The Washington times., 1929-03-20
i. N. .DAUGHERTY
TELLS OF FOES
HE MADE
This Is the second OF series Of articles
based on an exclusive Interview with
Harry NJ. Daugherty. formerly a member
OF the Harding Cabinet.
BY JAMES L. KILGALLEN
copyright. 1929. by international
News ServIcel

do again. was worth million
dollars when / took the office OF
Attorney General of the United
States. was not worth that much
when left the office, and am
not worth that much now.
Harry NJ. Daugherty, Attorney
General In the Cabinet of the late
President Warren @. Harding, made
this statement in an exclusive In.
teryiew with International News
Service today as. for the first
time, he made q detailed defense
OF his record AS q public official.
1t will be recalled that the con.
duct OF his office was investigated
by a Senate COMMITTEES, and that
the close OF his public career was
marked by bitter battle on Mr..
Daugherty's part to uphold his rep.
utation for honesty.
He Sleeps Wen
ST have q clear conscience" !"
Daugherty declared. II go to sleep
promptly at night. / am out of
public life and do not know that
ever will return. I never think
of the past. l think only Of to.
day. and tomorrow harbor no
bitterness against any man, even
my enemies and everybody knows
Harry Daugherty was never afraid
to make enemies"
Daugherty lit his pipe. He was
being interviewed in his winter
home In Hotel El Vernona. lie
proceeded In this manner:
IT never craved power. / was
just pushed along, up from boy.
hood as the winds of time, fortune
and misfortune, carried me.
always made it policy to help
someone else rather than consider
my own interests first. / wanted
to be a. lawyer, not politician, but
through force OF circumstances ]
became both.
Had Many Enemies
s.TIa-dly any man in the country
has been assailed with the vigor
have been. / made plenty o1
enemies. That IL why. Any man
who is a positive character Is bound
to make them.
''T made enemies during the rail
road shopmen's strike when went
to Chicago, after consulting no one
but the President, and obtained thai
Injunction that enabled the mai
trains to run in spite of the strike
l made more enemies, and perhaps
more hitter enemies, because of my
prosecutions under the Sherman
antitrust act.
''I was the first Attorney General
who prosecuted under the Sherman
law. It SO happened that prose
cuted several nnillionaires. Now,
have nothing against capital, but
was determined to do my duty.
"That was why I was attacked and
investigated. They struck at me
below the belt. They deliberately
misled the American people.
Likes q Good Fight
Daugherty shifted his huge frame
in his chair as he made the observa-
ton that You can't make everybody
like you.'
He said he had the reputation Of
liking a good fight, and he thought
that the name Daugherty had q
harsh sound" to it, that 1t suggested
a big, strapping, combative person
when linked to him.
AS a matter of fact, he said his
was a kindly nature. He has edu.
Gated 80 or 40 boys, taking some of
them out of penitentiaries, and prac-
tically all of them have made good.
During the interview, Daugherty
talked affectionately of his aged
mother, showing q letter which in.
dicated that she still was vigorous
despite her age. And he mentioned
the fact that for rs years he watched
over an invalid wife, although he
took no credit for doing so. He gave
the impression that, after all, he
wasn't quite so hard boiled" as
some people imagine.
''f you are all right here" said
Daugherty, putting his hand on his
heart, ''yoa are all right. The great
thing for any man Is to know he has
a clean conscience and that he has
done his duty regardless Of conse-
quence. have been trusted with as
large amounts as any man in the
country.
He Didn't Drink
''The Attorney General didn't han.
die the money when / was in office.
I organized the Department of Jus.
tice so that from five to 50 persons
knew what was doing all the time.
did it as a precaution-as matter
OF safety.
81 resolved that I'd not take a
drink while prosecuting the dry laws.
And / did not until became q pri'
vate citizen again.
'All I ask is that the Aueri
can people consider my record.
ann proud Of my record. The At
torney Generals office 10 the east.
est Of all to run as far as peace
Of mind Is concerned. He has to
ask himself but one question what
is the right Of it?'
"The question as far as the pub.
lie is. concerned should be: What
kind Of an Attorney General was
this man? Was he lied about? Vas
he a decent man as man go? Was he
honest or was he a crook? The
record stands forever. 1t is there
for anyone to see."
Daugherty told Of Incidents in his
tempestuous career, relating how
one time in Ohio he had personally
stood against a mob Of 800 who
were crying ont to lynch him.
Has Sporting Blood
s'You can't be a crook, standing
out there with the storm flashing
you," declared Daugherty. "Some,
how they always wanted to get per.
sonal with me-"
When II was intimated to hin
that he had plenty of courage
Daugherty took issue. saying:
''No, 1t is not courage. It.
sporting blood, guess. I am the
most patient man you ever saw
/ never get mad in a scrap.
Everybody n against the Gov
ernment Of the United States, and
YOU have to stand against them.