Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-11
DDoln MAKES STRONG
ASSAULT on NEWBERRY
% Not osat Beneficiary OF Evil
dent Corruption. Hs Pleads
In Senate.

Washington, Jan. lt.-Pnckcd gal
tovies and probably half OF the ssna-
tere whcsc vci~A Will srttle Newhcrry's
tate listened 10 senator Rorah' ycster-
dav. a. he pleaded with his colleagues
nat ~ es,rhlleh preceisnt Tn seating
tho Michigan senatorial asrirant'
which, he warned them. would rise
70 plaque them IN years 10 come. His
sn~ech WAS declared by Senators
Hitchcock and Harrison one OF the
sr~ateat mnde IN tho Senate In re-
cent ycars.
Toward tho close OF his address the
Idaho senator said.
"rhis Il the third time since | have
been a member of the Senate In which
A has been claimed. and TO my mind
charged. that seats IN this body have
hccn purchased. obtained by corrup-
ton. IL IN tho belief OF many that this
hy no means tolls tho whole story. In
fact. n has become more and more
dif1cul, 10 secur~ great prizes In an
American election IN any other way.
"0rcat issues are put aside, great
political questions are pushed into the
background questions and issues upon
which the people might be organized,
and elections won. ere lightly consid-
cred. and men come moro and moro 10
r~ly upon tho power OF money 10 Sc
eur. political honors. Thus far, my
friends, we have travelled In $50 years.
There was n Rome once which was
Declared TO he controlled through the
power ~ money IN her elections. but
ws have Travelled further in $50 years
than Rome travelled IN five centuries"
Senator Rorah spoke without manu-
scrlpt. when he finished there was a
moment or two NJ silence. No supporter
~ Ncwhorry rose 20 defend tho ac-
cu.ed senator. There was no reply
then. or at any other time during the
day, 20 his address. -Four other
speeches, all by Democrats. were
against tho Michigan man.
III this controversy involved alone
The question of Mr.. Ncwherry occupy
Ing eeat in this chamber for the
newt four years. said Senator Boruh.
n should content myself with my
vote and not trcsrass upon the time
~ the Senate In tho discussion OF the
matter. hut ~ IL the precedent which
is about 10 hc established which con-
-erns mo much more.
Study 81 the law and ar investira-
ton ~ the facts in this controversy
had mo 60 the following conclusions.
"rir~t-rhat tho primary is part
of tho election process, and that tho
Improper use OF money IN tho primary
hns the Same effect In validating an
election as the use Of money In tn,
election proper.
"sccund-'rhat the amount expended
in hls election was such as 10 lead &c
'hr conclusion that II wis intended q
and dld corruntly affect tho result Of
tho primary election.
Third That no man can be ths
beneficiary Of "a corrupt election wher
srch corruption was had in his behalf
whether personally he participated In
tho corrupt methods or not.
"Fourth-That the committee which
expended this money was Mr.. New.
herrv's committee. n not actually sc,
iec'cd by him. md was accepted b,
HIM, he cc-orcrrted with II. There
fore. tho committees nets became hi
acts
"Fifth-That Mr.. Newherry ha,
such knowledge Of tho expenditure,
~ tho money and the doings OF tn,
committee and the methods Of cxpen
t'nrc as 10 charge him with respon
~lhili'y for whatever the COMMITTEES
Nd.
"si>,ha-That the State statue wa
repeatedly violated.
seventh That the Federal statute
not Vet declared unconstitutional. wa
violated.
'Firh,h--That the election, bein,
tainted with corruption and con,rolle,
through tho uso of money. tho same 1
VOID ana the scat occupied by the seat
member should be declared vacant.
senator Rorah pointed out that tn
amount expended IN IN. Michigan cleo
lion Ind been condemned Ivy supporter
~ well M opponents 81 Ncwhcrry. !
IN election n corrupted. Senator Bora'
rsurd. no man could be the bcnefi
lnry ~ such nm election. especially
he ono I'm whose behalf the corruption
icok place"