Evening star., 1936-02-24
COUGH[|N ISSUES
Def TO 0'CONNOR
Challenges Representative
to Meet Issues of Frazier
Bill in Debate.
By the Associated Press.

DETROIT, February 24.-Rev
Father Charles E. Coughlin, renewing
his criticism Of Representative John
j. O'Connor, Democrat. Of New York,
which led the House Rules Committee
chairman last Sunday to offer to kick
him "all the wa. from the Capitol
to the White House." challenged
OConnor yesterday to meet the issue
of the Frazier -Lemke bill in open de-
bate in the House.
Renewing some of his charges,
Father Coughlin devoted his regular
radio address to the monetary basis
of the FraIer-Lemke farm bill and
to a reply to Representative O'Con-
nor's address from the floor last week.
Pointing out that O'Connor had
apologized "for his Incorporate re-
marks" Father Coughlin declared
that he Immediately proceeded to
defend his position relative to the
Frazier-Lemke and the O'Connor bill
by raining upon my head very tor
rent of fabulous fancies."
Paid Visit to Ghost.
MY dear john" he addressed the
Representative. some unkind and
ghoulish friend must have visited the
morgue of the Detroit Free Press and,
en- route, paid visit to that illuStrious
ghost who once walked this earth
under the name of Gen. Hugh john
son to supply the generic charges
Illuminated against me.
This ghoul informed you was not
an American citizen. I was a specu-
lator for my own profit on the silver
exchange. That I was not a
priest in proper standing" he said
MY dear John, please capture your
evidence from the hard boiled monu-
ments of the living rather than from
the worm-eaten graves of the past"
us it politics for the American
priest to inveigh against modern cap
italism, not one whit better than
Mexican communism in its material
aspects, as it concentrates wealth in
the hands of few, as it conflscates
homes and farms, as it creates want
in the midst of plenty?" he asked.
Cites Legislative Activity.
"You charged me with riding a
political bandwagon,' Father Coughlin
said, citing number of measures he
has sponsored or opposed.
Was the World Court victory a DO
litical band wagon " =? Was the So
called soldiers bonus, five years ago,
band wagon d" =? Was the Wheeler
Rayburn bill :" band wagon?"
he asked. We'll, John, read the list
and then answer your own playful
canard that I am interested only in
the legislation which is inflationary.
Father Coughlin reiterated the
charge, which O'Connor has denied,
that the committee chairman induced
some Congressman to withdraw their
names from a petition which could
force vote on the Fraler-Lemke
bill. He read telegram he said he
had received from Representative
Moritz Of Pennsylvania in which Nor
itz said he had withdrawn his name
from the petition al OConnor's re-
quest.
Corpse on White House Steps.
"The Frazier -Lemke bill is O. corpse
upon the steps of the White House
because it touched the outer gar
ment of the money question = be-
cause it dared challenge the money
changers" he said explaining that
the bill would permit Congress to
create and issue $4,000, 100000 of
United States money predicated
against the value of the farms them
selves"
Has or has not Congress the right
to issue and regulate money.
That is the issue that must be set
tied before there can be financial free
dom in America" Father Coughlin
said. Before that issue can be set
tied the servants of the money
changers must be driven from the
halls of Congress"
Father Coughlin challenged O'Con-
nor ito show where one penny of the
National Union for Social Justice
was ever diverted for any pur-
pose except this broadcast. e y The
union is more than $4,000 in the
red at this moment"
Still addressing O'Connor directly,
he asked if the Representative was
"soprtsman enough to permit the
representatives of my farmers
to meet your talent in open debate
on the floor of Congress and to kill
or make to live the Frazier-Lemke bill,
which is the only bill that can save
the homes of 100000 American
people"