Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-01-29
DEMAND FOR CLEAN
GOVERNMENT RISES
WITH DISCLOSURES.
Chairman of Democratic
Committee Cites Examples
Ending With Teapot Dome
Oil Lease Irregularities

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.--Chasr-
man Cordell Hull of the Democratic
national committee issued a state
ment last night declaring the oil re.
serve disclosures are another evil
dence that the government is dom
mated by a crowd of ruthless re-
actionaries.''
"The multiplication of scandals
under the Republican national adj
which came into power
on March 4. 1921" he said. with the
Teapot Dome naval oil scandal stand
ing out as the greatest political
scandal Of this or any other genera
ton, has created an additional pOliti-
cal issue for the 1924 campaign,
which, without lessening the impor-
lance Of many other sharply drawn
vital issues is of paramount in1por-
lance to every voter and to every
citizen regardless Of political affilia-
tons. The issue bluntly stated is: s
Shall the United States have cer-
rupt government or clean govern
ment?
when this administration came
into power on March 4, 1921, it was
dominated by the most reactionary
element ever known in the history
of a political party. which was inN
league with the most selfish and
predacious financial and Industrial
special interests ever grouped to-
gether for public plumber and ma
tional exploitation. The Republican
reactionary leaders construed the
huge majority OF 1920 as license to
use the government for their own
selfish and party ends.
1.-THE predatory special interests.
which own and financially support
the reactionary element in the
Republican party, levied tribute
upon the masses or the people asdl0
the bandit Tariff and his followers III
Spain in the Eighth century, and
have looted the government OF prop
erty and resources.
Nation is Weakened
Administration officials have
been turned over to private interests
the oil reserves upon which our oil
burning navy and merchant marine &
would have to rely, in time of war;.
They have UNNECESSARILY weakened
If not vitality weakened their own,
nations ability to defend itself
against foreign aggression.
This administration came I'M
under the shade of the Newberryf
scandal and the Daugherty scandal.
Others followed in quick succession
including the bureau of engraving
scandal. the Goldstein scandal, the
ship subsidy and ship sales scandaly
the veterans bureau scandal. th6
sugar profiteering scandal, the naval
oil reserve scandal Gncluding Teapot
Dome). the reclamation service scan
dial, the income tax bureau scandal.
the packers and stockyards scandal,
the Tolbert scandal, the Slemp
scandal, and a. long list of others
less known, with one now brewing
in the tariff commission where three
commissioners are or ought to be
from acting by reason
of present or past affiliation with
interests affected by their decision.
There is scarcely a department.
of the government under this adj
that is not discredited
by it's record, and many bureaus not
already scandalized are under sus.
picion.
t"Since this crowd of reactionaries
have been in control Of the govern-
ment, federal officials at Washing
ton have been SO subservient to
them that Senator Caraway declared
SO long as Attorney General Daugh-
erty sits at the helm of the depart
ment of justice. they may sell the
White House and be immune from
any prosecution in the federal
courts.
None of the multiplicity Of scan-
lo1c ~. - -.
airy Republicans. Not detail OF
the infamous Teapot Dome scandal
would ever have been known except
for the expose made by Democrats;
in the face of reactionary Repuh-
lican obstruction, eliminating in the
and shameful recent reve-
lation developed through the per-
sistent efforts of the great Demo-
cratic senator from Montana, Mr..
Walsh.
No One Punished
mo one connected with admins
tration scandals has been punished
by the administration. The depart.
ment of justice, which a United
States senator alleges to be under
wide suspicion, has made no move
to protect or defend the public irl-
terests. SO far as they were threat
ened or affected by these scandals.
During most of this administers.
ton Mr.. Coolidge was vice president
Of the United States and sat as an
unofficial member of the presidents
cabinet. For nearly six months he
has been president Of the United
States, and during all this time he
has uttered no word of condemna-
ton Of any of these scandals. nor. a.
word of warning against those Inn
pending nor against the policy pur-
sued by the Republican reactionaries
who dominate the administration.
1T was not until yesterday, when
he testimony concerning the all
eegd loans to Fall was made public,
hat he was aroused from his let1-
argy to make any statement con-
;erning the Teapot Dome scandal,
ind then only to say that lie is re.
uctant to believe that any one has
been guilty Of criminal intent, but
hat If evidence of criminality is
~. the adrnin's+ratinu will take
lction to punish the guilty and To
)ring about the annrlment of tho
ease. which. of course, would be a
mere matter of routine. Until the
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