Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-04-05
SENATE DEMOCRATS
ASSA|LED BY c. D. P.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER

PORTLAND, Me-, April 3.-Senatt
Democrats, in endeavoring to iniurt
the Republican party, have succeed
ed in discrediting both of the grea1
political parties, Senator Pepper, Re
publican, Pennsylvania, declared il
a keynote" address here today be
fore the Republican state conven
ton.
This discrediting process has reach
ed the point, Senator Pepper assert
ed, that IAN irresponsible and highly
dangerous third party has actually
suggested itself to the extremists as
a practical possibility The Demo
Gratis, he added, have aimed at us
and hit America"
II am here today" the senator
stated, ito affirm my belief that the
Democratic party has recently for
teited whatever claim to public con
fidence 1t may have possessed.
am here to register my conviction
that upon us, who call ourselves the
followers of Lincoln, rests the
weighty responsibility Of strengthen
ing and safeguarding the republic,
Little Truth-Much Fiction"
Republicans Of Maine, this is the
task to which I summon you--a task
which. should stimulate the enthusi-
asm Of every man and woman who
holds the Republican tradition and
is ready to go forward to victory
under the leadership of Calvin Cool
idge.
But at this point, when
sensible people are waiting to be
told about the presidents position on
public questions and what the party
is attempting TO accomplish for good
government, somebody is sure to
shout. How about Forbes?' How
about Fall and How about Daugh-
erty? Thereupon, we find our
selves shoWered with threats and
accusations in which a modicum of
truth is obscured by a mass of fic-
ton.
THE appointment OF Forbes as
head of the Veterans bureau and of
Fall as secretary - the interior have
proved to be terrible mistakes; while
the selection OF Mr.. Daugherty as
attorney general seems to me to
have been a grave error in judgment.
when I say that. am speakin g
of the mistakes, not of the living,
but of the dead; of the mistakes of
a beloved leader whose virtues were
many and whose lapses were few
of leader who left behind him a
long catalogue of notable achieve
ments and who gave life for you
and for me as truly as any soldier
who ever died in battle.
Claims Legislation Blocked
During the progress of these So
called Investigations, many good
citizens and wise editors have been
exhorting Republican senators to
show the fighting spirit. Since we
have lacked actual legislative con-
troll, this advice has amounted to
nothing more than an appeal for
brave talk"
Turning aside from what he de-
nominated as scandal" Senator
Pepper charged tat the Democrats,
making the most Of their strategic
advantage in congress for partisan
political reasons. have created a
situation in which constructive leg
islation is difficult, if not impossible"
AS a result. he continued, admin
istration forces have been able to
do little more than begin. translating
into law the program laid down by
President Coolidge in his first annual
message to congress.
During the residue of this ses-
sion," he said, 1--WE shall do what we
can to move forward in the right di-
rection."
Senator Pepper declared an effort
would be made to diminish "the
damage done to the Mellon tax plan
in the house."
Praises Mellon
Approaching the tax schedule, Sen
ator Pepper said history would link
the name of Alex. nder Hamilton
with that of Andrew w. Mellon as
the greatest of the financial geniuses
of the country. The speaker said
the constant effort of wise legisEa-
tors would be to reduce the spread
between the farmers price and the
consumers price.
With the problems Of guarding
child life, of enforcing laws, and of
caring for disabled soldiers, Senator
Pepper linked the problem Of so re-
stricting immigration that American
institutions land iedals will not be
by an in-rolling tide"
Coming to foreign affairs, Senator
Pepper declared that during the
present session of CONGRESS we have
ratified twenty treaties with 'ther
powers. What we have absolutely
refused to do is to confuse friendly
cooperation with political entangle.
ment.''
The speaker declared the United
States would have no relation with
the League of Nations, but that if
Conoral Wr,nht Suffers