Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-13
COP. TO RUN down
GUILTY, SAYS JONES
Restriction on Ex-Officials
Taking Jobs With Big Firms
Urged by Senator.
special Dispatch to The Star.

special Dispatch to The Star.
PORTLAND, Me-, February 1S.-
The republican party will run down
and punish relentlessly" the guilty
IN the Teapot Dome scandal, anu
President Coolidge will warrant the
confidence felt in him by the Amer
lean people. Senator Wesley L. Jones
of Washington, republican, declared
in an address delivered here last
night at Lincoln birthday meeting.
This man." said Senator Jones Of
Abraham Lincoln, whom we love and
delight to honor, was no warlike
leader. but at his nod greater armi es
marched to battle than had ever
trod the earth before. With an edu-
cation secured by tho Pickering glare
of tho fireplace, immortal utterances
fell from his lips; with little eX-
perience in statescraft he guided the
desttnies of free government safely
and wisely through its darkest hour
and most perilous period: ungainiy.
uncouth, denounced as a tyrant and
cartooned as Il buffoon he touched
tho hearts of men as no one since
The Son OF Man trod the waters OF
Galilue.
Finds Voters Indifferent.
I'VE boast that the majority rules
IN this country. This is not SO. This
Is q government of the minority
= This he said was because only a
minority of the people entitled to
vote exercised that right. He said
' it was estimated that two out of
every four citizens are entitled to
vote, but THAI out Of 55,000,000 poten-
tial voters in this country in 1920
only 5000, 900, OF less than half, took
in a el far re- n q
country to vote. In such Indifference,
Senator Jones said, lay far more
danger to the republic than in any
other source.
senator Jones said that after eight
years of rule by the democrats the
people literally kicked them out and
put the republicans in" He added
that In the trying times Of recon-
structfon since the republicans came
into power their record had been
A.. party, enumeratins the reductions in
taxes, the protective tariff bill and
the economy in government eXpendi-
lures initiated by them.
Turning to the Teapot Dome scan
DIAL, Senator Jones said:
The Teapot Dome scandal, A bad
thing, yes. VIII it injure the repub-
lican party? No Not if we run down
and punish relentlessly the guilty.
This will be done. No one will be
shielded. Thus far but one public
official Is shown to have been cor
Tupt. j hope there are no others, but.
II there are, they must be exposed
and punished.
II did not rejoice over the knowl-
edge that four members Of the cab
met of the preceding administration,
along with others prominently identi-
lied with 1t, had been hired by the
same oil interests that had corrupted
Secretary Fall to help them attain
their ends. Such employment was
technically legal, but was officially
bad.
1T has become a very common prac-
tlce for men to serve the government
FOR awhile and then cease such serv-
Ice and connect themselves with "a
business or employment in which
they can make use of the knowledge
gained and the friendships formed to
make financial profit for themselves
aud those to whom they sell their
services.
This should be stopped. 1t should
be made crime for man to prose-
cute claims against the government
within reasonable period of time, in
my judgment within five years after
he quits its service"