Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-25
WOLCOTT FLAYS
SENATOR SHERMAN
FOR PARTISANSHlP
Rcbukcs Him for His Bitter At
tack on Prosecution Of Sena-
tor Ncwbcrry.
REPUBLICANS NOT PLEASED
Special Dispatch From Every Evening
Washington Correspondent

Spex-ial Dyspatch From Every Evening y
Washington Correspondent.
Washington, Feb. 25.--Senator Wolcott
has received many concentrations on MS
recent rebukc of Senator Sherman, whom
he charged with attempting, through an
address to the Senate, TO influence the
Jury now considering the Newberry case.
Senator Wocott said it would be improper
for ahv Senator TO express any oplrion on
a case pending before n jury, and declared
that newspapers of certain political
persuasion would circulate the remarks
of the Illinois Senator through Michigan.
Senator Sherman had made bitter
attack on the prosecution IN the New
berry case. Reproving the lllinois SCION,
Senator Wolcott said:
with all due respect Tor the senator
from Illinois, he addressed the jury IN
the Ncwberry case; and II am not mis-
taken, | venture the assertion that the
ncwypapcrs in Michigan ot the proper
political persuasion have the speech OF
the Senator from Illinois given them today
or will have IL tomorrow, so that the
Jurors sitting in the case can read ".
Then the Senator from Delaware quoted
some of the particularly startling passages
from Senator Shermans address.
from Illinois, still, as | think, addressing
The Jury in the Newberry case, stated
that the indictment now PENDING against
l23 defendants in Michigan, including
Senator from this body. supplied but
another instance Of Federal henevoleuce
on the part of MIR. Ford, continued Sen
ator Wolcott. "And, that Fords agents
arc securing nil over Michigan running
the prosecution Of the Federal govern
mcnt, and Ford's attorneys are sitting
in with the attorneys of t1e United
States government To pcrpeuate TINS
Outrage that is the substance of ms
remarks upon innocent men.
ut may be that these men are innocent
decline to express an opinion on their
guilt or innocence. | assume them 10 he
innocent until they arc proven otherwise.
The thing about which | am complaining
Is that n Senator of the United States
should take advantage of his privileges as
such TO make an address here To jury
in a criminal cause preIudieiai
TO one side OF that cause. Such an adj
dress. If gwen in the State of Michigan,
would render him in contempt OF court
and subject him to penitentiary penalty
woLcorr NpoRsED.
Senator Stanley. of Kentucky, referring
10 Senator Wolcott's resentment OF Sena-
tor Shermans evident lack of docoritpr
,aid be wss glad his friend from Della
ware had taken notice of the incident.
senator Stanley declared the only position
l member should take would be that ot an
unbiased spectator ready to listen 70 the
evidence, but making no comment on 1t
until the Jury passes on the question OF /
he guilt or Innocence of the defendants |
md judgment is pronounced.
Senator Noicott Is perfectly night,
,aid Senator Stanley. NO senator |
,hould saw anything psejudicial TO either /
,idc. No Senator should attempt TO |
,reiudge the case, and certainly none |
should pronounce n premature judgment. |
A United States Senator is on trial and !
I is, of course. proper 70 assume that he Is /
nnocen, during the pendency of the case. I
L is certainly improper for any person j
o attack from the floors of Congress |
,ither side OF the case The Senator |
rom Delaware did public service when |
he so effectively reproved the Senator
from Illinois.
II seems unlikely that Republicans will /
nv to make any more political capital /
,ut of the Newberry case, especially from [
he floor Of the United States Senate. |
Many Of Senator Shermans Republican |
olleague's are distressed over the incident |
nd show decided inclination to forget /
{. None has so far attempted 10 reply I
0 the remarks of Senator Wolcott.