Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-27
ITS Urged Rea17n Faith e1sonian Policies Keynote Speech

partnent Of Justice sent forth at the
| Nations cost and with the adrninistra-
tons sanction on the infamous mission
| OF FRAMING" a United States Senator
who had dared expose the criminality
of It's proceedings Nothing more dis
graceful blackened the days of the Fed
eralist sedition law. A baser and more
dastardly prostitution of the judicial
process has not shamed the story OF
a civilized nation since the unspeakable
Jeffries sat upon the bench. AND ne
died, deservedly, like miserable teion
| in the tower.
Refers to Oil Scandal.
We have seen the money appropriat-
ed for the care of the sick and wound
ed soldiers squandered on the pleasures
of a drunken libertine. We nave seen
the Nations oil reserves, set aside by
the prescience of Roosevelt and sacred
" guarded by the honesty ana WISDOM
az Wilson and Daniels, bartered away
by a member of the cablnet LOT prloe
| in little black bag.
shameful as these things are. more
shameful far has been the cynical ST.
lence and indifference of the hlgh
functionaries of the state to whom the
peopIe had a right to look for the pro-
lection of the Nations property and
the Nations honor. We submit in no
shirt of political fiubdubbery that 1t
is A. shocking thing that we have waited
vainly for seven years for one word,
one syllable, one whisper of the mildest
criticism of these criminals and crimes
from, a single representative OF the ad-
ministration.
They heard La Follette's denuncia-
ton of Teapot Dome-and were silent.
They saw the various processes In the
alienation of the Nations property
and were silent. They heard the gossip
Of the Capital that buzzed for weeks
and months-and were silent. There
was not a man among them With
enough will power. or lung power, to
blow a police whistle.
Nay. more: When warning OF the
impending crime was sent to member
OF the cabinet, but recently knighted by
the golden wand he sent the letter to
Albert B. Fall. with this notation: II
shall be glad to convey to this gentle
man any reply you may suggest
Slogan Of Corruption.
I sometimes think that the virtues OF
silence may be overdone. Sometimes
silence is golden-for the thief.
Some years ago a corruptionist de
luxe phrased the shibboleth of the pow
ers OF pillage in these words, Addition,
| division-and silence" When the pill
layers got their loot there was addi-
ton. when the faithless public servants
cot their share there was division, and
| from the men set by the people in the
watchtower to guard their treasures
| there has been the invaluable contriou-
| ton of silence.
| Imagine Andrew Jackson silent In
| the midst of such crimes, imagine
| Tilden: imagine Cleveland; imagine
Wilson! Why. they would have thun-
dered their denunciations from the
loftiest station In the world and have
scourged the rascals forth with scorpion
whips tipped with consuming flame.
Do they tell us that all these things
have been exposed and something has
been done? This is our answer: II an
Attorney General of odorous memory
no longer sits at the council table of
the Nations chief. 1t is because a
Democratic Senator so exposed the
crimes of his regime that public senti-
ment dashed him out: and II he was
permitted to go without rebuke and to
march out with all the honors of war.
IL was not with the consent of the party
OF Thomas Jefferson.
Claims Credit Of Exposure.
And this is our answer: II the Ma
tons oil reserves have been restored 1t
is because the inquisitorial genius of
Walsh OF Montana exposed the crime
| and forced the proceedings that brought
the restitution OF the Nations stolen
goods.
And why the silence In the watch
tower? Because the organization OF
the marty of the men stationed there
was a beneficiary of the crime. Not
only did IL know Of the crime. and
| maintain silence--it knew of the di-
vision OF the spoils and knew that a
goodiy part was being used TO pay the
party debt.
What a picture for American his
| toryi We see the erstwhile chairman
of the national committee of the regime
| in power laying aside his duties as ar
elder of the church to stink into the
office Of Sinclair to get the tainted
bonds. We see him sneaking about like
] q receiver OF stolen goods to men OF
means to persuade them dishonesty tc
| contribute these to the party fund
under cover. We see him sending a
| portion Of these bonds to the dictator
| OF the administration. affectionately
| known as ANDY; and thus we know
that the high functionaries Of the state
| knew that the party was to be q
beneficiary Of the crime. And the
revered head of the Treasury made nc
protest against the party taking its
share out OF the pot filled by the pillag-
ing Of the Nations property. Silence
| was golden--for the party chest.
And thus the campaign debts OF the
regime I'm power have been paid BY
| Harry Sinclair. and now with pious
platitudes 1t enters another campaign,
free from debt-because there was q
Teapot Dome.
Reverts 10 Hamilton.
And why this strange insensibility to
the common instincts of honor? Keer
In mind the Hamiltonian theory that
governments are strong in proportion
as they are made profitable to the DOW.
erful. There is no moral difference
between selling legislation In advances
for campaign funds and selling oil re-
serves. and 1t is not remarkable that
he who practices the one may condont
the other. Or that he who thinks thai
giving money to slush fund is "iusl
like giving money to a church" should
play the silence end In the tale OF the
tainted bonds In the game of add.
ton. Division and Silence"
And so we go forth to recover tn.
Government from those who pilIar,
by law as we'll as those who steal bs
stealth. Even as a minority we dragged
these lohthsome crimes to light. We ex.
posed the stealing. the perjury. Ia.
sllences Of the sacrosanct. We forcet
the restitution of the Nations stoler
goods. We compelled the expulsion o,
Daugherty and the prosecution of Fall
Put us In possession Of the Government
and We will turn the light on ever,
crack and creyice and cleanse thu
Augean stables from NOV TO manger
We have no legislation to put upor
the aIlrfinn hInnk M IIarrxy nd,