Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-01-13
NEWBERRY IS
SCORED BY 7.
H. CARAWAY
Arkansas Senator Declares
Michigan Solon Knew All
About Slush Fund in
Campaign.

Washington, Jan. 12.-In one 0
the most scathing speeches heard ol
the floor of the Senate since tn
Newberry case has been up, Senate
Caraway of Arkansas charged tha
the senior senator from Michigan
knew all about the money being ex
pended in his behalf in the pri
maries Of 1918, despite his denials
Senator Caraway ridiculed Newber
rvs statement made Monday tina
neither he nor Smith, his confiden
tial agent, knew within a month
the exact date of the primary.
Say. Price Is Too Great.
81 tell YOU said the Arkansa
senator, you make him pay too big
a price for the honor when yot
make him come here and declar'
himself a fool in order to be ex
cused of a crime. say seriousl!
that l would rather be mistaken TO
a knave than a fool any day because
a knave may reform and fool neye
can. have a boy six years old
and if he could be fooled with sucl
a story as that, l would send hin
to school for the feeble-m minded.
Mr.. Newberry's statement wa'
made in explanation of a Telegram
sent by Smith reading as follows:
Il misinformed you this morn
ing: the date of close of regulal
expenses should have said Angus
27. The circular work, advertising
clerical help, postage and all regu
lar overhead expense will NATURAL!
continue until primary"
This term was used by the op
position in its argument that Mr.
Newberry was kept informed in re
gard to campaign expenses. Mr.
Newberry, however, said on tn
floor of the Senate that the tele
gram was in answer to a question
of his as to when newspaper at
tacks against him would cease ant
giving the exact date of the primar,
which he said he did not know.
Says. Alibi Is Ridiculous.
Senator Newberry need not hav
covered himself with shame" saiC
Senator Caraway, when he laughing
ly said, in effect: I'VE were tw'
such boobs, Smith and I, that w
did not even know within a montl
when the primary was going to b.
held Just to intimate that Sena
tor Newberry, who was keeping il
daily touch with it, who had seel
the big interests, such as the United
States Steel Corporation, who hat
talked with all his friends, and hat
constantly written and suggested
and advised, did not know within
month when his primary was goin.
20 be held, is ridiculous"
Senator Caraway denied emphat
ically that it was possible tLat tn
conversation and telegram referret
to newspaper criticism since tn
date of the telegram was July q
and the criticism did not make it
appearance until August. Referring
20 Mr.. Newberry's statement that h
did not know what his friends wer
doing in his behalf, Senator Cara
way cited the law of agency whicl
provides that when one acts 70
another the party who is beneficiary
if he desires to free himself from
the acts of his agent, must repu
diate that agents act when calle,
to his attention. He then quote,
Mr.. Newberry as saying that he wa
grateful to the committee that car
ried on the campaign.
"The senator stripped his friend
of any defense of himself" sail
Senator Caraway, 'by saying tha
if he did not know in advance tha
they We're expending this money
he is glad they did it"
Senator Caraway then took sho
at Republican senator's who hay
been defending the member fron
Michigan. One Of their stock ar
guments, he said, was that Ford wa
too we'll known and popular an
that Newberry was neither, there
fore it cost money to make him wei
known and popular.
"That is a confession" said Sena
tor Caraway, that it was not tn
popularity of Senator Newberry,
was not the influence of his friends
but it was the expenditure of S195,
900 that got him his seat here"