Evening star., 1928-10-22
RECKLESS TAKERS
ASSA|LED BY c. O.P.
Closing Days of Race to See
Increased Democratic Mud
Singing, Says Allen.

Henry ]. Allen, director of publicity
of the Republican national committee
today named Senator Robinson, tha
Democratic vice presidential nominee
as cne of "a dozen reckless leaders
who have "given themselves the task
of uttering utterly unwarra 1ted per-
sonal attacks on Mr. Hoover"
All right-minoed voters, Alien de-
clared, applauded Chairman Pasi1ob's
declarations for clean cam ln3aign. but
that it served as prelude TO a gen.
eral harrage of political mud"
Beginning with ''mean whispering
campaign" against the Republican
nominee, Allen said, "the thing has
grown until now dozen reckless lead
ers, including Senator Jim Reed, Sena-
ator Bruce. former Senator Hans
brough, Senator Caraway. Senator Rob-
inson of Arkansas. Dudley Field Ma
lone. George Peak, Mayor Jimmy
Walker. Gov. Bilbo of Mississippi. Sem
ator Blease. former Senator Phelan
and long list of less known as
sailants," are engaged in the attacks.
Counter Blow to Democrats.
Aliens statement was prompted, he
disclosed, by the warning that the
Democrats are preparing to publish
full-page advertisements ito make 1T
appear We are appealing to religious
intolerance"
I'm view of the known intention of
the Democratic leaders to carry forward
this type of campaign with increasing
intensity" Allen said, sit might be wise
for the public to be on its guard against
the unrestrained indecencies of those
whose fury has become desperate"
The statement continued
For 10 days the headlines dealing
with Democratic activities have not
referred to a single issue in this cam
paign. They have provided an ascend
ing crescendo of mud-slinging. On the
other hand. not single headline car
ries a personal attack upon the Demo-
cratic candidate from any person
respo1 Sible to the Republican national
comrsittee.
Recalls Rask0b Plea.
"Did Mr.. Raskob on the day he ac-
cepted the Craftsmanship of the Demo-
cratic committee intend to deceive the
public when he declared there would
be no mud-Slinging? Or has the situ-
alton gotten out of hand from him and
into the hands of the Tammany con-
tingent, whose political strategy has
always been last-moment mud-slinging?
"All right-minded voters applauded
Chairman Raskob'S declarations for
clean campaign. They now observe
with astonishment that it served as a
prelude to a general barrage of political
mud. Beginning with mean whisper
ing campaign against Mr. Hoover, the
thing has grown until 1t includes
dozen reckless leaders.
"It is difficult to believe that the
leaders of the Democratic party have
no knowledge of the deliberate work
their organization has undertaken in
the preparation of this mass of odious
material now deliberately circulated,
apparently as a part of definite pro-
gram. Attacks such as the often ex-
ploded forgeries about Secretary Hoo
Ver'S foreign citizenship. The fixing
of the price of wheat, ridiculous stories
of mythical property in Russia and the
equally untrIthful stories of oil hold
ings in Colombia and Mexico and a
half dozen other canardS manufactured
by opponents of decency who have
fought Mr.. Hoover for 10 years. and ex-
ploded again and again, have been de-
liberately reassembled and refurbished
by an organized battery of political
lawyers and traducers apparently for
the use of Mr.. Raskob's speakers.
Attack on HO0ver'S Faith.
added to this is an attack upon
Mr. Hoover's religious faith of virul-
ence of intolerance uneqaued in the
campaign. Thousands of dollars are
being spent upon anonymous circu-
larization of the country, belittling the
Quaker faith, infamously stating that
it denies the divinity of Christ and
falsely charging it with an unpatriotic
pacifism which the history of Anthony
Wayne, Gen. Green and other great
military leaders, together with the fact
that members of Hoover's family have
fought in every war in the history of
the United States, disproves. Attacks
on the Quaker faith are also being is
sued in circulars from various Demo-
cratic headquarters, including their
regional Office at st. Louis.
"AIl of this attack has gone un-
rebuked. Chairman Raskob did take
the manly course in the case of Senator
Hansbrough, the material of whose
speech, doubtless unknown to him, was
furnished by a wing of the Democratic
organization. Perhaps the campaign
has now gotten out of the hands of Mr..
Raskob, Mr.. 3aruch, Owen Young and
other more representative Democratic
leaders
s'From sources that are reliable come
warnings that the remaining days of
the campaign will see an increase of
the gross unfairness with which the
Democratic campaign is to be waged.
They have gone SO far as to prepare
a series of full-page newspaper adver-
tisements in which they have reas-
sembled statements made by extremists
not associated with the Republican