The Connecticut labor news., 1922-01-20

1 high. American boys were being i killed by the thousands in France and
 millions of our best and bravest were
 crossing the seas to die, if need be-
 m detense of their country. Among l them were the two sons of MT. New 1 berry. Under the circumstances the
 patriotic people of Michigan resolved l to use every legitimate means to de 1 tered the war the American flag | should never again be raised above his property and that the word 'mur-
 derer' should be written across the
 back of every American soldier
 Money was spent by MT. Ncwberry' $ l friends, but there is no claim that a dollar of 1t was expended to buy or l corrupt voters. At the trial by the jury the presiding judge told them to disregard the charge of bribery, as there was no evidence whatever to sustain 1t. The issue was not New berry against Ford, the issue was America and her ideals and aspira- tlOnS against conquest, frightfulness, and greed, and when that is the issue there are still a great many men in America who will shed their blood to the last drop and spend their money to the last dollar in defense of the flag and what it stands for. Senator Newbcrry and his friends are of that sort
 ''Mr. Newberry was volunteer in
 the Spanish War and an officer in the
 Navy i'll the late war. It is true that
 the danger as personificd by MT. Ford
 might have been exaggcratcd MT.
 Ford might not have meant what he
 said; the $50, ,ooo that he contributed
 to the election of President Wilson
 might not have saved his son Edscl
 from the draft but the patriotic men and women of Michigan did not care to take chances. They called MT.
 Newberry to the colors because they knew that he was an able, upright man who loved his country, the right man to head the ticket in grave crisis and represent them in the Sen ate. Their motives were of the high est and their methods were legal
 "Mr. President, Senator New berry contributed $I,5oo to the pri- mary campaign and nothing to his election. I will vote at any time for law that shall forbid the use of a dollar in elections i'll excess of the amount needed to provide tickets and polling booths and to pay actual ex penses, but so long as 1t is legal and easy to spend money in advertising, speech making, and dozen other ways, 1 can not vote to unseat an honest, upright gentleman because his 1 friends loved him, believed in him. and spent their money 1egiti1nately | for the cause he represented. There l arc many ways by which candidates 1 and their friends may endeavor to One way is by mendacious misrep- ] resentation, defamation, and abuse of honest men for party or other pur- poses This method does not cost | money, but it will cost this Republic l it's life is persisted in.'
 Hehin's Reply.
 MT. Hef1in: MT President, the | Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Nc Lean) has justified the Newberry ex- penditure of $I05,o 900 or $25o,ooo, or whatever amount was expended. He !! has fallen into the error that some l others have on the other side who | have undertaken to defend the course | of Mr. Newberry and his friends, who | constituted a band of money ma rauders in the State of Michigan, making common barter of a seat ir l the United States Senate
 "The Senator from Connecticut tells the Senate, in order to justify his position, that MT. Ford has de- nied making such statements; but I do know that when the war came on and the country's life was imperi1ed and the boys were called to the col DTS, Mr. Ford went to the President, the Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy, and told him that he was ready to turn over all of his plants