Evening star., 1927-09-24

Iincumbency as national food admins
traitor during the World War. He
has preached against Hover up and
down the State as the Zoe of farmer.
In his 1922 campaign for reelection
to the Senate, he constantly held Mr.
Hoover up to the voters as target
against which he launched his darts.
The Reed attacks upon Hoover are
said to be responsible today for any
lack of strength which Mr.. Hoover
may have in the State.
Senator Reed, as chairman of the
Senate slush fund committee, will
occupy the limelight for months to
come. In the fight to prevent the
seating, permanently at least, of Sena-
tors-elect Smith of Illinois and Ware of
PENNSYLVANIA, he will take foremost
part as soon as the Senate meets in
December He has become the domi-
mating figure on the Democratic side
of the Senate chamber in the last
year. If the Republicans should name
former Gov. Frank o. Lowden of Hi
nois as their candidate for President,
Senator Reed would seek to empha
size Republican slush funds as the
campaign issue. recalling to the voters
that IN 1920 Lowden was charged with
having bought delegates to the Repub-
Missouri, or at least that they were
bought with Lowden money sent into
the State.
RidicuIes Dawes Attack.
Or suppose that Vice President
Dawes should be the Republican stand.
ard bearer. Senator Reed was the
Vice Presidents most caustic critic
when the latter attacked the Senate
rule which permits unlimited debate
and filibuster in the upper house. The
Missouri Senator went after the Vice
President with all the sarcasm at his
command. which is great deal, and,
in one dramatic moment in the Senate,
forced the Vice President into an EN-
barraSSing position a year ago.
Reed is an uncompromislng fight
er, he has enormous courage. He
has dramatic gift of oratory which
would stand him IN good stead If he
entered the campaign as a presi-
Dental candidate. During the fight
in the Senate at the last session he
stood like a rock against the McNary-
Haugen farm relief bill. Although
he was told that if he would cease
his OPPOSITION to that measure he
might count on certain Southern
delegates to the Democratic national
convention next year, he spoke
against the measure and brought
down on his head, thereby. the oppo-
sition of organized farmers who sup
ported the bill. Not long ago the
Missouri Farmers Association adopt
ed resolutions censuring Reed be-
cause of his stand on this bill. say
ing, with others things, 1--WE can
not escape the conviction that he
(Senator Reed) was willing to sacri-
fee the farmers Of his own State In
order to gain the support of the in
dustrial East in his aspirations for
the Democratical presidential nomi-
nation"
AS a matter fact, Senator Reed has
taken up the cudgels for the farmers
often in the Senate, although he
opposed this particular measure. His
attacks upon Mr.. Hoover during the
war were made in the interest of the
farmers, whose prices for wheat
were limited under the Food Arminis-
tration.
When Senator Hefiin of Alabama
opened up his attacks in the Senate
Catholics of America because, as
force the United States into war with
Mexico on account of the treatment
of Catholics in the Southern repub-
lie, Senator Reed delivered a smash
ing speech attacking intolerance,
which was published from one end of
the escountry to the other. His stand
at that time may have its influence
upon certain supporters of Gov. Al
Smith IL the New York Governor
finds that he cannot be nominated
Senator Reed doubtless will have