Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-22
HULL SCORES HUGHES
NEWDERRY DEFENSE.
Democratic Chairman Declares
q. o. ?. Needs Criminal
Not Civil Lawyer.

Washington. Aug 3i.-Democratic
defense Il Nswberryism by Secretary
accept the challenge that this be made
the paramount Issue Of the cam
paign," even if. ~ charged. this mat
ter 10 being put forward a. q means
q divsrting puolic attention from
many other iasuss still more dam
AgtnH"
CorSisn HUH. chairman OF the DEM
ocratic National Committee. issued y
statement th!a afternoon in answer to
Secretary hughes. etinKinE In every
line. lie not only assaila the defenders
cf Senator Ncwbecry. but he reopens
Democratic war upon tho Tariff bill
Just lAsssd. which he pronounces the
"most unscientlfc. unsound. mon
s,rcuM and prositeering tariff bill ever
enacted"
Proceeding still further. tho Demo-
cratic chairman seserts that the CON
fused, lop-sidsd. uncertain and demon
alised etatc OF business" provo that
ths Republican President and the Re-
publican Congress have not the faint
cst capacity to deal with the problems
which the country faces.
As for Nowbcrryissm itself. Mr.. Hull
declaro~ tho Republican leaders made
bluhder In selecting Mr.. Hughes. a
ci1l lawyer 10 handle its case. The
Administration. tho Democrats say.
needs the ablcst criminal lawyers 10
defend H." Tho Democratic chairman
threw ono somcwhat doubtful bouquet
when ne said that Mr.. Hughes was one
~ tho fcw CMbinct officers whose re-
spcctshillty remained unimpaired
The Senate WAS not in eession and
most Senators were out OF the city.
with the rc~ult that tho Newhcrry de-
fence by Mr.. Hughes found no echo In
that body.
OUTSIDE u, however. there are 20 be
heard reminders that Mr.. Hughes ac-
cer'rd Handsome Zee 20 make an
argument heforc the supreme Court
I'm behalf OF the accused Senator. and
tho Michigan menber. therefore. had
n special claim upon the good VIII Of
the Secretary ~ Stale.
Also. I, 10 remembered that the
Hughes statement, wa4 no, issued sun
day nl.ht either by the state Depart
f''Rt VI tN WV Nt'hANI Altnl ihtAnA-
san. II VIVA ,eeued instead by the Re-
publican National Committed, which
body probably rcaliycs that Ncws,crry
lam is etiil one of thu live issues Of
the Congressional campaign.
The Democratic National Committee
hal no. hoen particularly aggressive
IN recent woeks. L, has left much oI
ihc political activity of the period @
party ~pokosmen In the Senate, confin-
ms It's efforts moro largely 70 orgsniza-
uon for tho campaign. Chairman
Hull wa hy no means gentle in his
comment on she Newoerry case and
other t~rure when he opened up the
grncrni subject today. Discussing The
iIuvhcs letter primarily. MIR, HUI
eNid,
Tho national Republican leaders
have decided TO mako Nswf,ssryi~m
the raramoun: iasue In the present ma
tonal Congressional campaign and
have put forward Secretary ol State
ltushcc Ne the attorney 10 ssA,e th,
case and oftcr tho chief dafense. II
selecting Secretary Hughes for TIM
delicAte and dangerous task Rep,fbl!
can leaders have made a mistake. Sec
r~sAry HUGHES il only a c,vf lawyer
vhercas the national Administration
nes<h the Ablest criminal lawyers {
hc found 10 defond 1, this year.
I'm a desperate cfyor; to check IN
rl~'ns 'h's Of popular Indignation du