Evening star., 1927-02-16
REED OPENS DRIVE
ON c. 0. P. RECORD
Missouri Senator, Recognized
Presidential Aspirant, Makes
Sweeping Denunciation.
By the Associated Press.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, February 16.
With corruption as his theme, Sen
ator Reed of Missouri, soon to be
brought forward formally as a Demo.
cratic presidential candidate. delivered
a sweeping denunciation of the Repub-
lican party in an address here last
night before a State association of
Democratic editors.
After tracing alleged Republican ir-
regularities from the day of Alexan-
der Hamilton to the present, the Mis-
souri, Senator, who was the guiding
spirit behind the Senate inquiry into
campaign expenditures, declared the
red line of corruption runs through
the Capitol of the Nation and crosses
the White House grounds"
AssaiIs Coolidge.
He charged President Coolidge with
acQuiescence in the pennsylvania
election corruption and with dere-
liction Of public duty by failure to
move toward prosecution of former
Attorney General Daugherty and the
principals III the oil candals.
Turning on Frank o. Lowden. the
Senator declared the former Illinois
governor lis now appearing on the
horizon again as the special angel
and champion of the farmers
He is about as well qualified for
that position" Reed said. "as would
be for leader of the angelic choir"
Lowden, he added, had been re.
tired from the presidential race Of
1920 by the exposure of the pay.
ment Of s3S,00Q to certain politicians
of the State Of Missouri in considera-
ton of the Missouri vote in the on
coming Republican convention
Describing the recent Pennsylvania
election as the pennsylvania in
quiry," Senator Reed declared that
here again we must literally start at
the White House."
Mellon Campaign Donation.
THE Secretary Of the Treasury,
doubtless with the consent of the Presi.
dent" he continued, proceeded to
Pennsylvania publicly declared in IA
vor of Pepper. and actively engaged
in the business of organizing his cam
paign. Together with his brother and
nephews, the Mellon family contrib
engaged at once in the gathering of
the largest slush fund ever accumu-
lated to nominate any man for the
United States Senate.
THE fact has already been dis.
closed that this campaign, largely con-
trolled and dominated by the Mellon
family, raised and expended in the
primary campaign alone $1,s04.000.
'At the same time Ware, the oppos-
ing candidate, was gathering his
sinews of war. The curious thing
about his contributions Is that men
known as notorious grafters at cleo
ton were admitted to have given sums
ranging from $4,000 to SIS 900, and
some Of them refused to disclose the
source of the money.
Ware Campaign Cited.
Against Ware and his cohorts the
Mellon forces pronounced anathema
maranatha. They declared Ware unfit
for the office of United States .Sena.
tor. that his methods were villainous
and corrupt. These same forces raj
lied to his support. Mr.. Mellon
became the chairman Of the commit.
tee to conduct Vare's campaign.
THE election was held and William
r. Wilson swept to the corporate
limits of Philadelphia with a major.
ity Of $4,000. But the Republican
machine at Philadelphia did it's work.
1t rolled up an apparent vote so great
that Ware apparently was elected by
a majority of approximately 200, 900
votes.
And so ! say that the red line of
corruption runs through the Capital
Of the Nation and crosses the White
House grounds"