Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 5, 1924, Page 8

PAGE EIGHT ‘ Che Caspet Daily Cribunce SR THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Aucchitel Press is exclusively entitled to the because he accepted money while in office from certain oil interests. The reputation i — tamer -Desessee paper | Cabinet members and other ts promi- - = lication oe Reenanineaecd Tt nent in the Wilson administration, has been| Just how many times a timely or issued every evening anc | #ffected because they received money from the effective burst of ringing eloquence ine" Morning ‘Tribune every Sunday. at Cas |Same oil interests as hire for their political) has Mterally written world history ming. Publeation offices: Tribune Building, | influence with their own administration. joy. making a new President of the opposite postoffice. So much for the facts regarding the use of, United States cannot be definitely . told. There cun be a “Gniered at Gasper (Wyoming) postoffice as second money disclosed up to date in the oil investiga-| oYever, that ‘crateey aan kolton ran class matter, November 22. 1916. tion. @ tremendous pert in our political smooth enough too for the OS eee ll il i i when it was found that the dead. lock contin the convention turn- Hi i i 3 The ¢ The Sund: ii i E i a & i : rh i bea z i & i 80 small a 15 and 16 Taking advantage of this situation, a few history. as to be nominal.” 3 rggr = he “uephone” Exchange Connecting al political blackguards and scandal mongers have| Apart from the indirect influence. ‘The manager of the ranch belong: Departments. launched a general campaign of slander against/the speeches of Abraham day and made him the most power-|ing to the Verner Z. Reed estate at Lincoln, offi-|in his 1859 campsign the Senate members of the cabinet and others high in aasthet tetuhinn oe ag Unots, had in making him President ful figure in his party for a num- ber of years. Two famous examples of convention eloquence were the i I ' a ii i cial life. One of the victims of this campaign is Edwin By J. BE. HANWAY and BE. E. HANWAY SS SE Salyer aes oe ; ! i i i vertising Representatives “ ,at the following national election,| speech of W. Bourke Cockran, New| decided to give Mr, Walker permis- é Prodaen, King © Prudden, 172023 Steger Bids... Chi- Denby, Secretary of the Navy. The record) there are specific instances of the| York Tammany. delegate in the sec-|slon to build the very best road he 7 ew York City; ag. 6 Fitth Ave. i Ss. *aaite 404 ‘on Bldg., 55 New Mont- an Francisco, Cal. Copies of the Daily ne are on file in the New York, Chicago, Boston, and San Francisco offices and visitors are welcome. Member of Audit Bureau of Circulation (A. B. ©.) Prt pat aarsne Bit maha ack Po stresses NOTES SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Carrier and Outside State One Year, Day and Sunday One Year, Sunday Only ----_. Six Months Daily and Sunda: ‘Three Months, Daily and Saniey y shows he did not perform a single act in connec-| effectiveness of an eloquent speech tion with the leasing of the naval oil reserves|at the right moment. Gen. James that was either illegal or immoral—imuch less| A. aes in the Resse: ee gre) ie i ;|Convention was chairman of ‘tl fe ook of public trust or inimical to public Otbsistate-.delagation Walate Sere Not one of Secretary Denby’s detractors ean|eedtasty rupporting Joba Sher quote any official record or sworn, testimony to! dential nomination. After a long 39,00 | the contrary. Not one dare make his accusa-| deadlock Garfield made an impas- -"2'so| tions outside the halls of Congress, where he| stoned speech for Sherman, but claims protection in the prerogative of uttering -: slander. ond Cleveland convention in Chi- cago, and Col. Ingersoll’s “plumed knight” speech for J. G. Blaine at thé Cincinnati G.O. P. gathering. Cockran, speaking for a delegation which was compelled by {ts instruc tions to vote for Cleveland, pleaded vainly with the convention to de- feat him. (Copyright) f : 3 i F 5 i z a cost of less than $400 and it has been in use for the greater part of the tiontsts, thus proving the truth of our contention that what is deemed poitical advantage is considered. by of God. The country may before they will do the Qne Month, Daily and 5 Now it is being charged that Attorney Gen- ’ i. a eral Daugherty wea a party to the transaction, | JOhn B. Walker’s Road Machine One Year, Daily and Sunday Ean} He had nothing whatever to do with the oil By FRED PATTEE. One Year, Sunday Only ------ - 2. leases. He was not even consulted regarding them. Those making these want a congressional Six Months Daily, and wont ae esate ‘Three Months, y and Su = One ‘Month, Daily and Sun¢ay -~. investigation of Mr. All ‘subscriptions ogee eer elas after subscrip-| Daugherty in order to bring wy Les race. Ry ok Daily Tribune wt!l no y ; 4 : } tion becomes one month in arrears. bred are not willing to wait for the investiga. Bry * KICK. IF YOU DON'T GET YOUR TRIBUNE. What they hope to do is to force Attorney : bs errata UB Fee oa en canrversd ie you| General Daugherty to retire from the cabinet pimp messenger. Register complaints before 8} before