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Show THE CITIZEN 4 accusations outside the halls of congress, where he claims protection in the prerogative of uttering slander. Now it is being charged that Attorney General Daugherty was a party to the transaction. lie had nothing whatever to do with the oil leases, JUe was not even consulted regarding them. Those making these charges claim they want a congressional investigation of Mr. Daugherty in order to bring out the facts. But they are not willing to wait for the investigation. What they hope to do is to force Attorney General Daugherty to retire from the cabinet before such an investigation can take place. They hope he will prefer such retirement to the alternative of remaining in office to be harassed and slandered. .The Republican party organization stands unalterably for clean and honest administration of public affairs. It does not condone betrayal of public trust or seek to protect those of its party guilty of such betrayal. But it is equally insistent that guilt must be proved or shown by evidence that admits of no doubt. .Hysteria is not proof. Libel is not truth. Idle gossip and hearsay scandal are not evidence. To punish innocent men upon such irresponsible and disreputable grounds often results in letting those who are guilty escape. It is not without the range of possibilities that those who are now making wild charges against public officials seek to sacrifice innocent men in order that guilt which should be ferreted out and properly placed may escape detection. This is not the time to yield to the threats of those who are conducting this campaign of political terrorism or to the demands of those who are frightened by such methods. The record shows that most of the charges now being made are merely revamped from those made some time ago by a member of the House of Representatives in a demand for Attorney General Daughertys impeachment. These charges were thoroughly investigated by a house committee which, by a vote of 20 to 1, denounced them as untrue and unwarranted. This decision of the committee the House of Representatives concurred in by an overwhelming vote on lines. The new charges now being made are nothing but cheap gossip, part of which has already been utterly discredited. Why should Attorney General Daugherty resign without a hearing? That is not the American way of doing things. It is time for officials of integrity to face their detractors and place the brand of infamy upon those who make their public office the mouthpiece of foul calumny. America, her institutions and her form of government, are not now, and never will be, endangered by enemies from without. Her menace is from those who, for the purpose of elevating themselves into the limelight of questionable notoriety, or of serving the baser purposes of partisanship, seek to destroy the faith of the American people in their public officials and institutions. The time has come for Republican leadership to stop acting on the defensive, and to begin aggressive warfare on political traducers, who sat silent while the greatest orgy of waste, incompetency and corruption that the world has ever witnessed took place in Washington under the Democratic administration. non-partis- an the next few years, witness an upheaval' that will result in ent new political methods. The time is here for a house cleaning and the inauguration new policy of honest and efficiency in public affairs. Nor must all the fire be directed towards Washington. Our county and state taxes are out of all proportion to population improvements. It appears that the general fire is aimed at the fe government in order to sidetrack our local tax question. Jm member that our indebtedness, bonded and otherwise, has now p over the $50,000,000 mark and is still going up. it What are you going to do about it, Mr. Taxpayer? . tetfs m NEW TAX LAW. Commissioner Dock M. R. Stewart has a new scheme to public parks, and a bill towards this end will be drawn and pres: to the next legislature. If the people of any section, or any! wish to have a public park they can have such by taxing thenia,,;, ) for the installation of said park, and those not residing in the trict need pay no tax. However, restrictions may be posted pj park for all outsiders near the taxed zone to keep out. An t JWf of this kind would save the city budget a great deal of monev 5"1 the taxpayer would have to pay more. The present pars n in the budget could then be used for inspection purposes, for ins: LtJ such as the smoke nuisance, or for the purchase of Cadillac car- 3 d for our officials to ride to and from dinner. There is nothing in the law to prevent any section of thefe4 to be used for a park and if the people wish to get together organize and pay the bill all well and good. But if that super. is to be controlled by the city, taxes levied, money collected, at (W salaried overseers hired and furnished with seven passenger can. 3Py most of us pray that we are not annexed to the proposed park: The real planning we need in this city is a few more smoke? pere and factory payrolls. i i; - lap-rob- es high-tone- ire v i letr McADOO IS FAVORED. J edu California Democratic organizations have endorsed Willi: McAdoos candidacy for president. The machinery appears to oiled and Mr. McAdoo literally slides into the hearts of his crc iv men. He will stick by' them and they' will stick byr him. p ! However, Mr. E. L. Doheny' was deposed as an officer: ana Democratic state organization because of his efforts to corrupt dun morals of such a promising young lad as McAdoo, who. if el will cure all the ills of the people. Doheny had only paid Mi j about $200,000 in small installments for oily advice, and ii: f soon as McAdoo found that Doheny' was trying to slip IS til Mr. McAdoo quit him cold and absolutely refused to him any more expert advice on any' oil question whatsoever, i i. An thus Doheny has taken his second Fall. be himtf-money'- , fc. ;. pissi crat mh 4 xntni POLITICIANS DODGE ISSUES. ? Why should a tax reduction program be a political matter Why should officials who offer nothing better, fight a business like plan for saving tax expenditures? What will the public gain if political agitation against the Mellon plan prevents a reduction of $323,000,009 in this years tax bill ? Would differences in political opinion of stockholders in a private corporation stand in the way if the treasurer of such corporation could reduce expenses? Then why should partisan politics attempt to block a tax redemption program which would save the taxpayers of this nation over $300,000,000 annually? is kept up and if the taxpayers of this nation If this horsc-pla- v are to be through various methods which are now being exposed, we will in subjected to continued extravagances of public officials into this court The introduction of oedt game which is looked upon with awe in China and is tab government, has created a craze in the United States. V iaSibeS the place of the faro table and the roulette wheel. The as yet, have not taken cognizance of the game, hut the at hand when they will be compelled to.. In China the ? iine jyjj)( hibited by the government and society is opposed to this 's producing and fascinating gambling game. In China under cover by street denizens and dope fiends in opiut I1 as- a d is looked in China and the upon player gambling dens, n ate. No Chinaman is trusted who plays the game and wW ,1 under its influence the individual becomes a worthless public1 fr0111 with no aim in life. Chinese Christians arc expelled 2it churches for playing the game, and the Christians there crnnol1 stand what has happened in the United States that such a g pung-chow-mah-jon- gg 1 1 i1- 1 - 4 |