Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-21
CAMERON AND THE COLORADO
HIS REPLY

with appropriate instructions from
the conspirators themselves to the
Los Angeles Times: and, mind you, !
Mr.. President at that particular time
my position with respect to the
Colorado river legislation then pend
| ing in congress had not yet been
announced. We see entering on the
stage that well known Shylock char
! aeter one Harry Chandler, editor ana
publisher of that scandalous news
paper the Los Angeles Times. Chand-
lerl considered the publication Of these
articles. Finally, after deliberate
thought, he turned it down for two
reasons: First, my position with
respect to the important legislation
pending before the congress which
sought to grab the COLORADO river
for the benefit of California and
Mexico was not known. Second, ms
| legal advisors told him of the libel |
Gus statements contained therein ana
the possibility of court action ana |
results thereon. Yet, Mr. President, |
these hirelings of Mather and MS
! cohorts were undismayed. Other
| newspapers n of better standing but
with less circulation were approach
ed on the subject, including those in
my own state, and they, too re-
fused to publish the articles Mather's
representatives returned to Washing
l,ton. and in that usual clever way
new faces were selected to present
these articles to members of both
houses of congress, with the request
that they be published in the Con-
gressional Record.
| Thanks a Democrat
| At this time, Mr.. President,
Iparticularly want to thank dis
| tinguished member of this body, who
lis of opposite political faith to my
own, for arising in his office when
| importuned by these scalawags ana
telling them that he would have
Lnothing to do with it; and he show
ed them the door. God help this
such courageous, faithful servants as
that particular senator who at tha@
/ time was being bounded and perse-
cuted, and this, no doubt, was put
/ forth as an olive branch.
4 Papers Refuse Articles
| Metropolitan newspapers of the
east were requested to release the
/ same stories. Unanimously they re-
fused. In the meantime, Mr.. Presi-
dent, weeks had gone by, congress
was nearing a close, and it came
| when I, with all sincerity Of pur-
/ pose and regard for the justice of
everyone to be affected announced
my opposition to the Colorado river
legislation which is now before this
\ congress Then followed other hun
ried conferences of the conspirators.
4 They sent their representatives
4 again to box and scape before the
! mighty Shylock Chandler in Los An
/ geles Further consideration was
/ given to the subject. Chandler, IN
4 all of his majesty, approved the
4 publication of the articles that he
| had once refused, and. they are COM
ing forth from the Sunday issues OF
/ that notorious scandal sheet. No
4 doubt, Mr.. President, had 1 stood
on this floor and announced myself
/ in favor of the construction of the
Boulder canyon dam and sacrificed
I my honor and the birthright of my
! state and knuckled to the greedy
! wants of one Harry Chandler, these
scandalous articles would not have
| appeared; but because others who
i enjoytheir fabulous millions made
from squeezing the pioneer and pros
pector desire to bargain and sell
their souls as a traitor is no reason
: for me to subscribe myself to any