Arizona republican., 1920-02-28
MuzzIe Senator Sherman

The republicans of the senate should hold GUS and bring Senator Sherman it. which ton should be taken bind him against further comment upon the Newberry The more the senator discusses subject he makes it for Senator Newberry the closely he allies the republicans the senate with whatever eulpability may be shown by the trial have isted in the campaign in which Senator Newberry feated Henry Ford
 former effort Senator sherman rather dicated whatever means may have ployed in that campaign, they justified by the end We cannot subscribe such doctrine. It must be in a extreme that q righteous end justifies unrighteous The election of Henry Ford to the senate would have been. will eede, much of calamity the election of any could have been, but the only effect of it would have been to bring the senate into ridcue. We do think the country would have been seri- ously hurt by the election MT. Ford There would not have been enough of him.
 It Now. Senator Sherman. understand, believes that result of the trial in Michigan, Senator Newberry should be allowed to retain his seat in or der that the integrity the republican majority in that body may maintained
 We will agree that it is desirable, not only for the good of the majority but that the whole country republican majority should be pre- served In the present and immediate future we think country would be left in better position if should have republican president and e. publican working majority both Srcss- But there is such a thing paying too big n price the desirable of things
 H We hope that the trial will show that Senator Newberry's election was procured by corrupting the voters of Michigan. We do believe he is guilty charged and hope that he will be ab solved; al worst may shown that without the connivance of the senator, his friends in tiier enthusiasm spent money with the reckessness and abandon with which so-caled corrupt practices aits" generally dsregarded.
 ii We suppose, since the first of these pissed by the and later. by the federal ssess. that candidates have often them Selves seriously hampered by limitations Fixed by which these isurs allowed to be spent in campaigns rdiculously small that candidates and campaign managers have seldom able keep within them
 We how it worked in this a year ago when candidate probably spent each the primary and the general campaign or, when was spent in his behalf, ten times much money under the law could have been spent in both pligns.
 It is generally recognized that the purpose of these curtail the expenditures of non- ey prevent the money for he corrlp- ton of voters. either directly indirectly the real purpose the effected, spirit oft is observed generally, slight the have passed unnoticed.
 But if it should at the Grand Rapids trial the will the Michigan was sub verted either directly indirectly by lavish of money and that in consequence Newberry was elected the senate, the of keeping him there would greater than the republican party could afford. The senate majority could afford it. The country could afford it. It be better all around the majority go crats.
 And while the litigation is in progress we think discussions of it in the improper tainy remarks those in which Senator Sher- man induges time wholly improper. Henry Ford majorities and the effect upon of the result of the trial They arc all minor and negligible al this stage