such an. investigation a take Lev | o'clock. They hope he will prefer such retirement to the alternative of remaining in office to be har- Leasing By Daniels and Payne | assed and slandered. Chairman Hull of the Democratic National The Republican party organization stands unalterably for clean and honest administration Committee issues a statement characterizing the leasing of oil reserves as “looting of the of public affairs. It does not condone betrayal public domain.” of public trust or seek to protect those of its Mr. Hull cannot be familiar with the record party guilty of such betrayal. But it is equally insistent that guilt must be of the Democratic party, and Democratic lead- ers. By such an assertion he besmirches the proved or shown by evidence that admits of no reputations of such men as Senator Walsh, of doubt. Hysteria is not proof. Libel is not Montana; Josephus Daniels, former secretary Now comes John Brisben Walker, with a new machine of his own in- vention that will make grade and surface a fine dirt road all in one operation: About twenty-five years ago Mr. Walker owned and was edi!- tor of Cosmopolitan, he got the auto- mobile bug, and sold the magazine to William Randolph Hearst, leav- ing his son J. Randolph Walker with Cosmopolitan as business man- ager for Mr. Hearst, Mr. Walker took his other sons and started the manufacture of the “Mobile. The “Mobile” was a steam ma- chine after the type of the Stanley steamer. Mr. Walker bought a splendid factory at Tarrytown on the Hudson. It was a magnificent factory sight too, the building nes- tled right down to the water’s edge. and was as complete a plant as between $24,000 for cement high- ways and $400.00 per mile for a good dirt highway, and if Mr. Walker's crowner will make good dirt roads that will stand even a fraction of the wear and tear of cement he has done a wonderful thing for the national highways. Speaking of the results on the Fort Logan road, Mr. Walker says “This road crowned more than sev- en months ago, and recrowned, only charges claim they work in connection with the ,na- tion highways and good roads, He has for the last four years devoted his time to development of good highways at a low cost construction, and the auto. road crowner !s the result of his experiments. - I sincerely trust it will prove the good thing that he thinks it fs. The Present Situation NEW_YORK COMMERCIAL Recently the Commercial referred) ficial only has been made reasonably to the breakdown of tho legislative pres reer ms the AD rage branch of our Government. Every] Se as much as it there was in United States. But| passing day but emphasizes that} rtifies to the idiocy utter inca- steam was short lived, afd Mr. z pacity of men who’ have been sent Walker was s0 imbued with the idea | ©’ to-congress, not to-devote the major | thet: eteam: would finally sapereede portion of their time to comparative- gasoline, that rather than Usten to ly piffling things, but to carry an, the boys and make gas machines, he the business of the land in a wey to sold out and came to Denver. Here make) 20x the “ood ot everbody — he began the development of large themselves included. acreage which he had Invested in But the politicians In congress are some years previous. mostly crazy with the notion that, Inspiration Point, one of the show what they conceive to” be’ some! places of Denver; was developed and political advantage for themselves! Presented to. the city of Denver. He or the party to which they belong,’ also gave a site for the Summer comes first and that Government White House, to the United States business 1s. a-mere passing, trifle, govenment, but the White House The plan to reduce taxes, which has not as yet been built there. was carefully worked out by an as- tute and thoroughly competent Sec- He was appointed a director of the world's falr at. Gan Francisco retary of the ‘Treasury, is beng mem, in 1915, and always has been known sed up by scatterbrained demago- ‘as a public spirited man, a good sues and radicals who offer as a roads booster. Now he has invented road building machine that he has z been experimenting with on the 7, 000 acre ranch of the late Verner Reed at Sheridan, Wyo., and at MENTHOL COUGH DROPS FOR PARCHED THROATS COLDS AND CATARRH Nothing of a constructive charac- ter is being done in congress. The efforts of various groups of politi- clans, each striving to get into a position which will give it an ad- vantage over all other groups, fill the pages of the daily press. Many a citizen who has perhaps thought that the business of the Government lx carried on at the Capitol, some time ago arrived at tfe conclusion that nothing of a really constructive character and of Importance to the country is given serious cons{dera- tion. Thé ofl lease investigation has degenerated into something that ap- Droaches the purely farcial. Noth- ing concrete has as yet developed from it. Under the procedure that has be- come chronic with the alleged in- vestigators, it would actually be pos- sible to blast the reputation of any citizen who has bought ten ‘gallon of gas for his car or who uses var- ious brands of lubricating oil made from crude