Evening star., 1950-05-10
Senate 10 Be Forum
For 6. 0. P. Replies,
Wherry Declares
BY the ASsocioted Press

~ W. 'iSSs
Senator Wherry, Republican. of
Nebraska. said today that the Re-
publicans intend to use the Senate
as forum to reply to all political
speeches President Truman makes
on his Western tour.
The party's Senate floor leader
told reporters this is part of CO.
ordinated plan by the Republican
National Committee and the House
and Senate Republican Campaign
Committees to keep the party's
position before the people through
out the Presidents trip.
Senator Ferguson, Republican,
of Michigan led off yesterday with
a reply to Mr.. Truman's talk at
Casper, Wyo.. in which the Presi-
dent spoke against a return to
what he called the Republican
philosophy of greed and privilege.
The President recalled the Tea
pot Dome scandal of the Harding
administration and said the phi
losohpy that produced it is not
dead.
Senator Ferguson said MIR. Tru-
man spoke the truth" about that,
all right, adding that the philos-
ophy OF greed and privilege re-
ferred to by the President is ram
pant in Washington today" with
Democrats in control.
Says Scandals Covered Up"
But now, he said, it is covered
up" while back in the '20s, when
the Teapot Dome scandal was
brought to light, the Republicans
under Calvin Coolidge took every
step to prosecute and to disclose
to the public exactly what had
taken place"
Senator Ferguson's rem a r k S
touched of. heated political row.
Before it was all over Demo-
cratic Leader Lucas of Illinois
told Republican Senators they
were mistaken if they thought
they could win the congressional
elections in November by smear
tactics" and by denouncing Mr..
Truman. :
The people are most interested
in their economic welfare than
in selfish and bitter" attacks on
Mr.. Truman and his administra-
ton, Senator Lucas said.
At one point Senator KEN, Re
publican, of Missouri told the
Senate there is strong evidence
of fraud" in every election in
Missouri that President Truman
has won.
"Never Lost Missouri"
Senator Lucas shouted he re-
sented that. He said that Mr..
Truman as a candidate for Sem
ator, Vice President and President,
never lost Missouri in any cam
paign he's made" adding that in
the 1948 election, after the charges
of Senator KEN and others had
been aired. he carried the State by
a quarter million votes.
Senator Ferguson, in throwing
the charge of greed and privilege
back at the Democrats, also
touched on one of Mr. Truman'S
Senate campaigns.
He related that Paul Dillon
managed Mr.. Truman's first cam
paign for the Senate and that Mr..
Dillon, a lawyer, also represented
four Chicagoans who he said were
pardoned after being convicted in
"a million-dollar extortion case"
The Michigan Republican also
said that Mr.. Truman. while a
Senator, had spoken "in behalf of
Tom Pendergast on the Senate
floor" after the Kansas City
political leader had been convicted
in a Federal Court of income tax
evasion.
Senator Ferguson said he also
wondered whether "the greed and
privilege represented" by former
Mayor Curley of Boston was still
remembered by the people.
He recalled President Truman's
pardon of Mayor Curley, who was
convicted of mail fraud while
member of the House.
Senator Ferguson also reminded
the Senate of the perjury con-
victions of John Maragon and
Alger Hiss; the sentencing of Eu-
gene Casey, a former White House
assistant, in an income tax case;
and of Edward Prichard, another
one-time New Deal aide, who was
convicted in a Kentucky vote
fraud case. {
Senator Bridges. Republican of
New Hampshire got out a state
ment last night accusing the
President of suppressing facts.
Bridges said:
"Mr. Truman isn't telling the
people of Wyoming and the nation
the truth about his programs
while he is out politicking on this
junket.
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