The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-20
DAWES STRIKES
AT LAF0LLETTE|
IN ACCEPTANCE
Calls His Movement Chief
Enemy of Republican
Party This Campaign
POINTS TO RECORD
Administration Has Accom-
plished Much, He Says,
at Notification

Evanston. ILL.,. Aug. 20.-Hav-
ing formally accepted the Re-
publican nomination for Vice
President. Charles G. Dawes en-
tered actively into the party's
national campaign today with
his departure for Maine to de-
liver an address at Augusta.
Mr.. Dawes will return to his
home here next week and then
proceed to Lircolnt Nebraska.
for another speech, August 20.
His first stumping tour will be-
gin soon afterward.
Evanston, Ill.,, Aug. 20.-(By the
A. P)-Three issues, 1.-The funda
mental principles of our constitu
tion," the League of Nations and
the World Court were the principal
subjects in the address of accept
Gnce by General Charles G. Dawes
of the Republican vice presidential
nomination, last night.
In discussing the constitution,
General Dawes attacked the LaFol-
lette movement, socialism and what
he called "radicalism" in the LaFol-
lette movement and in one section
Of the Democratic party. He termed
the LaFollette movement the chief
opponent of the Republican party.
He prefaced the address with fig
ures on economy in public expense
effected by the Republican admin
istration.
"This," said Mr.. Dawes, "is cam
paign of brass s-tacks-not bombast.
"This administration reduced the
cost of governmental operation, and
it was not by accident"
BY this saving, he said, "approxi-
mately six million dollars per day
less, for national purposes, will be
collected in 1925 from taxpayers,
than for the fiscal year of 1921"
In the last pre-budget year after
debt payments federal expenditures
were SO per cent and those of cities,
states and towns Al per cent, while
in 1923, he said, the federal govern
ment took al per cent of the taxes
compared with 72 per cent by the
other three.
"The Federal Government" he
added, "is headed in the right direc-
tion, and most of the states, cities
and towns in the wrong direction"
Praises Coolidge
Mr.. Dawes said President Coolidge
was "uninfluenced. by motives of po-
litical expediency."
The Republican party, he said,
stands firmly on the constitution.
"Opposed to it," he said, though
the result may be to deadlock the
presidency and make Organism sue
ceed the Coolidge policy, is move
ment of untried and dangerous ra-
dicalism.' He said this movement
had a platform drawn by one man,
[ designed to soften apprehension as
to what the movement really
means" ''''"'
"A man is known by the company
he keeps" said Mr.. Dawes, and quot
ed from Associated Press dispatches
concerning the Cleveland convention.
He read statement that "The So
cialist Party formally enrolled under
the LaFollette banner" and another
quoting Eugene v. Debs as thinking
it "wise for our party to make no
nominations" and "to keep the red
flag flying"
"Here is the battle alignment,
and here are the flags" said Mr..
Dawes.
Between these two armies of pro
pressive conservatism and of radl-
calism." Mr.. Dawes named the Dem
ocratic party with one conservative
and one radical candidate, hoping
to get votes by avoiding the issue.
He predicted the Democrats would
"suffer the fate which befalls those
who try to straddle in real tight.
eve are face to face with an ab-
normal condition in this country
The American citizen has seen men
advocating in the same state at the
same time, irrespective of their in
consistencies, increased wages LOT
railroad labor and decreased railroad
rates, and higher prices for beef on
the hoof and lower prices for beet
ON the table. From the average
candidate. in either party, he must
Accent either evasion or doctrine
designed to please him. whether or
not it tends to plunge the whole
country into disaster.
Strikes at LaFOllette
"Robert M. LaFollette, leading the
.rmv of extreme >radicalism, has
platform demanding public owner
ship of railroads and attacking our
courts. .u -,
"Our nation is asked to follow an
attack upon them (our constitutions
nrinciples) massed behind an aggres-
sive personality, Heterogeneous cor
lection of those opposing the exist.
ing order of things, the greatest
section of which, the socialists, flies
the red flag: and to what? Into
reopening Of war upon those funda-
mental principles of human liberty
and inalienable rights Of men which
are giving in this country safe op-
portunity to the humblest."
K, Mr., Dawes said the League OF
Nations was not approved by the
people of the United States because
it did not make clear to their minds
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