The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-12-01
TIE INDtT TNEST or NEWBIRRY

TIE INDICTMENT or Nf,WBEisRf
The federal Indictments growing out OF the
Newberry. Ford senatorial contest IN Michigan
cause no prise For the reason that there
was engendcrcd In that memorable contest ant
rnosit!cs that viii take years to compose. Since
the loanE candidate possessed unlimited means,
coupled with th. conviction that such wealth
can purchase almost anything as evidenced by
his testimony on the stand In the Tribune Ford
libel case. It was only natural TO expect him
"a appeal 80 the courts
Ana wherever gun, /. found y should bo pun
lshed without the slightest regard for the social
or political standing nf the offender. We stand
always by that principle
Hut the indictment OF scpator Ncwberry him
self Ii u surprise. No less the fact that the
ner OF lts accomplishment After an exercise
Of the greatest charity the phbo viii still
in the business evidence Of unusual and
Suspicious zeal II iH not apparent why the gov
eminent should /pend months in investigating
PthiS case, whT the denIands on this depart
mcnt Of justice are unusual In other directions
THAT Newberry. who was absent from the the
state during his candidacy and campaign, and
who under oath Athtcd he knew nothing ~ the
finances connected with that campaign, Should
ho indicted simply because 1t has been
tanned tina, his relatives wero large contributors
thereto Is to Justify the suspicion tina, some
one Is decidedly pccved at Ncwberry
who could that be- svho moro than he who
undertook to dictate TO the voters of Michigan
and impose on them a hand picked sepator ,
The whoIe matter amacks unpeasantly OF au-
tocracy Those gentlemen who refused to ac-
cept the senatorial suggestion Of the white
=. house offended greatly But when they de-
fcsted drcsWcy that suggestion, then they
earned the enmily ot powerful foe
American politics affords no parallel Tor the
Michigan senatorial incident The chief
executive Of tho nation selected Henry Ford AS
desirable senatorial timber Mr Ford had been
'considcrcd republican IN No far as he had any
partisan preferences or affiliations hut he was
Of thar peculiar pink unge among rrformers
tha, seems to have alwnyS appealed tremend.
ousy to the Wilson eye
II No are TO believe al that has been ~ ia Mr.
Ford dd not want to run. hut was practically
toreed to do 40 by the white house lie filed
In tho primary ~ u republican Again n We arc
to believe what has bean said Mr.. Wilson prac.
ttcpily forced his own party In Michigan 10 file
Ford on their ticket rs democrat Tho rcpub-
leans didn't want him. mother did the demo
Gratis hut il was war time aud the power "
the federal government Was almost unlimited
Defeated by the republicans Ford won as a
democrat IN" usht was then bctwccn hc and
Ncwhorry the republican nominee The cam
pauHi attracted the eyes " the nation Party
lines were shaucred THAT block u public
opinion responsive To The Wilson plea wen, for
Ford rrEhrdess\ And the block of public
opinion that resented not only the methodist
employed In forcing Ford ON the state but the
very typo of the candidate. went soli,hy against
him
Il IS fact undspu'"d ,ha, the president
~ the United states hrough, To bear Tor Ford's
election every ounce OF influence hc could mus
tcr. :, Is a fact too. that much money was
spent in the campaign what could you expect
when one of the candidates was among the five
riches, men " tho world
The Indictment sets out according 10 the story
which w It's very length and wealth of detail
is itself suspicious that tfe Newhcrry forces
spent vas, sums Illegally in advertising. plscards
usa of motion pictures etc. and ir the employ.
IuE of lcutcnnuls. Or les surprising TO know
There Us , state vhcr" such ,rmrtgr methods
are nrrb Hu, i- the puhrie ,o understand that
'nv ford managers ,npIu,rt uo such methods
n s'. how. please dld th"y conduct their cam
ro.ena
", say again. with nu.,,hcmence ana candoro
thar anyone ruHW ~ carruptiur the ballot IN
Michigan should nc ruu.-hcd Rut we set out
-~cre of the r,t, b. public should know and
understand. w do NOT purpose loan,ug our