petroleum, That first piace snould be given week after week, to a nasty, mess in which the Wrongdoing of one of- Your Baby’s Carriage Vent ee tiage for baby by selecting one with A Quality Seal on Every Wheel. This Seal of-Quality is a Red Hub Cap with the letters H-W in gold. You will find it ; 5 : Fort Logan also. The machine is known as the auto road ‘crowner and Mr. Walker has demonstrated that {n certain solls and under cer- tain conditions {t will make and fin- ish good well graded and -crowned roads for $400.00 per mile. There is a very great difference truth. Idle gossip and hearsay scandal are not evidence. eae e > To punish innocent men upon sui rrespon- Gf "tie (BAYy, |end 7 Onn LE arton a Aye, Hoe sible and disreputable grounds often results secretary of the interior. hi ‘lt: It is hich gives to the tary in letting those who are gui 'Y. escape. is ae pare dipper = ‘of: the re patie the | 2ot without the meee Gf PoueibL Be en wa or r who are now making wild charges against pu right and power to ninpgpl man we Borktoe lic officials seek to sacrifice innocent men in % private, interests, was ‘fathered by order that guilt which should be ferreted out Walsh, of Montana. ns 5 and properly placed: may escape detection. That particular section of the act a under This is not the time to yield to the threats of pase | pba ey, Lee ne et these who aré Spann xls campaign at polit- signing leases to eny vi | ical terrorism or the demands o' jose who’are only suggested by Secretary Daniels, kaise: Wa8| frightened by such methods. The record shows written by him, practically word for in he that most of the charges now being made are je wan such power yy 2 member of the House o: presentatives in bs ie Apc what Secretary Denby subsequent-| _ demand for Attorney General “Daugherty's iy di impeachment. The leasing act received its first application These charges were thoroughly investigated under the administration of Josephus Daniels} by a House committee which, by a vote of 20 and John Barton Payne, of the navy and inter-|{o 1 denounced them as untrue and unwarrant- ior departments respectively. Under their ad-| ed. This decision of the committee the House ministration government oil lands both within| of Representatives concurred in by an over- and without the naval oj! reserves were leased| whelming vote on non-partisan lines: ‘The new to private interests to be developed by them on| charges now being made are nothing but cheap a royalty basis. gossip, part of which has already been utterly So, if there is anything wrong with the leas-} discredited. ing policy, as the Democrats are now trying to] | Why should Attorney General Daugherty make- it appear, the iniquity rests upon the| resign without a hearing? That is not the COCO ECE heads of Senator Walsh of Montana, and for- mer Secretary Daniels. And if there is any- thing wrong in the action of Secretary Denby’s applying the provisions of the act and agreeing to the leasing of rights in naval oil reserves to private corporations, he had a precedent in the action of former Secretary Daniels. The record upon these points is clear, un- mistakable and irrefutable. Senator Walsh, of Montana, was one of tlie most active advocates of the leasing act, which became a law in February 1920. During the debate of the bill he boasted of the fact that he was the originator of the policy of leasing pub- lic oil lands to private interests, stating he had drawn up the first bill of that character in 1913 and 1914 with the assistance of Setre- tary of the Interior Franklin K. Lane. The record also shows that in 1917 he introduced 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, en- dangered by enemies from without. Her men- ace is from those who, for the purpose of elevat- ing themselves into the limelight of question- able notoriety, or of serving the baser p | of partisanship, seek to destroy the faith of the American people in their public officials and instifutions. ‘The time has come for Republican leadership to stop acting on the defensive, and begin aggres- sive warfare on political. traducers, who sat silent while the greatest orgy of waste, incompe- tency and corruption that the world has ever a leaging bill which gaye the secretary’ of the witnessed took place in Washington under the interior unlimited authority to handle the public oil lands, even permitting him to lease them without competitive bids. Within two weeks after the leasing act be- came a law Secretary Daniels wrote to Rep- resentative Thomas Butler, chairman of ‘the house committee on naval affairs, to the effect that private interests were draining oil from under government lands to the value of millions of dollars, and it therefore was “imperative” that the navy be permitted to develop its oil reserves in order to protect its oil supply. In order that this might be done, Secretary Dan- iels suggested an amendment to the leasing act, giving him absolute contro] of the naval oil re- serves to “develop” use, and operate the same in his discretion, directly or by contract, lease or otherwise. Secretary Daniels’ amendment was written into the law practically without change. Under