The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-09-01
LUST FOR POWER

Election to the United States SEN
ate carries with it some measure OF
prestige. The honor, however, is not
a particularly remarkable one. Gov
ernments have passed out much great
err. There have been many United
States Senators and very few OF
them have left their names on the
pages of history. Only one man has
gone from the upper chamber into the
White House, though it is probable
that every Senator has aspired to the
office. The names of most United
States Senators are forgotten when
they no longer appear upon the roll
of the Senate.
And yet to obtain a seat in the
United States Senate Truman H. New
berry of Michigan gave up his large
business interests, which had occu-
pied his entire life, to enter politics;
with which he had never evidenced
any concern.
He spent a sum of money, conserv-
atively estimated by those who fol-
lowed his trail for the commission Of
felony, as at the very lowest S2oO,-
900.
He used his New York office, as an
officer of the United States navy, as
executive headquarters, outside, Tor
conducting his campaign.
In the uniform of the United States
navy he posed upon the deck" OF a
wooden, imitation ship in Washing
ton square, New York City, used by
the United States navy as recruiting
station.
He had a number of these pictures
made and sent into Michigan to show
the people back home what jolly old
tar Lieut.. Commander Newberry was
and how. on the high seas, he was
risking his life for it's country in its
hour of need. No other explanation
of the picture was given and thou
sands of them were distributed
throughout Michigan.
He was indicted by the people OF
his state on a charge of consplring to
buy a seat in the United States SEN
ate. Nearly $50 of his friends were
indicted upon the same charge. go.
To clear himself and friends and still
to obtain his seat in the Senate, SEN
ator Newberry spent as much as II
not more IndH ne dllSauy SPS'' =" '
campaign.
A Jury made up entirely of Repub-
licans convicted him on the charge
brought against him to pay fne OIL
$4,000 and spend several years IN
prison.
He spent many more thousands OF
dollars to take his case on appeal to
the United States Supreme Court and
there he succeeded in having the con-
yiction reversed on the ground that
the statute under which the indict-
ment was drawn was unconstitution-
al, The facts in the case were not re-
viewed. They still stood as facts.
Truman H. Newberry then took the
seat in the United States Senate that
had cost him hundreds Of thousands
of dollars and his friends infinite la
Dor in justifying him; and he said not
a word in explanation of the facts
proved against him in his trial and
not yet denied.
He allowed Senator Townsend, ms
colleague, to defend him and ne al
lowed other Republican Senators, al
a matter of party policy, to cast Their
votes that he be allowed to retain his
seat. A..
Michigan was wrathful over the
fraud that was perpetrated to buy one
of its seats in the United States Sen
ate. Senator Newberry, still silent, but
secure in his Senate seat, is sending
Senator Townsend back to Michigan
to face that wrath. In the same man.
ner he is sending back to constituents
every senator who, because Of party
policy, was forced to vote that Sen
ator Newberry be kept in the Senate
He has forced from Secretary OF
State Hughes, whom he paid a large
fee to defend him before the United
States Supreme Court, to review ms
case in a public letter and find him
through the compromising of legal nc
tons, innocent of the charges brought
against him and the victim of ma
licious persecution.
Himself silent, he has for foul
years humbly paid out enormous sums
Of money; himself not daring to oper
his mouth for fear he'd put his foot
in it. he has allowed his friends to
bear all the burden of justifying him
to the public; he has borne the igno-
miny Of a public trial, the most
laughable exposure of him as brave
sailor on dry land on Washington
Square; he has borne the shame OF
his own silence before national con.
demnation.
All this Truman H. Newberry has
done that he might be nothing more
than a United States Senator in name
for a period Of six short years.