The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-11-23
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER, %, 1922.
NEWBERRY'S EXIT.

The resignation Of Senator New.
berry OF Michigan brings the issue
of fair dealing in politics home to the
voters of Michigan. NJ. Ncwberry
was e'ectcd to the United States
senate while absent serving his coun
try in the United States navy. His
opponent was Henry Ford.
Mr.. Ford had established publica.
t'ons AMI agents at hand all over the
state. Through these chances Mr..
Ford MAS enabled to pour an i'm.
mense amount Of money into the
campaign Indirectly but still serving
the purpose of promoting his candl
dacy. Mr.. Newberry's friends had to
face this sort Of q campa' ~ by max
Ing u counter organization and New.
berry's friends and relatives spent
quite a lot of money, justly, properly,
and cred!tably In the main but with.
Of course, some foolish and uIw'se
things such as every hot campaign
brings.
The total amount Of money spent
was not as great in proportion to the
number Of votes cast, as the amount
spent by Senator Page in Vermont or
his opponent in 1916; nothing like
what is spent in New York state IN
almost every campaign; only a frac-
ton Of the expenditure in Vermont
In the Mccullough lement.Proctor
Webb campaign of 1902. less than by
Mr.. Clement in his successful Cover
norship campa gn in 1918. In fact
the expense proport onate TO tho
electorate didn't differ so much from
the Kennedy campaign Of the present
year. Money was spent for Mr.. New
berry in the main no more than was
justified in fighting the mult!-million'
are efforts Of his opponent whose
money went into the campaign but in
a way that did not have to be report
cd.
After the election, which was fairly
decisive, the main strength of the adj
min!strat on at Washington was
turned into Michigan to attempt &c
d.scred't Senator Newberry. Presi'
cent Wilson appeared to feel person.
a ly hurt because the voters Of Michi-
gan had turned down his personal
/ cand date2for the senate. Agents OF
the federal department OF justice
secured the state Of Michigan ana
left no stone unturned TO collect evil
dence, and, what was more import
ant. st suspicion to the injury of
Newborry.
The case was heard by the United
States senate in flu and detail. A
member OF the investigating commit
tee was Senator Dillingham; OF Yer
mont whom we all know TO be a great
lawyer and absolutely above reproaca
in his honesty, and his devotion IL
the public service. Nobody can and
nobody does say a word against Scna'
tor Dillingham; except in feel NJ
aroused by violence OF p~artiaanship
Senator Dillingham; and his colleagues
found Newberry innocent and the
senate accepted this view.
The hatred of Henry Ford has not
been appeased. II vanity has been
injured. lie considers himself the
greatest nan in the word and wants
to be president Of the United States
His cohorts probably don't expect
that Henry VIII ever get to be presi
dent but arc willing that he should
spend his money, with their assist
ance.
In the swing Of the pendulum til.
|, Democrats have nearly ~rcsained con
troll of Congress, and a'ong Democra
TIC party lines NeNhcrry can natural
ly EXPECT no fnvors. White he has al
soto face the 5cmagogy OF the noral
faction II tie Republican party.
lie has done the Sc and states
maalike thing. like the honorable
aud htgh minded man he Is, and TAX
on the issue home to his home PEG
| pho OF Michigan, The result IS net
trial OF Nowberry but a trial OF thu
reoolc of the state as to which the!
find more desirable, public service OF
| the grotcsquc governmental theories
OF Henry Ford backed by his un INIT
' cd millions.
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