The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1922-02-17
PEPPERlNe MR.. PEPPER

The United States junior senator
from Pennsylvania. appointed to fl
the vacancy caused by the death Of
Senator Bots Penrose. just after tax
ing his seat in that august tribunal
made a speech to number of his
constituents at meeting Of a Repub
lican Club giving an index of what his
course is to be while filing the place
of his distinguished predecessor.
AS an example Of infiexible and
magnificent courage he referred tc
those Republicans who, voted to seat
Mr.. Truman Newberry. the Michigan
senator, while denouncing those Dem
ocrats who voted against seating him
as evidence of cowardice an wanting
in courage.
I'm this test of moral courage" he
said every Democrat in the senate
was found wanting!"
Not one SOUL be continued. was
man enough to vote in accordance
with his convictions"
''They mouthed about the honor OF
the senate and the integrity of the in
dividual. and then proceeded to tarn
ish that honor and impair that integ
rity by voting like a flock of sheep
Every single Democrat voted slavish
ly to dishonor his own colleague fol
what an unimpeachable majority OF
the people of Michigan had done when
with full knowledge of all the facts
they freely registered their prefer
ence for Senator Newberry!"
Senator Ashurst of Arizona, in his
seat, impaled this exhuberant, fresh
young senator and said that if he
had made such fragrant speech in
the senate imputing dishonor to his
fellow members he would have been
called to order and could not again
have opened his mouth until the sen
ate bade him to proceed.
Then the Arizona senator admins
tered to hi mthe following scath
ing rebuke:
"The report of the speech makes
him say that every single Democratic
Senator acted dishonorabry in Their
votes in the Newberry case. 1 cali
attention to the fact that eight Re
publicans voted with the Democrats
If the Democrats impaired their integ
rity when they cast those votes. then
William E. Borah violated his consci
ence when he voted the same as did
Members on this side ofgthe Chamber
Arthur Capper stained his soul if the
Democrats did: and Jones OF Wash
ington placed upon his conscience a
stain If the Democrats did"
Interrupting. Senator Robinson OF
Arkansas. rose and said:
Evidently the President did not feel
that way about it. because he appoint
ed one of the Senators who voted as
did the Democrats. the Senator from
Iowa tMr. Kenyonl. to seat on the
United States circuit court bench"
"one Of the most powerful speeches
made in the senate. : said Mr.. Ashurst
in opposition to seating Mr.. Newber.
ry was made by Senator Kenyon y
And the junior senator from Penn
sylvania," said Senator Caraway 81
Arkansas. voted TO ratify and confirm
the appointment of Senator Kenyon.
AT this stage Of the proceedings
Senator Spencer OF Missouri. who CON.
Quoted the defence in the New berry
case. butted in and attempted 10 be
facetious and said that he did not
blame the senator from Arizona for
being oyer-sensitive about the Nexber
ry case for he could not understand
how a man Of his uaquestioned high
character could have voted in the
Newberry case as he did.
This Interruption provoked a rath
or prolonged aha somewhat heated
debate which ne reproduce in par
from the Congressional Record:
Mr.. Ashurst continuing said:
Mr.. President. the Senator. iron
North Dakota tMr. Ladd, voted TO ex
clude the sittiag member. Mr.. New
berry: that dauntiess man from wis
consin. who has stood up manfull,
under the most terrific fail Of abns.
that ever public man received (Mr
La Follette). voted TO exclude the sit
ting members; the Senator from South
Dakota (Mr. Norbeck)A voted to ex
cluds Mr.. NewberrH and the Senate
froms Nebraska (Mr. Norris. whom !
viii here designate IS the most use
ful man in public life. voted to 81
clule Mr.. NeWherrys
''sb ] regrst that tie public pres