Republican farmer., 1920-03-26
SENATOR NEWBERRY's CONVICTION

~ HE PROMPT conviction of the Michigan Senator and his
 to two years prson is the first real victory great which has been wagng in America for many years. .
 The American politicians British practice certain political methods among which the custom of bbing voters and legislators
 corruption in the elections from the beginning time grew greater and more dan gerous political thinkers felt at time that the life of the Republic being destroyed by this internal rot
 of feeling effort to legislate against bal corruption Legislative bribery The earlier legislation feeble statutes grew stronger and the years pro ceeded until time when the Federal government as well most of the states, had statutes.
 The statutes the strongest As reached the eastern communities where the habits of corrupions were more firmly flzed they had fewer teeth.
 Nowhere during many years such laws enforced with though their brought about abatement o some of the worst forms of the evil
 The direct purchase votes abated not entirely be- cause law improved methods of balong made difficult impossible for the buyer know that the vote being delivered.
 Bus in some sections notably Greenwich vote buying until elections the practice there being o nav the voter something before voting place. something additional the right candidates were vic torious-
 took direct purchase of voes took forms that were expensive, the employment of large and unnecessary persons at the pos the employ persons work for the party the employment of an unnecessary number of automobiles and so on
 Very great of money were raised which sometimes the candidate sometimes the tributions of others.
 It has frequently happened during the past five authorities investigated violations or number of small fry have been lmprs- oned and sentence of Senator NeWberry the first in which the penalties of criminal election methods and included the principal and those with him in suborning the ballot box
 It must supposed that the oense for which Senator Neberrv consprators convicted the most erievous of it's kind.
 During the the late Mayor Mitchell of New York large sums expended with such result that the mary results were upset many individuals dsgrac ed Even William Hamin Childs who is under indict nen in with these charges awaits the action of inc aa1hOP In money expended Senator Newberry used.
 has permitted corruption to to appalling
 figures warning is taken from the examples that have been made day distant the politicians neccut will learn a bitter lesson.
 Bridgeport may warned by the Michigan verdict In Bridgeport last election, expended per capita appealed to than Senator Neberry used per capita in Michigan,
 As The me at pains to show much of the if nanca last campaign criminal in respect the corruption of elections has not yet Connecticut that Bridgeport politicians have not beer indicted tried and sentenced.
 words of helpful warning. Everybody who ha practical knowledge of political methods Connection conditions knows that criminal poica methods knows that the bottom droI any moment and pr>ciptae thoughess but consciously guilty into the fiery furnace of ustce from time lighted the popular a F