Evening star., 1924-10-20

and grow whiskers.'' for his letter 70
Jonn W. Davis, containing an alleged
reputation of former testimony by
iaston Means, can only prove a
prset1ca! embarrassment to the Re
publican party as a further remin!s-
cence Of the Ohio gang"
The Democratic press welcomed the
Daugherty letter and the prompt re-
ply 1t drew with tubilation.
IF MIR. Dausherty had set out to
confound the virtuous Republican en-
emies by leading them into a snare
he could not have done 1T better than
by writing his ponderous and ANUS
Ing letter to John w. Davis" in tho
opinion OF the Hartford Times Gnds-
penoent Democratic). at was as If a
second-rate lawyer had sought to trim
up Daniel Webster and had sue
ceeoed merely in giving him the
,nakinss ot reply TO Hayne." For
IN john W. Davis, declares the New
York World (fndependent Democratio,.
Daueherty was not dealing with the
undecided men he bullyragged for
three years in Washington. but he
was dealing with much more power
ful personality than he has ever him
self. encountered" The only thing
Mr. Daugherty has achieved by his
statement, suggests the Cleveland
ram Dealer independent Democratic)
is to make himself again an issue
and to throw into the campaign a
question which might otherwise have
oeen forgotten-why did Mr.. Cool
idge so long defend his ATTORNEY Cen
eral and then belatedly dismiss him
on pretense"" The former Attorney
General, "who has never been de-
nounced by the President" adds the
charleston Post independent Demo-
cratic), has virtually presented the
issue to the Republican management
or Justifying or condemning him" 1t
VIII be interesting, according to the
Omaha World-Herald GndependenD
TO see If Dsugherty will he left to
continue this unequal contest with
out assistance from his close friends
the candidates and leaders Of his
party"
* 4 x x *.
The Louisville Courier-Journal
tDemocratic) regards Mr.. Davis re-
ply to Daugherty's letter as "a mas
terpiece," for "it presents the case
against the former Attorney General
tersely, comprehensively, damnably."
The Milwaukee Journal Gndepend-
ent, adds that "Afr. Davis answer
cuts like clean breeze off the prairie
or the sea across the mass of pre-
tense that dishonesty in government
must be accepted and we must be
content II there is only 80 per cent
unfalthfui and incompetent service"
Why Daugherty forced such a .rebuke
IS mystery to the Baltimore Sun
independently, but, says the! sun
there Is no mystery about RepubIi
can embarrassment, If not dismay, at
pe1ng faced at this stage of the cam
paign and in this dramatic ia shton by
q scandal the Republicans have en-
deavored earnestly to keen In the
background. 1t means that the cleo
torate Will once more have brought
Sharply 20 mind the position assumed
oy the president and the leaders of
the party ia power to deyelopments
tnat shocked the conscience OF the
nation and for which there came from
the White House none of that burn
ing indignation that was so im,era-
lively called for.'
-Mr. DaugheFty, continues the Lyncb
burg News nemocratio), "has thus
performed a disservice for his party
SO pronounced and so obvious that
there will doubtless be many s,,s.
picious Republicans to wonder whethar
he did not deliberately intend to NJ.
duce just the results which ara M
being witnessed, whsthqr his fury Aat
Coolidge for removing HIN from offiee
did net operate to indfce him 10
throw q monkey wrench into the n
publican machinery,