Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1922-08-31
HUGHES ROORBACK


The biggest roarback of the Re
publican campaign thus far is Sec
retary of State Hughes defense of
Senator Newberry, made in a letter
to New Jersey clergyman. The
letter has been distributed far and
wide as Republican campaign
document, in an effort to offset the
Newberry scandal that is growing
day by day. 1t must be remember
ed that Hughes was Newberry's law
YER when the case was argued be-
fore the supreme court, and for his
services he received from New
berry an immense fee. This Hughes
letter has called forth all sorts OF
criticisms from independent papers,
as we'll as from Republican papers.
The New York World, the paper
that really discovered" Hughes,
characterizes his letter of defense
as Mr. Hughes Dirtiest Days
Work" The opinion of the su-
preme court, was not whether New
berry was guilty-but whether con-
gress had the authority to enact
corrupt practice act applicable to
primaries as We'll as to elections.
and it was held that it had not.
Nothing else in the Newberry case
was decided.
Secretary of State Hughes de-
Tense of Newberry is more remark
able for what it omitted than for
what it included.
He omitted to state that the sum
admittedly spent by the Newberry
forces was near 100000, although
they were charged with having ex-
pended much more
He omitted TO state that New
berry had been convicted before a
Republican judge by Republican
jury in a Republican state of yio-
lation of the Corrupt Practices Act,
then in full force and effect.
He omitted to state that the de-
cision of the Supreme Court nulli-
flying the Corrupt Practices Act as
applied to Senatorial primaries did
not decide the merits of the case.
He omitted to state that Senator
Newberry refused TO appear before
the Committee on Privileges and
Elections 10 answer the charges
against him.
He omitted to tell of the destruc-
tion OF Newberry campaign records
and the spiriting away of Newberry
henchmon beyond the reach of the
court.
He omitted TO state that after the
trial and conviction in a Federal
court new evidence was found and
used in the trial of Senator New
berry before the Senate-eyidence
of the most damaging character.
He omitted to state that nine Re-
publican Senators voted to unseat
Senator Newberry.
He omitted to state that Senator
Newberry had been retained in his
seat by only five majority of the
Senate, and that this majority was
only made possible by the passage
of resolution condemning the ex-
penditures of the Newberryites as
contrary to sound public policy,
harmful to the honor and dignity of
the Senate, and dangerous to the
perpetuity of a free government"
He omitted to say word in con-
demnation of this expenditure which
a Republican Senate condemned.
Not long ago Secretary Hughes
resigned from the Supreme Court of
the United States to re-enter active
political life. Not long ago William
s. Kenyon resigned from the Senate
of the United States to sit as a
Judge of the Circuit Court Of the
United States.
We commend to the attention of
Secretary Hughes, abandoning a ju-
dicial life for political one the fol-
lowing sentences from a speech in
the Senate by William S. Kenyon,
abandoning political life for a ju-
dicial one:
''This will not be the last of
the Newberry case. You cannot
brush ag.dc thing Of this