Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-14
BOX AGAIN ASKS
.RASKOD'S REMOVAL
Assistant Democratic House
Leader AssaiIs Party
Chairman.

Democrats Of the country were urged
today By Representative Box OF Texas,
assistant House Democratic leader, to
take their party control out Of the
hands of John J. Raskeh, chairman Of
the national committees.
IN his second speech on this subject
since the last presidential election, the
Texan, who supported Alfred E. Smith
Is the Democratic presidential eandi-
date, charged In the House that Mr..
Raskob and his associates were seeking
To change the party into an instrument
Of the Association Against@the Prohioi-
ton Amendment and make 1t merely
the organization of the liquor and
anti-restrictien bloes."
Asserting that there was mo pro-
fession that Mr.. Raskob Is anything but
Q Republiesn Of the high finance type
with no interest In Democratic prin-
ciples," Mr.. Box declared Raskob was
seeking to destroy the Democratic
party $50 that it cannot soon become
dangerous opponent of his own party
Read Address.
Mr.. Box, who read a prepared adj
dress, and who refused to be inter-
rupted by members seeking TO ask
questions, referred to the dinner given
last Monday night in homer of Jeuett
Shouse, chairman of the party execu-
tive committee, at which Raskob an
nounced plans for financing the party
and also stating that he hoped his
remarks would remove any doubt OF
his intention TO continue as national
chairman.
"I note that there Is to be reorgan-
ization drive, downward from Mr.. Ras-
kob through the ranks TO the precincts, =
Mr.. Box said. While millions OF
Democrats have been hoping that q
movement from the ranks would result
in q new national leadership, this an
neuneement makes 1t plain that MI
Raskob and his supporters intend to
reorganize the party to suit themselves
rather than have its national ergan-
ization 1ecrganized 10 suit the party.
What are Democrats TO do about
this situation? Shall we submit to have
cur party dominated by such an aggre-
CATION representing that which Is hate
ful to the Democratic hosts and sound
minded Americans Of all political names.
falling submissively and basely into the
column, marching behind such leaders
and be led into dishonered obliviena
Shall we fight like men for the things
| in which We our constituents and eoun-
| trymen believe? Shall we give up our
| party, With its origin in Colonial times
and its history of high service through
| 140 years, and let it now 60 into the
| keeping and nlenial service of whisky
rings, captained by the bosses of high
| finance, void Of Democratic political
| convictions?
Urges Fight.
eff my dissatisfied and sickened fell
low Democrats of every State will hear
| the counsel Of an unpretending servant
of the party and Nation, I inplore them
to fight, not TO submit; to fight, not TO
retreat.
THE Democratic party needs to be
redeemed, regenerated and revitalized.
| The Nation needs a great American
Democratic party. whose leaders are
| statesmen, ruled by something bigger
than desire to hold on to the Offices
and having purposes larger than some
sectional or local interest.
Democratic people need to become
interested and alert, and to assert their
patriotism and power In local, State and
national party affairs and in seeking
cut suitable men and women for key
places in the party organization and in
| ofdcial life, wherever they are lacking.
"The effort Of Mr.. Raskob and his
regime to have the Democratic party
abandon its fight for individualisna, fer
| just distribution of the burdens OF
taxation, for moderation. in tariff duties
| and for general economic, justice and
seundness and change the party into
an instrument of the Association Op-
posed to Prohibition, working for the
liquor interests. and make it also. the
representative Of groups opposed 10 thu
restriction of immigration, is an effort
! to divert it from its larger mission and
make 1t merely the organization of the
| liquor and anti-restriction blocks"