Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1924-04-04
Criticizes Coolidge For Delaying
Action.

In statement issued from the Demo- |
cratic headquarters in Washington city /
criticizins President Coolidge for not hav-
ing called sooner for the resignation Of
Attorney General Daueberty. Chairman
Hull. Of the Democratic National Commit
tee, said:
President Coolidees demand fog the
resignation Of Attorney General Daueherty
is in line with his belated action and
hindsieht in ell matters relating to or
growing out OF the scandals in which the
administration is involved. He has waited
in this matter. as be has waited in other
phases Of these scandals. until public
opinion has driven the panic stricken lead
ers in his party to bring pressure upon
him. and until his delay has become a
public reprosch, and then has based his
request for the Attorney Generals resie-
nation not upon any moral ground. but
upon technically. He has abandoned
the ground entirely upon which be has
sustained the Attorney General until now.
Throughout all Of the scsndalous reve-
lations involving members Of the Harding
Coolidge administration the President has
betrayed no moral shock oS resentment.
nor given any evidence that be is the
possessor Of what is known as the Puritan
conscience.
1T is matter Of public Qualification
that Attorney General Dausherty lie out Of
the cabinet upon any pretext whatever.
but il is reerettable that President Coolidge
did not have the moral courage and fore
sight to ash for his resignation long ago and
to assign justihsble reasons for his action.
The delay in this case is Characteristic
OF the delay and inaction Of Republican
administrations since President Taft first
vent into the White House in 1909 sur
rounded by q notorious combination Of
reactionary politicians and predatory bust
ness interests whose controlling purpose
always is to use various governmental
agencies 10 enrich themselves by plumber
ing the public and who have ruthlessly
dominated the administration and the Re-
publican party. During political cam
paisns they practically place the govern
ment on the auction block, with the result
that the big campaign contributors later
come 10 Washington and write their high
tariffs. secure their leases Of naval oil re-
serves and manifold other special psivi-
leses. which they feel they have bought
and paid for.
The delay and inaction Of President
Coolidge is only a symptom. Harry Daueh-
erty and his methods and associates are
only a symptom. The real seat Of the dis
ease is in this group Of political pirates
and business ffeebooters in whose clutches
the Republican party and its officials. when
in control Of the government. are helpless
because they are at the mercy Of the former
for party nominations. and OF the latter
for campaign contributions and many pub
Lefty agencies under special interest con-
troll
The cure for this disease is the substi-
tuition Of clean. honest and efficient gov
eminent for cunupt. dishonest and in
efficient government
-Four years Of Taft and more than three
years Of the present administration have
demonstrated that the kind Of government
needed can not come through the Repub-
hcan party as now controlled Eight
recent years Of honest. incouuptible Demo
cratic rule offers every assurance that
another Democratic administration would
restore popular government honestly con.
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