The Washington times., 1919-12-03
The Newberry-United States
Senate Bribery Charge
And BOISheViSm
Cartoon by Congressman, and Scandal That
Interests Every American

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The greatest Of all great scandals in American politics
outlined in the grand urys indictment and the judges
comment in connection with the election of Truman H.
NewbeTy to the Senate of the United States
Judge Sessions, in charge of the grand jurv that in
dcted MI Newbey and 33 Others indicates that sum
spent enable Mr. Newbey to make and break laws for
the people IN the Senate in the neghborhood of
trial by jury win decide as to the guilt of Mr. New
berry and others alleged to have been his agents bribery
and swndng AL concerned entitled suspended judg
ment until sentence shall have been pronounced.
You can, however Judge NOW by the attitude of the
nation toward this great scandal how much Importance the
people attach to their form of and honest
The scandal in Michigan follows many others In some
Senators have been put of the Senate other
at the polls.
The cartoon on this page is made by Congressman J.
Baer who represents the farmers of North Dakota in the
lower house Of Congress.
The captions that cartoon are exactly as Mr. Baer
wrote them The fact that he made sitting as
interests the public and other congressman
A matter much discussed in day. since autocracy
and corruption in Russia exploded in the form Bolshevs
has been the danger Of class movement"
Americans have been assured that there ought be
such thing class movement in the United States All
Americans should work together every class should be
tsted in every other class respect its rights Better
there should be NO class only great nation with
extra rewards for extra ability square deal for everybody
and decent living for every one willing to work
Mr. Baer's cartoon, published here, shows that the
"cass movement nothing new and that did not be
gn IN the gutter in W. w. clubhouse with any
ranting radical on street corner.
This picture shows the class that has
isted and been crmnaly active since individuals dis
covered the power OF organized capital
In this picture you that which has bred and will
breed the Bolshevst spirit And is Baer member Con
gress, who shows you the picture.
Does anybody doubt there in the United States
financial class movement? Does any doubt that
certain big men can get what they want?
Tariff money railroads and legislation have been man.
ment '~'' '''~0 '' ''''''''' ''N'' 'N'''
Isn't clear that such movement naturally breeds
the that dsturbs the sleep only of the
shown in this picture but of honest whose indie
pendence has been honestly acquired?
Two great "class movements exist in the United
States One this picture It represents the effort
Of few that already have much get great deal
more What they want Congressman Baer has well de-
scribed on the signs that they carry.
The other "class movement is born in the gutter in
the cellar, among the bitterly and JUSTLY dissatisfied
and that is exactly where Bolshevsm born Russia
When you have serious epidemic in these enlightened
days you ask first of ALL Where did it start? II Won
have outbreak of typhoid you the supply
II is yellow fever malaria you fight the mosquitoes
that carry those diseases.
When you have 'class movements" that frighten YOU
because they talk loudly and threaten you should also ask
how and where the movement began.
: This picture shows you where Boshevism bepins
While you have lawessness at the top the heap in Grim
nay organized lawbreakng finance you will surely have
awlessness at the bottom.
II you have a class movement at the top thoroughly
surely have another class the bottom preaching
anarchy disregard Of property rights and other awessness
elected to the Senate has the opportunity to
make laws that suit his pocketbook an opportunity to
break by his opposition law that does not suit him
When grand jury ndcts member of the United States