The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-17
THINKS NEWBERRY AMPLY IUSTIFI FED; REASONING UNIQUE
Moses Plays Everything Southern, ExCuSing Buying Michigan Because Many
 Negroes Do Not Vote
By HUGH ". ROBERTS Washing ton Bureau. The Age-Meri

300 Davidson Building.
 Washington, December 16.-tSpe- cial.) Because the south through certain legislative restrictions pro tects its suffrage. Senator George H.. Moses of New Hampshire, thinks that Truman II. Newberry, of Mich lgan. was justified in his campaign Tor the United states Senate.
 It is charged that Newberry de- bauched the people of Michigan by virtue of the unlawful use of money. Democrats contend that the issue before the Senate is whether or not seats in the Senate are for sale. Senator Moses, however, in fiery and typically partisan speech, of fered the political conditions pre- vailing in the south as justification of Newberry's conduct.
 But he did not escape. senator Heflin, of Alabama, in e really fine address answered him. Senator Ha . ris, of Georgia. proved that ne hao made statements which were flot true, or at any rate, accurate. seH- ator Pittman, of Nevada, called upon him to apolog glze for his strictures or 
 FIava Everything Southern
 The New Hampshire Senator care- fully prepared his ammunition When he was ready, he gave notice that he would address the Senate. After few preliminary remarks he waded into the mire of the New harry case. And then, he turned upon the south, everything southern the democratic party, and everybody who is a democrat. And then, re- ferrinr to the opposition to the whitewashing of Newberry as per secutfon" he took his seat. a then the fun began. In rapid sue cession. democrats tore down the fabric of his case and left him en . tirely naked of argument and fact
 According to what Is deduced rom the Moses effort. Newberry was Jus tiaed in buying Michigan, or the republican membership of the soutr was Justified in defending Newberry in nossession of his seat, because ne- groes in great numbers do not vote in the south, and the souths repre- sentation in Congress is not reduced because that fact
 He pointed out other alleged scan dals-that an opponent of senator Underwood in 1920. spent, according to gossip, more than s2b0.oOO fu- tilely; that Senator Underwood pre- ferred that If an investigation be made, it be made by state courts rather than the Senate; that In Geor- gia. Senator Harris had defeated ex-Senator Hardwick by narrow margin despite the assistance of Woodrow Wilson; that in Nevada, the democrats, when in power, did
 claim nf Anne Martin, that her defeat had been un- fairly brought about.
 RebuIxed By Heflin
 Senator Heflin spoke of the south and conditions in the south, of the problem that southern people are endeavoring to solve and will solve if unmolested by partisan republi- cans who understand nothing of the situation" And then he actually jerked Moses back to his mutton the Newberry scandal He charged that Moses was resorting to an anti southern harangue in order to dodge the issue.
 Moses and his republican associ- ates were scathingly rebuked for standing by Newberry who has never spoken a word in his own de- fense. The contention that New berry knew nothing of the unlaw- ful transactions was ridiculed. Sem ator Heflin pointed out that ex-gov- ernor Osborn of Michigan had in formed NewbeTry that if he denied that he knew his friends were spend ing a fabulous sum of money, he would be regarded "as an ass and a liar"
 The republicans will retain New berry in his seat. But the demo- crats will have much to tell the country before the issue is consum- mated.