The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-08
COALITIONISTS
ARE LABELED
'jACKASSES'
Western Senators Bitter
Following Personal
Attack by Moses.
FLING GAGE OF BATTLE
Wheeler Challenges East to
Fight Out Tariff
ISue.'

TlYlIl Out di liI
ISue.'
BU United Press
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3.-The
growing bitterness between the east
ern and western wings of the Re-
publican party was accentuated in
the senate today when members Of
the independent Republican-Demo-
cratic coalition severaly criticised
President Pro Tempore George Moses
OF New Hampshire for a speech
Thursday night in which he referred
OF them as SONS of wild jackaSses."
Senators Brookhart Rep., Ia,
Nye (Rep., N. d., Norbeck Rep,
s. d. and Wheeler Dem., Mont0,
leveled sarcasm as the recent state
ments of Moses and his colleague,
Senator Reed CRep., Pa, inviting
them to fight out the tariff issue
with them in the northwest.
ain the days before dry dinners
came into style here, the senator
from New Hampshire (Moses) made
a speech in which he described us
radicals as seventeen lawyers, one
editor and one well digger" said
Brookhart. instigator of the present
grand jury investigation of what he
called "a Wall Street booze party
for senators in 1926"
"It now is demonstrated we do
not need booze at dinners to reach
great heights of eloquence."
Liquor Not Served
Moses speech was made at din
ner for New England exporters
where liquor was not served.
"You can't say" observed Wheel
er In reply to Brookhart. "he might
have been more eloquent under
other circumstances"
Borah said the coalition should
consider itself lucky that Moses only
called them wild jackasseS instead
OF what he really thought of them.
From the time Wheeler called
the attention of the senate to the
Moses speech at the opening of
today's session, debate was the most
bitter in many days. Wheeler
warned the western Republicans
that Moses was chairman of the
Republican senatorial campaign
committee, who was supposed to
help them in their elections next
year.
"He not only IS voicing his own
views but those of his New England
constituents in his description of
you" Wheeler said. "He is not only
rejecting on you but on your faith
ers and mothers"
Moses was presiding over the sem
ate at the time, lounging back in
his swivel chair, his arms folded,
munching gum. Wheeler asked him
If he had anything to say.
rs that parliamentary inquiry?"
asked Moses.
Willing 10 Accept
"If the senator wants an answer,
I will say that If he can think of
any better description of the gyrated
crew that is running this senate,
will be glad to accept It,"
Wheeler told the independent Re-
publicans that Reed has called them
worse than Communists" and that
Joseph R. Grundy, head of the
Pennsylvania Manufacturers Asso-
citation, has said they should talk
darn little. because they came from
backward commonwealths as COM
pared with Pennsylvania
'The people of the northwest will
wake up to the fact of who is domi-
mating the Republican party" said
Wheeler. land why these leaders
want protection for eastern indus
tries while they put raw materials
of the northwest on the free list"
Had to Drop Kahn
Brookhart pointed out that Moses
had been forced to drop Otto H.
Kahn, New York financier, as treas
urer of the senatorial campaign
committee. He said the west was
ready for the battle.
Nye said the northwesternerS
should organize Society of Amer
lean JackaSSeS" to kick out the east
ern leaders. He said the northwest
was more solid against the Repub-
lican tariff than it had ever been
over any issue in history.
"ISn't that largely due to the re-
marks of Senator Reed and Mr..
Grundy?" asked Norbeck of South
Dakota.
~Yes. there can be no denying
that their statements have played
a part" Nye replied. "Grundy's
statement showed the people that
the big campaign contributors of
both parties come here after the
election to collect their dividends in
the form of tariff protection"