Evening star., 1928-03-29

temptation of financial inducements Of
fered them by Mr.. Doheny. 1t Ia a
| matter OF record in the official testi-
mony OF MIR. Doheny before the Senate
committee on public lands, February l.,
1924, that he also employed former At
torney General Gregory OF the Demo-
cratic cabinet, and that he employed
Mr., Gregory because of his influence
with the Democratic administration be-
cause Of his acquaintance with the state
Department and with the President, |
am now quoting from Mr.. Doheny'S
testimony.
Because we thought his connection
with the Democratic administration
would give us an cntree TO 1t; open the
door TO it.
And on the same day the record
shows that Mr.. Doheny testified that he
employed the former Secretary of the
Treasury and the n-in-law OF PreSt-
dent wilson William G. McAdoo, and
paid him the sum OF $3.50. 900. He teSti
fed that he did not employ MIR, McAdoC
because OF his legal talents. but be-
cause of his influence with the Demo-
cratic administration, and that he kept
him in Washington only so long as that
administration remained in power. He
further testified that he, or some Of
firm OF former Secretary OF War Gar
riSon.
$4,000 to George Greet.
And on the same day Mr. Doheny
testified that he paid $4,000 to MIR
George Creel. the publicity director of
the Democratic administration, and
that he paid this $4,000 for the pur-
pose OF procuring the influence of Mr.
Co AAv
his testimony
He was employed to get this lease
and to hold of any granting of these
leases to Republicans after the change
of administration,
Now. let some righteous Democratic
leader arise and explain away the em-
ployment, by oil interests. of Demo-
cratic Secretary OF the Interior. and his
private secretary, and his Assistant
Secretary and his commissioner OF
public lands. and former Democratic
Attorney General, and former Demo-
cratic Secretary of War, and the Demo-
cratic Secretary OF the Treasury, who
was also a son-in-law of the President,
and the director OF public information
of the Democratic administration, rep
reSenting. all told, an annual invest
ment in salaries OF more than $365,0OO,
or 81, 900 a day. Here, certainly, Is an
opportunity for the junior Senator from
Virginia. He might start with his I'M
mediate predecessor In the cabinet OF
President Wilson. William Gibbs Nc
Adoo
Let some Democratic Senator eX-
plain how the gentleman who employed
these Democratic officials became AN
adviser of the Senator from Montana
In the framing OF the leasing act, sat
as a member of the Democratic plat
form committee in 1920 and wrote the
plank on petroleum and finally came
through with SIS. 900 TO help pay the
bills Of the Democratic national COM
mittee. Here. ! trust. Is text for my
friend from Mississippi who so ably
and accurately represents his conStitu-
cncy. In burst OF purity the other
day. the Senator from Mississippi said.
In colloQuy with the Senator from
Norto Dakota:
let me ask the Senator does he
not know that Doheny quit the Demo-
cratic party because he could not cor
rupt 1t and went into the Republican
party because he knew he could cor
rupt ito
Here is problem in higher mathe-
maticS-iust how much does 1t take TO
corrupt a Democratic administration?
If the employment Of four members OF
the Democratic cabinet and the com
missioner Of public lands and the direc-
tor of public information OF the Demo-
cratic administration and a contrbu-
ton OF $4,000 10 the Democratic ma
tional committee does not constitute