The Washington times., 1919-12-02
Today
One Great Ism.
Buying the Senate.
Mewberry and BoIshevism.
By ARTHUR BRISBANE
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More "Ford efficiency" The
mild, peace loving Henry Of
Detroit has turned. His motto
seems to be "get the ooys into jail
before Christmas"
He ran. for Senator against
Newberry. Ford spent not a dol
lar. The people could take or
leave him, he wouldn't buy the
Senatorship. So the people left
him, believing apparently that it
is possible to overdo "the pure
in spirit" idea.
Newberry's friends admitted
that they spent for him s176,56s,
although the law says you
mustn't spend more than $4,000
to make a man Senator. no mat
ter how useful he may be to you
after he gets in the Senate, and
the would-be Senator mustn't
spend for election more than one
quarter OF his salary, namely
ene-quarter of $500.
A grand jury in Michigan in
dieting Newberry and 133 others
for bribery and election fraud
says that five hundred thousand
to a million dollars were spent to
make Newberry Senator.
DosSns of little election swim
dlers are said to have confessed,
after being neatly tricked. Gov
xhment detectives pretended they
were agents for another rich
man, desiring "honor." The de-
tectives purposely bid too low,
and the guileless local politicians
told how much Newberry agents
had paid That supplied evidence.
An indictment is not a convic-
ton; every man accused is entitled
to his day In court before condem-
nation.
This Is sure: Mr.. Newberry is
entitled to a seat in the SENATE
or in the PENITENTIARY.
That may seem a rough presen-
tation of truth, but it need not
worry anybody. The penitentiary
seat viii remain empty. We do not
imprison very rich men in this
country, and we do not imprison
uaen for buying seats in the Senate
Of the United States.
At this particular moment much
attention is being centered on the
importance of discouraging "class
hatred"
The Attorney General wants. and
~ 1sSey, Of Ohio. introduces. .
= So report aliens, denaturaiize
- dsport foreixn-born citizens.
- 81 Jail all native-born that In,
ny wsy. by conspiracy, speaking,
{ r1finG, printing. circulating, ETC.,
&1sek the laws of the United
vta&es-
: Those that illegally oppose laws
approved by a majority of the peo-
lle should be punished.
\ But what about men that buy
boots in the Senate and there
safsiy and quietly make laws to
nit themselves?
II II worye for a scoundrel on
ho corner to denounce a good law
tAon for another scoundrel with a
big bank account to buy seat that
will enable him to vote for rotten,
dishonest laws!
To tight class distinction and
class dangers in the United States,
begin at the top, where the great
est danger lies. Fight the class
that for years has claimed the
right to legislate for itself in Con-
gress and defeat in the courts laws
that 1t does not like. To avoid
Bolshevism, get the big scoundrels
whose financial lawlessness makes
the Bolshsvist spirit.
Less solemn, more interesting
and unusual than buying a seat in
the Senate is the story of Florence
Robinson, shot by Grover Cleve-
land Gordon. The gentleman. ieal-
Gus, shot the lady whom he had
taken from her husband. She lost
blood; he, remorseful, begged the
doctors to open hi: veins and sup
ly his friend with vat she need
ed. The doctors did and the lady
recovers.
Grover Cleveland Gordon says he
was so mad he had to shoot the