Show Money L Lobbies Rule Politics Reed Rd Declares Federal Power Increasing ig at States States' Expense Missouri S Senator SenaS Sena Sena- tat ta- ta S t tor r Says J Assailing Assailing policies of the R Republican ca can party party and and anda a actions tins of the p past st two Rep i in hi particular lar Senator James A A. Reed of M Missouri i aspirant for the he pr presidential nomination sid n ad adi dressed a large and enthusiastic tic audience nce at the S Salt lt t. LaI e theatre theatre Mo Monday d y night t. Special privilege eSe n. n as M represented br by the financial lobbies alleged alleged bythe bythe by by- the the senator senator- t tb be i cb 1 ro pi of f pol policies policies pol- pol and legislation n in Washington W was vas flayed fayed n unmercifully i e by Senator e tor Reed DIr DirC t charges that that- centralized central lied federal fe I contro contro was taking taking- the the nt f from m the h hands l of ot the people and destroyIng the he principle of s state ate which tire the constitution constitution con was founded were freely made S SIn In this connection Senator leed de declared th that t Andrew W W. ellon secretary of tho the treasury whom whom whom-ho ho he ref referred to as 85 the richest st man in America was IWas Illegally appointed to hIs hIs' post arid and held his cabinet portfolio portfolio portfolio port port- folio illegally be because ause he said a a. federal la law v prohibited d' d a m man n engaged en engaged en- en aged in trade froin d das as secretary of the treasury That Mellon Menon Is engaged ln ator said Is shown by the fact that at tire of ot Mellon Mel Mel- lon ion was was- director in sixty-eight sixty great Continued on page 4 I I Money Lobbies Rule Rul Politics Reed Declares Continued from page 1 1 banks railroads and industrial and Industrial com corn panics The senator launched atta attacks ks upon the Ha Harding administration Including the alleged unlawful acts which later resulted in the tho Teapot dome oil investigation In connection with which he le uttered a scathing denunciation of or Harry M. M Daugherty Daugherty Daugh- Daugh erty of Ohio former attorney gen gen- eral Will Hays ws as ridiculed 1 by bythe bythe bythe the senator who took tho the czar ol ot of the movies movies' to task for censuring tire films and protecting public morals while he said Hays handled bandIed a part of tho of the fake falte e Continental Oil company Refunding of foreign debts de and demands for reductions of obligations obliga obliga- Lions owing this country came in f for r a more or less les detailed 1 attack by Senator Reed who declared that thattie tile tie refunding was made at the dI dictation die dic tation of ot Andrew W. W Mellon backed by the president nt and a powerful financial lobby in Washington This he said wits was for the reason that thai the Morgan banking interests which had loaned billions of dollars 0 o foreign foreign foreign for for- eign countries during the war wanted want want- wanted ed payment of ot their loans assured by relieving the foreign countries of ot the necessity of meeting their obligations to the United States government government gov- gov This he said amounted to lifting the burden of ot payment from the people of foreign governments governments govern govern- ments meats and placing It It upon the e shoulders ul- ul ders dera of the tile people of ot the United States PRAISES BORAH Herbert Hoover and Frank O O. Lowden came cam in for jibes from Senator Senator Sen Sen- ator Reed who declared that Low dens den's boom is punctured This followed followed followed fol fol- fol- fol lowed his statement that Mr Lowden Lowden Lowden Low- Low den hd d sent Into J for corrupt political purposes and that a man involved in the transaction transaction transaction tion was just getting out of the penitentiary The only Republican praised by Senator Reed was Senator William E. E Borah of Idaho He spoke en enthusiastically enthusiastically enthusiastically en- en of Senator Thomas J J. Walsh of ot Montana Montan saying he ho had done great service for the people He also praised the record of Sera Sera- tor William H. H King of Utah Throughout his address Senator Reed need made an appeal against Increasing in increasing increasing in- in creasing the centralized power of ot the federal government declaring that tI-mt such condition never had been Leen dreamed of by the founders of the nation At present he said the rolls roUs of ot civil of the government government government gov ov had reached A re return return return re- re turn to states state's rights he said was the only solution declaring I It never was the intention of the founders of this this' government to tell telI tella telIa a man TV what hat he should do The government government government gov gov- was formed for the protection protection tion then of e etch ech ch citizen in his rights to tomake tomake tomake make the people so strong that they could destroy a government I if it be became became became be- be came oppressive RAPS BUREAUCRACY The bureaucratic tendency he said was In the other direction with tho result that the federal constitution tion lion was between millstones which were grinding it to pieces The senator concentrated his at attack attack attack at- at tack however upon Republican policies s which he said had permitted permit permit- ted capital to gain control of the government citing in his indictment indictment indict indict- ment matters and actions dating back to td the nomination of ot Warren G. G Harding who he declared was selected in private conference be between he- he tween a coterie of ot w wealthy men and Harry M. M Daugherty who were he hes s said ld then beyond doubt formulating ing ing- the tIle conspiracy of robbery and theft which h has s gIn sine e disgraced the republic Thus he Ire said their candidate was chosen He follow followed d' d this with the declaration declara declara- tion tiers that Mellons Mellon's opposition to a apa pa payment of ot a bonus to former ormer sol soldiers soldiers sol sol- diers had forced PresIdent Harding to retract his campaign promise to Pay a bonus Ionus Immediately Then he said Mr Mellon followed with a proposal to congress to reduce excess excess ex ex- cess oci fn rn nn I l I r. r IVA ys M on n 0 VP which would have resulted ac according according according ac- ac cording to Senator Reed in a re reduction re- re of about a a. year to Mr Mellon and his Interests In conclusion Senator Reed need said salci ANNOUNCES PLATFORM I appeal for a return of honesty In government and for the tho reestablishment reestablishment of the old Democratic doc doe trine I speak for tIre the inalienable right of ot the citizen to liberty of cons conscience conscience con con- s science science ien e without cO coercion criticism or obloquy To the preservation of the sight light of freedom of the press i assemblage trial by jury and and the tle reestablishment of local self self- government and the sovereignty of the States tates For bringing the fede federal al rower power within the limits limits' not ot only of the tile letter but of ot the spirit rif cl the con con- For the abolition on of of- government by boards and bureaus bureau For the Hie equalization of the burdens burdens burdens bur bur- dens of taxation tire fre repeal of ot all an laws creating special privilege and the tho dismissal of a va vat vast t army of ot spies snoopers sneaks and fn- fn foi mers For the the liberation of h honest bushness business bush busi ness from oppressive Interferences by governmental go agents The he prosecution and punishment of or those who by criminal cOll conspiracy iracy In restraint of trade make war on honest business and for the swift and sure punishment of all public plunderers givers bribe election and other tors These are the great Issues Upon many other problems we may be in lit division but here is a field or on which the Democratic party can plant its banners Here is the ground where all u Democrats may assemble and where Democratic vI victory tory may be a achieved |