New Britain herald., 1924-09-27
WEARIES
 DAWES DECLARES
Says Public Is Just About ' Sick Of It All
The Asseelated prsss.

Dawes Special. Enroute to Chi.
 cago from St. Paul. Sept. 27.--
 Charles c. Dawes. republican candi-
 date for vice president. who headed
 the experts committee that drafted
 the European reparations settle
 nent plan, declared the proposal
 was successful and is going to be successful simply because the whole
 world was just about as sick of
 politicians as the American public is getting to be-"
 This view was expressed by Mir.
 Dawes in campaign address last night at St. Cloud, Minn., a German center. where he had been urged to explain the reparations plan and its effect upon Germany. It was his first statement on the plan since he began his speaking campaign as the republican vice presidential nom- inee
 z MT. Dawes disclaimed credit for the plan, asserting that the truth compels me tc. say that, while my name is attached to that report be- cause I was chairman of the com # nittee. 1t was group offer"
 ]; The reference to the separations settlement was made by MT. Dawes as a preface to an address in which he continued the attacks on the La Toilette independent candidacy that have marked his two-day Min nesota tours. Before leaving St.. Cloud early today on the return trip to Chicago he announced his deter imitation to contiSSe ftese attacks in the eleven rear platform address es he is to make today in travelling through southern Minnesota and Wisconsin. 3
 Starting with a speech shortly after breakfast this morning at Lake City, Minn,. today's trip included minute platform talks at Wabash and Winona. Minn.. and Lacrosse. Sparta. New Lisbon, Por- tage. Madison. stoughton, Janesville and Bardwell, Wis. - The days travel as planned led Mir. Dawes through section gen. ferally regarded as strongly favorable to the La Toilette movement and his address last night was made in . county considered by republican leaders as a pro-La Toilette center and which adjoins the county in which Senator Magnus Johnson, farmer labor candidate for re-elec- tion, resides.
 MT. Dawes in touching on repa- ratfons questions recalled that in his first speech to the experts com- mittee he had declared that Europe would sink into an abyss unless com- mon sense was crowned king. un- less 1t turned its back on the dema- gogue." ..-.
 That is where we are getting in American politics." he declared. That's why am little caustic and critical att tines of those political blatherskites that are running over the west here in connection with the great complex, nationally vital prob- lems of agriculture. They are not the kind of fellows to get us out of trouble" I
 At one point Mir. Dawes referred to the reception committee gathered on the stage back of him as these political pee-wits." .- He was condemning inconsist- ency among political leaders, from which he did not except those of his own party. a..,
 T am not saying this to Eet votes," he said and, pointing to the reception committee, added:
 By saying that am losing as many votes from these political pee wits back here as I am gaining votes out there in the audience."
 We have got to get down final ly If we are going to get anything settled in this country right. in connection with the agriculture problems in many others to just plain. old common sense and talk ing guidance largely from the men that We know are devoted to our interests, who have the -guts to stand for our interests whether we | happen to approve of them at that l time, or not. "Mr. Coolidge" MT. Dawes add ed, twas man Of this type and voters in the coming election. have. the alternative of talk ing their stand with him, on con- stitution and under the American flag, or with Senator La Toilette on the sinking sand of socialism and J under the red flag"