Evening star., 1924-10-29
La TOILETTE SEES
SURPRISING VOTE
Size Will Exceed Most 0p-
timistic Hopes of Backers,
He Declares.
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. October 29--Robert NJ.
La Toilette. independent presidential |
candidate, tonight will deliver in Sche-
nectady his final campaign speech in
New York State. He then turns into
the home State of President Coolidge
for an address tomorrow night in BoS-
ton.
After his Boston speech he will in
wade Pennsylvania again for Friday
night speech in Pittsburgh. On Satur-
day night he will bring his campaign
TO a close with speech in the Cleve-
land Public Hall, scene of the Republi-
can national convention in June and of
the meeting later of his supporters.
Speaking last night just across the
river from the financial district of New
York, Mr.. La Toilette assailed Wall
Street particularly J. p. Morgan & Co.
and the Standard Oil Co. Time and
again his audience applauded and
cheered
Expect Surprising Vote.
Reiterating confidence in the outcome
Of next Tuesdays election, Mr.. La Fol
iette predicted before leaving for Sche-
nectady that the vote cast for the La
Foilette-Wheeler ticket in the East
Will surprise even the most enthusias-
tic supporters of the movement
Wall Street" he declared, con
trolls the economic and political life
of the Nation
Il shall speak tonight of Wall
Street he said at the outset of his
prepared address, IL shall speak of
two groups-one. ]. +. Morgan. which
rules through gold. The other. the
Standard Oil Co, which rules through
oil.
These two groups are Wall Street
Their Will rules industry and finance.
n l.c
tens and insurance companies. il
rules other monopolies
Not content with the control of
America, American gold and Ameri-
can oil, they are reaching out for the
future control of the world. They
! hold mortgages on Germany on
| France on Poland. on Czechoslovakia
ON a great portion of Europe They
rule the lives of millions ~of black
folks. yellow folks and brown folks
IN FAR distant continents.
Hits state Department.
Cold and oil rule the world today.
Europe bows to American gold our
state Department is administered IN
the interests of oil. Unless checked,
these two groups and the things
they represent Will rule the world.
To-day these men and their asso-
ciates seek to complete their domIn-
| ion over the American people and
! through control of our government
of this government dedicated by its
founders to liberty and justIce-they
! intend to extend their power and
prestige over all the world.
ITO accomplish this end they have
gained control of the Republican and
Democratic parties. They have die
! tated the nominations of both presl-
tickets.
these nominations. they are now at
tempting to herd the American people
like frightened animals to sanction
their acts. They are whispering fear.
They are trying to frighten busin ess
men and farmers. They are attempt
ing to coerce employees. They talk
Of business calamity. They are dong
everything in their power to make
the ballot an empty thing"
Senator La Toilette declared that
some day, unless our present mad
course is checked. unless the power
of these international bankers over
government is broken. American boys
in khaki may be sent to Europe to
collect their debts. and this Nation
of ours may be involved in another
war to satisfy the same greed that
has rendered this free Nation all but
PROSTATE under its power.
To-day this predatory group con-
trolls majority of both parties IN
the Senate and in the House of Rep
resentatiVes," the speaker continued.
For four years. to use the words OF
one of its own agents. it has had
quick and easy access to the W hlte
House We have had an orgy OF
corruption such as can only be paral-
leled in ancient and medieval Rome