San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-03
RESORTS
To UNTRUTHS,
NJ ADOO SAYS
Ex-treasurer Denounces
Missouri Senator for
Statements.
LETTER IS BITTER
Says Missourian's Record
in Senate Far From
Brilliant.

ST. Louis. Mo-. March 3.-William
G. McAdoo, of Los Angeles, in his
campaign for the Democratic presi-
| Dental nomination, last night. replied
| 10 attacks by Senator James A. Reed.
| denouncing his Missouri opponent in
the presidential race rs a man who
resorts to the most glaring disregard
for the truth in his personal attack
on me because / would not stay out
| of Missouri"
The statement by Mr.. McAdoo is
in the form of a letter to c. G.
Oliver, st. Louis, chairman of the
McAdoo campaign in Missouri. The
letter said:
Il have made il rule of my life
not TO enter into personalities in the
| discussion of public issues. Grave
| problems confront the nation which
cannot be discussed intelligently in
| an atmosphere of passion. nor solved
| by vindictive appeals to personalities
| or prejudices. | should like to lift
| the discussions of our national af-
fairs TO the highest standard of ra-
tional and clear-sighted seriousness
| set by the great Lincoln who never
debased an argument nor attempted TO
debauch the judgment of the cleo
| torate. | must, however. let the Amer
| lean people know the nature of the
attempts which are being made TO
confuse the real issues in the present
| campaign.
Says Truth Disregarded.
"Senator Reed of Missouri stated
| rec ~ntly as the reason for the vicious
| attacks which he is making upon me
| personally that 'McAdoo publicly an
| nOunced that he did not intend to en-
| ter the lists against any home candi-
| date but for reasons which doubtless
| are satisfactory TO himself. he has
singled me out as an exception TO his
general rule. He has come into the
| state of Missouri and is receiving some
support. These conditions force me
| to make personal references, which
would have entirely omitted had i
been extended by McAdoo the same
courtesy he has extended to others.
Here is real patriot who resorts
to the most glaring disregard for the
truth in his personal attacks upon me
because i would not stay out of Mis-
| souri,. He criticises me in way
which he would have entirely omit
ted il | had refused to give tn,
men and women of Missouri an Op
portunity TO express their. honest con
victions in the selection of delegates
TO the Democratic national conven.
ton.
"On January "a last, Mr.. Sam
Fordyce. representing Senator Reed
| called on one of my Washington
friends and said that if | entered
Missouri the senator would contend
against me, especially in Georgia ana
| California. | refused to submit to
political blackmail.
Il believe in the old-fashioned
| Democratic doctrine that the people
| have the right TO select their own
servants, even if that right runs
counter to the personal ambitions of
an alleged candidate for the Presi-
dcncy.
Brings i'm Oil Scandal.
"My refusal 10 submit to such
political hlackmail was promptly fol-
lowed by Reeds move on the floor of
the Senate to compel the committee
| on public lands, investigating the Re
publican oil scandal, to introduce into
| the record wholly immaterial and
irrelevant testimony having nothing
| whatever TO do with the scandal, for
| the sole purpose of dragging my name
| without justification, into the oil in
| quiry. In this way, he is co-operat-
ing with the Republican party, to
| divert attention from the graft and
| corruption involving the members OF
| the present Republican administers
| ton. and is thereby giving aid and
comfort TO the enemies of the Demo
| cratic party.
who is this man who. without re-
gard 10 truth and justice, attacks me
for the furtherance of his ambition
He is the man who, because OF
his disloyalty to the Democratic
party. was in 1920 thrown out OF
the Democratic convention of his
| own state Of Missouri when he sought
10 be delegate TO the national con-
ventiOn.
He is the man who was repudated
and denied a seat in the 1920 Demo
| cratic national convention at San
| Francisco, when he tried 10 override
the will of the Democrats OF his own
state and forced his unwelcome pres
ence into the body which was TO
select the party candidate for the
Presidency.
He is the man who was denounced
by the Legislature of South Carolina
few weeks ago as traitor to the
Democratic party.
"He is the man who throughout the
last Democratic administration per
mitted his personal cgotism and sell
fishness TO assert itself in opposition
10 many Of the principal measures and
policies upon which the success of
that administration was staked.
Fought WOman's Suffrage.
"He is the man who for weeks ham,
pered and INSTRUCTED a Democratic
President and the Democratic party
i'm the Senate in their efforts to
achieve for the country a great fed
eral reserve act, which was the
only thing that saved the nation from
bankruptcy during the World War.
He is the man who had TO be forced
by n Democratic caucus to act in
unison with his fellow Democrats in
Congress in the framing of that act.
He is the man who fought woman
suffrage to the last ditch and opposed
giving to the mothers and women of
America the right TO go TO the polls
and help shape the destiny of their
country.
He is the man above all others
who las scoffed at the plea of the
fathers and mothers. daughters and
sons of America, who believed and
who still believe that there is 4 way
in which civilization can avoid the
brutality of war in the years TO
come.
ale Is the man Of whom Woodrow