| Show S OIL SCANDAL G. G O. O O Pt P. RUSE V MADOO SAYS Teapot Dome V Expose Transparent Attempt to Divert Attention From Criminals He Asserts PHOE PHOENIX IX Ariz March 29 Dis Dis Disclosures V closures in the Teapot Teapot- Dome anc and naval oil reserve leases are scandals exclusively Republican and to say otherwise is a transparent at attempt attempt attempt at- at tempt to divert attention from thereal the thereal real criminals declared William G. G McAdoo i candidate for the tho Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic nomination f foj foj- t president inan inan in inan an address before the McAdoo for President club hero toda today Those who have betrayed the public interest or have hae stolen vital vHal resources belonging t to the people must be ruthlessly exposed and mercilessly punished he h ass asserted The war time treasurer was greeted by a largo crowd when he ho arrived from Los Angeles this morning A reception committee of headed by Governor Hunt officially Of welcomed Mr Mt McAdoo His first address here was given at a luncheon at which Governor Hunt officiated as toastmaster MORE CONTEMPTIBLE Mr Ir McAdoo also charged responsibility n- n to the tho Republican administration adminis adminis- for the tho veterans' veterans bureau scandal which he led character as even cven meaner and more contemptible contemptible contemptible con con- although the amount mount of money involved is not so great V Prohibition enforcement he added is a scandal lIe He declared men have been appointed for political reasons to the positions positions' in the prohibition force PEOPLE MUST SPEAK In the forthcoming eJection the American people must decide whether they will continue In power the Republican party part dedicated to reaction subservient to special privilege and permeated with scandals scan- scan dais dals and Inefficiency in the administration administration administration admin admin- of national affairs or whether they will restore to power the tho Democratic party the foe of ot re reaction reaction reaction re- re action and special privilege the party of ot progress the tho party of ot honesty hon hon- esty the party of Woodrow Wilson ilson We have one reactionary party in America the Republican part party There Is no room for two The Democratic party cannot be the re reactionary reactionary reactionary re- re and perform any mission for the American people ETA JARM ADM DRI RF DI i lire F F n i I I Immediate legislation to relieve the farmer and do everything that Is p possible to reestablish sound conditions of prosperity will be asked of a special session of COngress congress con COn- COni congress i gress If It he becomes president of ot the United States McAdoo declared In Ina inDo ina a Do here tonight Assailing the tho obnoxious features features features fea fea- tures of the Mesch-Cummins Mesch bill which he said must be be repealed and the reactionary Republican c n party Mr McAdoo asserted that prompt measures to brine about railroad reform and arid to reopen the foreign loreign markets will be taken talen if it the progressive democracy is restored to o power The farmers need relief th the speaker declared The country nee needs s relief arid and yet et we merely drift Neither either in normalcy nor in demon- demon cy is ther there hope WILL CALL SESSION If I should become pr president of t the he United States I intend to call caU a s special session of congress immediately imme imme- d after March 1925 for the p purpose of considering the agriculture t ture ure question and doing everything ts t that hat is possible to reestablish those tf s sound conditions of prosperity w which are not alone vital to the I f farmers of the United States but a absolutely indispensable to the welfare welfare wel wel- I f fare are of or the people as a a. whole There are aro certain things that thai o ought to bo be done and nd will be done I It f progressive democracy is restored t to 0 o pow power r. r V tI If It I should be elected ejected president I would take prompt measures First to reopen foreign markets t to o our farmers farmei- so that they could d dt dispose of their surplus products at atthe atthe t the ile t best est obtainable price V Second to bring about railroad r reform so as to reduce freight rates t to o a reasonable basis enabling the f fp farmer armer to get a higher price for his fo p product and reducing the cost of all allf o of f the materials and supplies which h tie he e must ship over oyer the railroads to toils h his ils is farm S WILL REPEAL TARIFF Third to repeal the Fordney- Fordney McCumber tariff bill to substitute t a reasonable reasonable- and fair lair tariff tariff tar tar- 1 iff ff measure which will give the farmers farmers farmers far far- mers fair play and the largest possible possible pos pOs- sible opportunity to dispose of ot their products at profitable prices and andena ena enable le them and the people generally generally generally gen gen- to buy their necessities at reasonable prices I These reforms must be directed i toward securing more efficient transportation at less cost to the public he be continued This can be bedone bedone bedone done this must be done The difficulty difficulty dif dif- now Is that selfish Interests Insist upon continuing a a. wholly uneconomic Uneconomic un un- economic system of ot transportation because It advantages strong railroads railroads railroads rail rail- roads to maintain the existing status stat stat- us regardless of the public welfare No Xo great industry like hike transportation tion can successfully maintain it itsel itself itself it- it self sel upon an uneconomic basis Democrat Scores Hysterical Outburst NEW EW YORK TOnIC March larch 29 Herbert Herbert C. C Pell Jr chairman of ot the Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic state committee in an address ad address ad- ad dress before the National Democratic Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic club today deplored hysterical cal outbursts against all Republicans Republicans cans for the mis misdeeds eeds of a a afew few in high places The Republican party is 90 per cent honest he said i Mr Ir Pell however criticized President Coolidge e for delaying the prosecution of ot of men meo guilty in the oil scandal and nd accused the leaders leader of or the Republican party part of doing doin- Nothing to expose the rottenness in their own ranks S The work of fV the Democratic po po- po- po workers Mr Pell Poll said is I the comparatively easy Job of sitting sitting sit sit- ting pretty prett and ancI letting things take their course The I Republican party party- has kindly supplied us with e every ery ry I issue and need for vie vic tor tory It has su supplied us with better ViC ViC-j grounds than we could ever dare hope for by exposing weak weak- v ness J r V V V j i |
