The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-09-19


date and labor chiefs an oppor-
tunity to discuss organized. Ia
bor's part in the campaign.
Late last night Mr.. Gompers
was reported confined to his
room on account of illness and
it was uncertain if he would be
able to keep his engagement
with Senator La Toilette.
New York, Sept. 10. (By the A.
PD-Senator Robert M. LaFollette
D, Madison Square Garden last
night told the first audience he has
addressed. since announcing his
candidacy for president that he did
not intend "to be diverted from
the discussion of the vital econom-
ic issues of the campaign by the
foolish and prepcsterous asser-
tions of our opponents that in some
way We as progressives desire to
weaken or impair the provisions of
the constitution of the United
States relating to the federal
courts"
He made this declaration after
assailing the policies and the can
didates of the Republican and
Democratic parties, which, he as
serted, are "as alike as two peas in
a pod," and continued:
II propose to keep in the fore
ground of the discussion through
out this campaign the record of the
two old parties in recent years
and the policies inaugurated by
them under which the railways and
other corporations have made
larger profits, than ever before
their peace time history during the
same length of time while labor
and the small businessmen have
eked out a bare existence and the
farmers have been driven into
bankruptcy by the hnudreds of
thousands, and the loss in value
of farm lands and farm products
has exceeding forty billions of dol
lars.
D0dging Charged
The leaders of both old parties
naturally desire to escape discus
sion of the shameful acts which
have produced such results as these
but I do not intend that they shall
avoid these issues.
Senator LaFollette discussed the
record of the Harding Coolidge
:, administrator, the acts of which
he contended must be judged as
a WHOLE" and declared that Presi-
dent Coolidge "knew every act and
policy of the last administration
because he was participant in
their formulation" He referred
to John w. Davis as certain
distinguished lawyer now running
for president and trying to get the
people to forget his former clients
who "blocked efforts of the public
to bring about reduction in tele.
phone rates in New York.
Declaring that "parties and can.
didates should be judged on theil
records and not on prediction
1 promises" the Wisconsin senator
continued:
'"The best that the Republican
party, for example, can offer with
it's present candidate, is four years
more of misgovernment, such as
we have witnessed during the last
four years-the same control by
powerful private interests, the
same cynical bestowal of special
privileges, on the favored few, the
same shameful betrayals of the
public trust.
"By an extraordinary procedure
adopted at the beginning of Presi.
dent Harding's administration, the
vice-president was made member
of the Presidents cabinet, so that
he might net only be fully inform.
ed of every policy and action, but
so that he might also give his
counsel and advice. He sat with
the cabinet while it discussed, &C.
cording to the testimony of those
who were present, the transfer OF
the teapot dome and other naval
oil reserves from the Navy De.
partment to the Interior depart.
ment, so that the corrupt lease OF
those great properties might be
! (Coatinued on page 81