The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1922-01-26

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Washington, D. C.-By vote of 46
to Al, the senate has decided to seat
Newberry of Michigan.
Only nine republicans dared to vote
against him and consequently against
the decision of the Administration ma
chine. The democrats all voted
against Newberry as a party measure,
with the exception of Tom Watson of
Georgia, who was absent, but who pre-
viously indicated that he was for New
berry.
Hiram Johnson of California was
absent as was Newberry himself.
The most interesting fact of the
vote, aside from the vote itself, was
that the resolution seating Senator
Newberry admitted all the charges
made in the case. The resolution
says
"The amount expended was in
either case too large, much larger
than ought to have been expended.
The expenditure Of such excessive
sums in behalf of a candidate either
with or without his knowledge and
consent being contrary to the sound
public policy, harmful to the hoonr
and dignity of the Senate and danger
Gus to the perpetuity of free govern
ment, such excessive expenditures are
hereby severely condemned and dis
approved"
All G. o. P. senators undoubtedly
hope by means Of this resolution to
take some of the curse off of their
vote for Newberry and thus if posi-
Bile save themselves in the next cleo
ton. It ought to be apparent to every
one, however, that the vote and not
the pious statement is the essential
thing.
Senator Willis of Ohio, Newber-
ry man, made grotesque attempt to
strike a heroic attitude for those who
approve the buying of Senate seats,
when he declared that threats had
been made in the case but that men
who bowed to threats should be
thrown out of the Senate and chased
off the capitol grounds" What he re-
ferred to was the announcement
of Henry Ford that he would use
all the means at his command to in
form the voters of America as to how
the different senators stood. on this
notorious case. ~. . :.
Senator Mclean. of Connecticut at
tempted the flag waving trick with an
attack on Henry Ford's war record
and the great patriotism of Newberry
and his hackers.
Senator LaFollette of Wisconsin
made brief speech in which he said:
"The question and the only question
here is. whether a seat in the United
States Senate can be bought for a
quarter of a million or half. million
dollars"
Senator Borah of Idaho declared
that Senator Newberry was either en-
titled to his seat with a right to sit
ASIAN equal with other members or be
excluded. "What the Willis resolu-
ton says in effect is that Mr.. New
berry is entitled to sit here, but that
he crept in by methods which violate
the policy of the Senate. It puts the
brand of shame on Newberry."
"A Cyclone NeIIdr.
Senator Kenyon of Iowa, another
who dared to break away from the G..
o. P. machine, described the proceed
ings as a miserable farce:
: There never was such practice
of wiggling and wobbling. Gentlemen
have found cyclone cellar in the
amendment and it disgraces the Sem
ate of the United States vastly more
than Mr.. Newberry." .u... .--.- :.
= The following Republicans voted
against Newberry:
Borah, Idaho.
Capper, Kansas. H.. -
Jones, Washington. -. -.
Kenyon, Iowa.
Laid, North Dakota.
LaFollette, Wisconsin. .-
Norbeck, South Dakota.
Norris, Nebraska.
Sutherland, Utah. " .% &"
Among the northwest congressman
who voted for Newberry were: kel'
lope and Nelson of Minnesota, Len
root of Wisconsin, Sterling of South
Dakota, McCumber Of North Dakota
and Cummins of Iowa. -. -a,--s,. :.
Moses of New Hampshire, Kendrick
of Wyoming, and Reed of Missouri
were paired with pro-Newberry men
and so did not vote. 49,. -.->.
In November, 1919, Newberry and
1874 other men were indicted by the
department of justice on federal
charges of conspiracy to violate the
corrupt practices act. Later NeWber-
nv and Is Of his codefendants were
convicted. He appealed to the su-
preme court of the United States and
this court held that the corrupt prac-
tices act did not apply to primary
campaigns and set aside the conv1c-
ton ON May 2, 1921. Between the. first
conviction and the setting aside OF the
action by the supreme court, the Re-
publican party had swept the country,
with reactionary candidates and this
fact probably had no little effect on
the supreme court judges.
The case is OF, extreme importance