The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-11
NEWBERRY, CAPITALIST; BERGER,
i SOCIALIST; TAKE YOUR CHOICE

The Hon Truman H. Newberry member OF congress in the
United States senate and than 100 OF his friends and sup
pors have been indicted for fraud the election and fraudulent
OF securing his election Mr. NeWbery was elected
as the nominee OF the Republican party and defeated Henry Ford
the nominee OF the Democratic party
That Mr. Newberry Republican or that Mr. Ford is not
Democrat consideration OF the fact that there
was fraud in the election.
II 1t hoty contested election. Many things as usual in
the frenzy Of political campaigns said to the detrment OF
both candidates Mr. Ford denounced Socialist an an
arch and pofecr Mr. Ford defeated but he came out
81 the with clean record and with better understand
ing of his patriotism and public interest the part OF the people
r. Senator Newberry violation OF all presidents, continues
to occupy his the He said be the only senator
III history the chamber and take active part in the
deliberations of that body while under Indictment
Senator Newbey represents the socaed conservative ee
men the business interests and regarded as man OF sound
ideas, Nothing radical about him
Victor Berger Socialist elected to the congress mem
Der OF the house His opposition to war; his reasonable utter
and his lack of faith in the constitutional institutions OF the
nation well his conviction for violating the espionage law
caused the house reject him member we recall correctly
there but one vote in favor OF seating him
II The house did right OF his ideas, his record and his
hostility to constitutional government has right to place IN
the great law-making body Of the United States.
The charges developed by the grand jury in Michigan against
Senator Newbery different from the charges filed the
the The senate has into the charges
against Senator Newberry
Ncwberry and Berger represent elements far apart in
ther ideas as the poles
Berger outspokeny against the government elected by
majority OF his constituents and fit Newbcrry
commander the United States navy graduate OF the naval
academy institution maintained by the government for train
ing its naval officers is indicted for buying his way into the
gress.
Newberry and Berger the products ct two different
schools OF thought Their associates different types Laws
lave been passed regulate and punish OF the Berger stripe
remains be the law sufficient reach the Newberry
type who occupy higher place in the stratum Of society
We have sympathy with Berger but convinced
a he and like him the bypoduct OF the society that
gives the Newberrys.
III We profoundly convinced that like Newberry
peccd Of buying their place in official life the main influence
n producing like Berger who have faith nstu-
lions
Mr. Newberry has the captastic idea that he Is entitled
70 have anything he afford buy it the votes of
Il his fellow citizens
Newberry believes in the unimpachabe virtue OF the al
mighty dollar and Berger believes that any with dollar
IL corrupt and his wckednes increases proportion his wealth
After all there much difference between the captaSc
and socialstc theories 'We fight both ii retain
our national equilibrium.