The Washington times., 1924-02-25
TO.
FIGHT FOES
T0FIN|SH
Will Not Resign, and Coolidge
viii Not Ask Him To, q.
Q. p Leaders Declare.
BY WILLIAM HARD.

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That Attorney General Daugherty
absolutely viii not resign. ana that
President Coolidge absolutely will
not ask him to resign. pending a
complete trial Of the charges
against him, IL the ooncfuslon more
solidly fixed than ever in the minds
Of the best political observers here
today as the Senate once more ad-
dresses itself to Senator Wheeler's
resolution for an inquiry into At
torney General Daugherty and his
management Of his office.
President Coolidge ID known to
be influenced by the fact that
when he became President, Attor-
ney General Daugherty came to
him ana went over the whole sltua-
ton with him and offered. 20 leave
the Cabinet Immediately. The Presi.
dent at that time told him that II
was the presidential wish that he
should remain In the Cabinet.
He also told him at that time
that he did not desire 10 aiso his
presidential power to disrupt the
old Harding organisation IN Ohio
an organization Of which Attorney
General Daugherty was an import.
ant part:
Considering these circumstance.
and retmembering Mr.. DauRherty's
perfect willingness to place his
political fate in the Presidents
hands at the time OF Mr.. Harding's
death, the President now IL report
ed to feel that he would be acting
most discreditably II after en-.
phatically requesting Mr.. DauKher.
ty to remain in his official family
he should now request him to retire
simply because some charges not
Yet proved have been leveled
against him.
In taking this position he con.
tinues to have the undiscouraged
and vigilant support Of John T.
Adams, chairman OF the Republican
National Committee, who today said
to this writer:
1T public men are to be driven
from office by mere accusations
without proofs, then the most popu.
lar occupation in this country Ia
going to be the Safeguarding and
Matchmaking Of public men until
no man Of any slightest regard for
his reputation or Of any slightest
value to the country will consent to
enter public life."
Supported by Country.
Mr.. Adams states that large mum.
bers Of kilograms have come to him
in the wake Of the interview in
which he demanded that Mr..
Daugherty be proved guilty before
being condemned, and that every
one Of these kilograms from i'm.
portant political people throughout
the country commends his view, and
that not one Of them In any way
criticises or assaiIs It.
Visitors here from Western cities
further reported that the Presidents
refusal to discharge Secretary Of
the Navy DENLY and his dismissal
Of him only when Mr.. DENLY him.
self requested to be dismissed, has
created q favorable impression in
Republican circles In their COM
munities.
Moved by these reports, q Ger.
tain number Of Republicans here
today. began to rally toward the
Coolidge method Of handling the
situation and began to accuse the
Republican Senatorial leaders OF
cowardice in running away 80
promptly from every Democratic
They began to want to know, as
they expressed It, whether or not
Republican must at once retire
from public office whenever 81
Democrat points his finger at him.
SpccuIatiOns Are Admitted.
They admitted that Attorney Gen.
eral Daugherty had specialized In
Sinclair oil stock. They asserted,
however, that he bought most of
1t long before he came into offics
and that he bought It when Il was
worth fifty. They assert that when
subsequently he sold it he sold it
at twenty-five. They want to know
II this constitutes a bride.
They contend that Daugherty has
been q contributor to the fortunes
OF the Sinclair Consolidated on
Corporation rather than a bene.
ficiary Of its prosperity.
They assert with manifest com.
pleto confidence that Mr.. Daugherty
win clear himself Of any and every
charge to the effect that his stock |
were dishonorable or |
profitable.
With equal confidence they assert
that he viii clear himself Of all |
other charges. They are harrassed |
by only one doubt.
Fear Of Double Crossing"
They fear that Mr.. Daughertv ia
a poor judge Of mems Characters
and they fear that some of the
men whom he has EMPLOYED TO |
work for him may have double. |
crossed him and have engaged in |
practices without his
knowledge and to his 6isadvantage,
The worst that Mr.. Daurherty's |
friends fear from any inquiry into
his affairs Is that underlings Of his
may be proved to have been
corrupt.
Meanwhile Mr.. Daugherty's health
has considerably improved and he
is leading a physically careful and
abstemious life and he IL every day
getting stronger in body and angrier
In mind and more and more de.
termined to fight his enemies to a /
Knockout finish, Irrespective Of
whether the Knockout is for them
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