Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-10-13
MISSOURI DEMS.
ENDORSE REED
FOR PRESIDENT

/ from Reputation of his party in Mis-
souri, seven years ago to leadership
of the party was strikingly demon
strated here late today at a state
! wide Democratic rally.
| The meeting, attended by about
$4,000 persons from all sections of
the state, came to a close after key
note speeches by Senator Reed and
Senator-elec Millard E. TidingS OF
! Maryland with the adoption of a
resolution unqualifiedly endorsing the
senior Missouri senator for the Dem
! ocratic nomination for president next
year and tremendous ovation for
/ for him.
1t was the third strong endorse
ment given Senator Reed since late
yesterday, the Democratci state COM
mittee having unanimously adopted
a similar resolution last night and
! the Democratic editorial association
of Missouri having passed one yes
terday afternoon.
The big crowd in the coliseum
cheered time and time again as
Senator Reed delivered his address
in which he set out the things for
which he stood and which, should
he receive the Democratic nomination
for the presidency next year, may be
the main planks of the Democratic
national platform in 1928, he said.
LET us demand the honest adj
ministration of government, the
swift and sure punishment of all
public plunderers, bribe mongers and
other malefactors; the equalization of
the burden of taxation, the repeal OF
all laws creating special privileges;
the dismissal of an army of spies,
snoopers sneaks and informers; the
liberation of honest business from
oppressive interference by govern
mental agents; the prosecution and
punishment of those who by trusts,
combinations and restraints OF trade
make war on honest business and
despoil the people, and let us advo-
cate the American doctrine, which
places the interests of our country
and our people above that OF any
and all peoples; which tolerates no
divided allegiance; which aims to
make American citizens the freest,
happiest and most prosperous peo-
pie Of earth, and which rejects all
policies calculated to imperil the
rights or jeopardize the majesty and
security, of the United States.
In his address today, Senator Reed
declared that when Warren G.. Hard
ing was inaugurated president cor
rupt and sinister financial conSpir-
acies to all intents and purposes took
possession of the government and
have ever since exercised domiIl-
ant control.
In this most dramatic vein, Senator
Reed pictured the gathering OF al
legged consiprators at Washington al
ter Harding's inauguration.
"That conspiracy" he declared,
"placed Fall in charge of the depart
ment of the interior. The president
signed an illegal order turning the
oil lands over to the tender mercles
of Albert Fall. He (FalD accepted
it's bribes, did it's bidding and cor
ruptly transferred to it the vast oil
reserves of the republic. The scaly
hands of the conspirators reached
into the navy department and cor
rupted or deceived certain OF It's
high officers.
"The first act of Coolidge was to
approve the policies of the Harding
administration A senatorial lnvestl-
cation exposed the Infamous OIL
transactions. In it's efforts to as
certain the facts and bring the GRIM
inals to book, the senate committee
received no assistance from the Cool
idge administration.
"Harding appointed and Coohdge
continued at the head of the depart
ment of Justice, Harry M Daugherty,
as vile an insect as ever crawled
across the page of time. He con-
sorted with criminals and took as
his bed-fellow CRATER and brlbe-
taker who afterwards suicided. AS
attorney general, Daugherty paralyz-
! ed the department of justice SO thaC
its arm was not stretched fortn TO
apprehend Fall and his fellow con-
snirators. Indeed the secret code OF
] the government was used by a White
House employe, to keep the maletac-
tors advised.
sWhilst the senate committee un-
der these adverse conditions was
laboring to expose the oil land frauos
Coolidge never lifted hand.
"The indignant demand OF the
senate that the President shoulo
compel the designations OF Daugherty
and Denby was contemptuously re-
iected by the president. He public
" stood in their defense and ma
iestically asserted he would not per-
NIT his presidential perogatlve 10
be impaired by presumptuous SEN
ate. 49,;
a1n the face of Overwhelming evi,
dence Daugherty was retained until
the blaze of public indignation grew w
so hot that Coolidge was obliged 10
back away from the fire. He 'tnen
demanded Daugherty's resignation
upon an insufficient and immaterial
ground, and certified to the integrity
4 of the arch villain, Daugherty.
can this occurred when every IN
formed man knew of the gross
frauds perpetrated upon the gov.
ernment-frauds which nave since
5ao1ornd nv the SUI