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

crat violated his honor and violated
his Conscience when he voted to ex-
clude the sitting member from Michi-
gan ..A-~x.-s
But, Mr.. President, it is we'll to
recur to the record in this case. Two
days after the junior Senator from
Pennsylvania took his seat he voted
for the following resolution:
Resolved. = .. That whether the
amount expended in the primary was
$195,0O0, as was fully reported and
openly acknowledged, or whether there
were some few thousand dollars in
excess, the amount expended was in
either case too large, much larger
than ought to have been expended.
The expenditure of such excessive
sums in behalf of a candidate. either
with or without his knowledge and
eonsent, being contrary to sound pub
lie policy. harmful to the honor and
dignity of the Senate, and dangerous
to the perpetuity of free government,
such excessive expenditures are here
by severely condemned and disap-
proved.
Eight Republicans and the Sena-
tors on this side voted to refuse seat
to man who was the beneficiary of
such methods, and yet the morning
newspapers make the Junior Senator
from Pennsylvania say that the Demo-
Gratis stained conscience with dishonor
because they refused to seat man
whose election had been brought about
by the methods which it has been dis
closed were employed.
1.-The junior Senator from Pennsyl-
yania on the roll call voted for that
resolution, which declared that such
methods as were employed in the New
berry case were harmful to the honor
and dignity of the Nation, and the
morning newspapers make the junior
Senator from Pennsylvania say that
those who voted to put the seal of
disappreval on such methods have
stained themselves with dishonor
"Mr. President, that is all l have
to say at this time in connection with
George Wharton Pepper uttered any
such speech. He is not present this
morning, and is entitled to the bene-
fit of the doubt
'Mr. Caraway. Mr.. President
Mr. Ashurst. yield to the Senator
from Arkansas
INF ,Caraway. May | ask the Sem
ator what sort of an apology the Sen
atOr from Arizona is going to make
if he finds out that the junior Senator
from Pennsylvania did say what he is
quoted to have said?
Mr. Ashurst In the absence of the
junior Senator from Pennsylvania,
am not going to say as to that: but,
possibly, | will have something more
to say later in connection with this
case. The public press carry dis
patch that Senator had said that
have been guilty of something dis
honorable and that every Senator on
this side has acted dishonorably and
cowardly, | do not propose. first, that
the newspapers shall carry such items
without having their accuracy inquir-
ed into. and, if such a statement has
been made, then I shall know what
judgment to make of the new recruit"
The junior Senator from Pennsyl-
yania (Mr Pepper is alleged by the
papers of the country this morning to
have, said that certain vote was
test of craftsmanship and then that
the Newberry vote was a test of moral
courage. Now, am not much given
to threshing old straw The Senate,
by solemn vote, decided the New
berry case. and it was ended so far
as was concerned; and there is no
man, who would stand in nay presence
and say that tried to make any mis-
cradle political capital out of the blood
of fellow member of the Senate, be-
cause if some man, big or little, said
that to me he would receive something
'else than words, because his words
would be foully false
In addition to that, feel justified
this morning in saying that | have
never by any insinuation charged
member of the majority with an i'm
proper motive in any vote that he cast
on the Newberry case. On this side
we have been accused of partisanship
in the Newberry case. Now, the pa
pefs say that Democratic Senators are
accused, OF. dishonor and of staining
our souls with the crime of voting to
turn out fellow member simply be-
cause of partisan prejudice. I am viii
ling to believe that the votes in the
Nevberry case on your side. sirs.
were cast. because you believed you
wers right: but you have not the
manhood over there. it seems do
not so outside the Chamber to say
this-you have not the manhood to say
that Senator's on this side voted for
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