Evening star., 1924-10-19

ganizations. Senator Borah also an
nounced that he would call Samuel
Gompers. Frank Morrison and pos
slbly other officials Of the American
federation Of Labor for questioning
as to their expenditures in behalf Of
the La Follette-Wheeler campaign.
Walsh did not confine himself solely
to the presentation of documents and
giving his Interpretation of them.
de quoted Senator La Toilette as as
sailing William V. Hodges, treas
urer OF the Republican national COM
mittee, in connection with the sugar
tariff.
Senator La Toilette said," he told
the committee, that the treasurer
of the Republican national committee
IS the paid representative, or was at
the time he became treasurer, of the
sugar interests in Washington, and
appeared before the tariff commits
sion, and also did other work with
members of the tariff commission
and others interested to keep up the
price of sugar.
Would Question Hodges.
Senator La Toilette says that the
mere fact that he is treasurer of a
pol tical party with this sugar matter
still under adviSement by the Presi
dent of the United States is a scandal
of national proportions in Itself, and
he would like to have the opportunity
to have his counsel cross examine Mr..
Hodges and lead up to where he is
getting his contributions"
La Follette's counsel also assailed
the Republican national committee
for expending $4,000 for publicity
at a time, he said, when never be-
fore had the newspapers so freely
reported the addresses of politica:
candidates-those of La Toilette and
Davis and of Coolidge and the
others. He charged the use OF a
corrupt minor press" and of cor
with the publicity campaign.
Senator Caraway. Democrat, Arkan-
sas. suggested that a part of this ex-
penditure was 'for the laudable pur-
pose of 'debunking' La Toilette"
Yes" returned Mr.. Walsh, "and 1
want to say for Senator La Toilette
that it is part of his mission now; he
is but a humble instrument in it. but
it happens they made an attack on
him, and it is a part of his mission,
paraphrasing what another man said,
to 'delouse' the political parties of
this country, regardless Of what they
are"
Quotes Grundy Letters.
In presenting the Grundy letters.
Mr.. Walsh interposed sharp COM
ments at frequent intervals. He laid
particular stress upon these passages
from a letter dated October 10:
The Republican national commit
tee has asked and appointed me to
raise every possible dollar in Penn
'ylvania, outside of the Pittsburgh
district. Will you send all you can?
Will you send it at once? Not a day
should be lost.
Our country, our Government, our
institutions and industries are in
peril-a real peril, not an imaginary
one. It's Coolidge or Bryan, and
Bryan will have to pay his indebted
ness to La Toilette.
Let me have the largest contribu-
ton you can spare. We are all max
ing sacrifices. Join US; help us
quickly"
Letters See Threat.
Most of the letters held up the
possibility of La Toilette getting
enough votes to throw the election
into Congress and the final selection
there of Charles w. Bryan, the Dem
ocratic vice presidential nominee.
In one letter La Toilette and Wheeler
were likened to Lenin and Trotsky;
the threat was made of a re-enact-
ment of the Democratic tariff, un-
employment and damage to business
generally.
There was much Of the same line of
argument in the Philadelphia Manu-
facturers' Club letter, with particu-
lar emphasis on the tariff matter.
1--WE have always believed in and
supported the policy of protection of
American industry the letter said.
Indeed, the primary purpose in the
mi nf a n
a protective tariff"
One of the Simmons letters said
that "as business proposition, your
a associates should contribute literally,
almost regardless of party affiliations,
to prevent the success of this (the
La Follette) movement, which is an
avowed attack on the Constitution,
would place the Supreme Court at the
mercy of the political whims Of Con-
gress and would elect Supreme Court
judges by popular votes-by politics.
Money Use Described.
apparently the only sure way to
kill off this movement is the proper
expenditure now of campaign funds
Tor speakers and other legitimate ex-
oenses in these Western States where
such campaign, II promptly conducted,
IAN produce a Republican victory. 1t
s reported that thus far many
lines the amount Of money has been
spent on the La Toilette campaign as
IN either the Republican or Demo-
,ratic campaign"
THAT is from the yarn factory"
Mr. Walsh. La Fo1lette's
told the committee the effort
% raise campaign funds did not stop
with the Republican national COM
the bankers and the manu-
facturers and business men. To sup
port that assertion he produced a |
letter, written by former Representa-
tive Carl w. Riddick of Montana,
national organizer of the National
League, soliciting cam
paign contributions.
Now I want to call attention to
another fact" Walsh went on. There
is another avenue for making ex-
and most important one,
and that is the adjuncts which are
used to frighten the larger amounts
out of these very rich men. We have
4 communication that has been broad