Democratic administration. The Wisdom of Magnus The ‘silence of Magnus Johnson while he is in Washington is one of those little surprises which sometimes come along to cheer up a gloomy world, but, feeling the need of yocal exercise of some kind the senator has been on a speechmaking tour in Pennsylvania. At Al- toona he learned that a movement had been set on foot in Minnesota to nominate him for Goy- ernor which moved him to remark that he would “not stand “for it.” Instead, he proposes to remain in the United States Senate, and on the whole, one would say that the Senator is wise. His election to his present position was the re- sult of a yote which was intended as a protest against the economic consequences of a bad wheat crop, rather than as a compliment to In view of’such facts, one Sor Economical Transpertetion Superior Utility Coupé 9640 f. 0. b. Flint, Mich: The Modern Woman’s Favorite Car its provisions, Secretary Daniels, in conjunc-| him, and since that time he has had rather less The Chevrolet Utility Coupé appeals to the bachelor maid S. tion, with Secretary, Payne, did lease the right to do with the effort to improve conditions in or busy*matron. Its graceful lines, fine shes extra wide doors, e incoin treet to drill new oil wells in the naval reserves.| the Northwest than any other man connected i eerf: indows deep ery The files of the navy department contain docu-| with the movement. big ch ula wins Wins aod upholst meet her aesthetic mentary proof of these facts. might go so far as to guess that Minnesota is requirements. John Barton Payne became Secretary of the| talking about running the Senator for: Governor Its sturdy construction, economy, ease of operation, and interior ch 21 Despite the fact that| ly because the people think it would be better Secretary the naval oil v value of millions of do! already on record that e being drained to the by private interests official has been* called into serious question can supply that fatal omission, for him to run back to his farm. package compartment convince h er of its practical value. More and more women are becoming owners and drivers of their own transportation units. 133 East Second BELLE FOURCHE. UTH i ‘Asua-Cherrolet (Sarees OT OT Ta Look for A Quality Seal on Every Wheel ‘The seal is @ ved lub cap with gold letters YOU'LL FIND THEM’ AT _ ALLAWAY’ COMPLETE HOME FURNISHINGS HOSPITAL Phone 246 Li in adjacent lands, Secretary Payne, during the Schools and Citizenship Aaa less than a year he in office apanea ap-|,, Free and compulsory common school educa- For ess, social, or marketing P ; oses, Chevrolet saves an proximately one hundred and fifty leases fer| tion would not have been adopted by modern immense amount of valuable time and conserves the energy of private interests to develop and operate orer| Uemocratic nations had they not seen that illit, today’s busy woman. ; 747.S. LINCOLN fourteen thousand acres of oil land immediately|T@¢y and ignorance were incompatible with Prices f.0.. Flint, Michigan adjacent to Teapot Dome Naval Reserve No. 3, Popular government. - = = = $90 Superior Sedan = i “4 The extent of territory immediately adjacent] Elementary education belng a public func- Superior Ti - te 495 3 ercial Chassis = > ite to the naval reserve he thus le was fiye| tion, and all taxpayers being required directly} ‘Superior Utility - - - >. 640 Superior Light Delivery - - - 495 thousand acres greater than the naval reserye| indirectly to support that function, the guid-| Superior 4-Passenger Coupe 2 = _- 725 Ueltity Eee Truck Chassis = = = 550 MODERN BQUIPMENT F itself. |4ng, principle ee the pans school system is the Fisher Bodies on all Closed Models | building of .character, the promotion of ‘ a ah = ' Political Black di | gitiseneeaD and ea eating of the mind, the! - SEE CHEVROLET CARS AT THESE DEALERS’ SHOWROOMS: NEW. AND CLEAN ‘acl ardis: {emotions and the will in ways appropriate $ fe) itica gui m to the bhjestsiuiview. (The wider a a deep: ee SHERIDAN *Lusx GRADUATE NURSES ONLY John T, Adams, Chairman of the Republican|er the interest taken by the community in ine GLENBROOK GILLETTE pebachrarn peas National Convention has peated a statement on| schools, the sea ea school and the com- Wood & Anson Seana BOE eR Gare DAKOTA AMBULANCE.SERVICE the situation growing out of inye munity. It is well to bear in mind the centra DOUGLAS in r " Washington and the irresponsible cha s|truth that the schools are « 1 inistitatons Voc i ead Sawer TaN Desa one Sees by Democratic blackguards on the fl of con-| maintained for the benefit of s« as a whole. Score Gaepe Roney Salea & Gervice GUSTER, SOUTH DAKOTA gress, that is timely and effective in recalling] If they fail to socialize and d pline the indi. Se ee Yetiowstee Garage Triangle “D" Garage the people of the nation-to their good senses.| vidual, to teach him duty, service, enlightened Washakte Motor Co. ELK BASIN DEADWOOD. SOUTH DAKOTA The chairman says: conceptions of duty and self-interest, they neg- GREYBULL V.C. Buchanae Deadwood Motor Company PHONE 2706 ; The integrity of a former Republican cabinet! lect their essential mission and no other agency Greybull Auto Co, q