnS
party support and polltlcal cohtrl-
buttons with legislative taVorltlsnl.
The administration foreign pol
lev was denounced by the candidate
who declared that in this, TOO, tnere
had appeared the symptoms OF
"creeping paralysis" He pfomlseu
that if he became president OIL the
United States, America would SIT do
an equal among equals WheileNcl
she sat at all in conference WIN the
other nations of the WORLD w ~ r.
spect to the League OF NaIloliS' ~
said the Democratic party could NO.
accent the idictum. unauthofl1zeu Wy
any expression Of popular WILL 'iiaC
the league is a closed lncloehl 50 i''i
as America is concerned
He declared the day could anu
would come when this great quIs,
ton would finally be llfted eht I,t;
above the plane of partisan pom ~
ora when the voice of pubic ap
i
self heard. The world court was N
so,saa and Mr.. Davis declared he
deemed it the duty of the chlei eN.
ao,,tive IN cooperate "offlclally ny
evarv means at his command, VII
81, legitimate endeaVors, Whelhei
thov come from the league or ll"l'
80, other source, to lessen tne VI o0
,>ect or war and to promote dlsarl''"
ment!
Demands Religious Liberty
While emitting direct reIei elce - ~
the Ku l<luX klah the "'y, doc.
standard-bearer mace soieti. ~, I
Is,.ation for religious liberty al'
go III. audience that every right
thinking American must lii''oi ~
3 such a declaration.
( Referring to any possible catIt 5
cissn concerning his past Caleei ga
n ednduct as a lawyer, MI DAVIS SOU
y The had no apology TO oiAei W.
either. 7;aota
This statement by the candidate
,,as in RESPONSE to references in the
nofification address of Senator
THOMAS J Walsh, of Montana, 10
An. Davis former employment pro
fassionallv as lawyer by glSant y
business interests whose policy ana
conduct have aroused quite seneral
indignation.
..The targumaat that you are a
Wall street man in an opprobllouS
sense" Senator Walsh Sald, Is
without merit as is the assertion
thar your nomination is a wall
street nominate 1t was effected
without any support from delesa
tons popularity believed to be undel
the influence Of Wall street. Nelthet
calumny nor oVerzealous partisan
ship can rise to such heights as 10
charge that the convention IRON
which your credentials came was
bossed by any one
Although he received a drench
Ing as did the thousands who heard
him speak. Mr.. Davis a9parenlj
had suffered no i'll effects. He was
rather tired when he had concluded
and was driven Immediately to his
home and retired early.
Plans Visit to SilZer
Late today he will say SoodbN
again to his neishbors and friends
and leave for New York, where ne
will have further conferences witt
party leaders before visiting nation
al headquarters at Washington next
week. Before going to the capital
however. Mr.. Davis probably viii
pay visit to Governor SilZer, oil
New Jersey.
Before his notification last night
further progress was made in build
ing up a canpai2n organization ant
the national committee was re-or
ganized 18th the selection of Glen
l.. shave of this state, as chair
man.
James w. Gerard, OF New York
former ambaSs 3dcr TO Germany, wa;
elected treasurer of the committee
and Jesse IL. Jones. a Houston, Tex.
banker, was selected to head thu
finance committee.